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Missio: I AM CINCO
Missio

Missio: I AM CINCO

Released: May 3, 2024 Label: Nettwerk After Prince’s untimely passing, the artist’s estate archivist drilled open his underground bank vault to reveal enough unreleased music to make an album a…

1000 600 Liam Owen
The Lemon Twigs: A Dream Is All We Know
The Lemon Twigs

The Lemon Twigs: A Dream Is All We Know

The Lemon Twigs, A Dream is All We Know Released: May 3, 2024 Label: Captured Tracks The newest release from The Lemon Twigs is, in fact, dreamy. Written about the…

1296 864 Lauren Textor
Nisa: Shapeshifting
Nisa

Nisa: Shapeshifting

Released: April 26, 2024 Label: Tender Loving Empire Thirty-two free minutes and an open mind is all you need when preparing to listen to Nisa’s new album,

1152 647 Cory Weaver
Local Natives: But I’ll Wait For You
Local Natives

Local Natives: But I’ll Wait For You

Released: April 19, 2024 Label: Loma Vista Pitchfork describes Local Natives’ 2016 Sunlit Youth as “fashionably yearning,” which is just about the perfect phrase to describe most of their discography.

2048 1365 Lauren Textor
Black Pumas: Chronicles of a Diamond
Black Pumas

Black Pumas: Chronicles of a Diamond

Released: October 27, 2023 Label: ATO Records The first Black Pumas self-titled album was an instant favorite of mine. Every song on it was groovy and catchy, making me feel…

1584 1056 Liam Owen
The Kills: God Games
The Kills

The Kills: God Games

Released: October 27, 2023 Label: Domino American indie duo The Kills returned to the forefront of rock radio late last year with their first studio album in seven years, 

2560 1697 Brian Amick
Sufjan Stevens: Javelin
Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens: Javelin

Released: October 6, 2023 Label: Asthmatic Kitty There are few things that are as personal while also simultaneously universal as grief. Everyone experiences the loss of someone dear to them,…

1440 810 Liam Owen
Various Blonde: Love is How We Will Survive
Various Blonde, photo-Cory Weaver

Various Blonde: Love is How We Will Survive

Released: September 1, 2023 Label: Self-released There is no question that independent/local/regional bands are grinding out there and putting out better music than much of what’s heard on the air…

1728 1194 Cory Weaver
Boygenius: The Record
boy genius

Boygenius: The Record

Released: March 31, 2023 Label: Interscope In this dissertation I will…just kidding. Kind of. Readers beware: if you’re looking for an unbiased review of boygenius’—the indie supergroup featuring Phoebe Bridgers,…

1600 900 Melanie Broussalian
Lana Del Rey: Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd?
Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd?

Lana Del Rey: Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd?

Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is Lana Del Rey’s ninth album in her 14-year career, and her fourth since 2019’s Norman Fucking Rockwell. Since the…

1728 1160 Melanie Broussalian
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