Tagged - Record
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“Reflecting” on Melt
Not for Radio, which she calls her “alternate reality” is not the end of The Marías, just a side endeavor. Read More
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Big Thief’s “Double Infinity” is a leap into a psychedelic future
The record floats between folk rock, neo-psychedelia, and country folk while teasing out a looser, more playful side of the band. Read More
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Jane Remover “Revengeseekerz” follows no rules
Forget Playboi Carti — Jane has embraced the popular rage sound that is dominating rap right now but injected it with steroids and cybernetic limbs to create a blown-out, techno-orgy of throttling beats, sassy vocals, and tuneful melodies. Read More
2022
Priya Ragu’s 2021 “damnshestamil” pays homage to her Tamil heritage
Released in 2021, her debut album “damnshestamil” is a warm combination of contemporary music and an ode to her heritage, incorporating audio clips of women speaking in Tamil overlayed with traditional South Indian beats. Read More
Drone
Ethel Cain’s Perverts EP is a Horrifying realm of hopelessness
It’s incredibly unsettling and atmospheric, and while that may not sound appealing, I do think there’s a lot of beauty amid the keening drones and occult murmurings. Read More
Brat
‘brat’ by charli xcx but it’s the campus times article about it so it’s not
Debuting with 75.4 million streams within its first week, it quickly came to light that Charli’s brash marketing garnered not only fan discussion, but universal attention. Read More
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The World is in Shambles and Chat Pile is the soundtrack
Just when I thought that “Knocked Loose” would be the best album I’d hear this year, Chat Pile swooped in with their sophomore record, “Cool World.” Read More
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Revisiting a masterpiece: The aching nostalgia of ‘Transatlanticism’
It’s been two years since I first gave that album a full listen, and that crow is now tattooed on my chest. Read More
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“Memoir of a Sparklemuffin” is (maybe a little too) fresh and fun!
If you’re looking for a pop artist who can fit into different styles and sounds as if they’re tailor-made, you may want to take her up on the offer and get acquainted. Read More
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YOU WON’T GO BEFORE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO is the best album of the year, if not the decade.
While so many metal and rock bands have switched to a poppier sound as their careers have gone on, “Knocked Loose” has only doubled down on throat-shredding screams, neck-destroying breakdowns, and ominous riffs that leave you haunted as well as headbanging. Read More
