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Draw the Blinds and Let Wanderer Wash Over You

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By Lee Ranaldo | October 26, 2018

Draw the Blinds and Let Wanderer Wash Over You

“I don’t need to pull the album apart and put it back together again to know how it makes me feel.”

An Anthem for Every Shredder: on Tour Life and Ace Frehley’s Spaceman

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By Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser | October 19, 2018

An Anthem for Every Shredder: on Tour Life and Ace Frehley’s Spaceman

“This album gets off to a more rocky than rocking start, but don't worry—there's some gold in this rock & roll coal mine.”

Mudhoney, Cruising on a Half-Pipe

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By Cassie Grzymkowski | October 5, 2018

Mudhoney, Cruising on a Half-Pipe

Digital Garbage makes Cassie Ramone feel like a teenage boy at a skatepark in the '80s.

Driving Through the Sonoran Desert Listening to Low

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By Joey Burns | September 20, 2018

Driving Through the Sonoran Desert Listening to Low

Joey Burns (Calexico) on the transformative experience of Double Negative.

Pet Fox Makes Sinister Pop

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By Sam Goblin | September 13, 2018

Pet Fox Makes Sinister Pop

"Like their namesake, the band is more at home in the night, skulking around in the wash of your headlights, half daring you to run it over."

Kazuashita Emerges From the Fog of Political Fatigue

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By Eartheater | September 10, 2018

Kazuashita Emerges From the Fog of Political Fatigue

Eartheater (aka Alex Drewchin) extols the virtues of Gang Gang Dance's non-escapist, non-pacifying new record.

Oh Sees Plough Onward Through Changes and Choices Infinite

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By Andy Falkous | August 24, 2018

Oh Sees Plough Onward Through Changes and Choices Infinite

Andy Falkous dissects the evolutions, both of genre and band name, on Smote Reverser.

Thank You For Today is a Peaceful Concession to Transience

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By Julien Baker | August 17, 2018

Thank You For Today is a Peaceful Concession to Transience

Julien Baker reflects on Death Cab for Cutie's latest record and the inevitability of change.

Lamp Lit Prose Gets to the Point

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By Eric Slick | August 13, 2018

Lamp Lit Prose Gets to the Point

Per Eric Slick, "Be less conceptual and more direct."

On Youth and Growth in The Bluest Star

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By Emily Yacina | August 8, 2018

On Youth and Growth in The Bluest Star

How sweet it would be if we acknowledged our friendships in music as much as we did our romances.