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Robber Robber – “Talkback”
A fit of retrospect favors the idiosyncratic Burlington rockers’ momentum on their new single.
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This Is Lorelei – “Holo Boy”
This Is Lorelei easily transcends dimensions on the title track from his forthcoming collection of his own timeless indie pop revisited.
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Recommended Album: Sharp Pins – ‘Balloon Balloon Balloon’
The Lifeguard guitarist’s second album as Sharp Pins throws power-pop nostalgia for a loop where every moment and its idiosyncratic craft has you hanging on, as if it’s the first time you’ve ever heard music made this way.
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Lifeguard – “Ultra Violence”
An intent to blaze their own trail is to be assumed on the fiery first preview from the Chicago art-punk trio’s new maxi-single.
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Recommended EP: ira glass – ‘joy is no knocking nation’
The Chicago underground band’s feral instincts to celebrate their raw, messy, confrontational yet charismatic bouts of noise are only growing stronger on their second EP.
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Converge – “Love Is Not Enough”
The Boston metalcore veterans remain a timeless beacon of reckoning when we need it most on the lead single and title track from their 10th studio album.
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Jana Horn – “Go on, move your body”
Reality comes crashing through the physical plane and practically brings the New York City-by-way-of-Austin songwriter to a halt on the lead single off her new self-titled album.
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Glixen – “Medicine Bow”
The next-gen shoegazers wrap up their year by swan diving into the calming pools of comfort while avoiding being pulled into a steeped turbulence of slow decay.
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Recommended Album: crushed – ‘no scope’
On their debut full-length, the dreamy electronic guitar-pop duo pulls your head into galaxy brain mode with an effortless cool that easily hits the mark.
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LEYA x YHWH Nailgun – “Weaving” (YHWH Nailgun Version)
Entwined, an experiment between two of the NYC underground’s far-out sonic singulars finds its stitch in the groove.