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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.

Garage Rock Is Dead

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By Ali Koehler | August 6, 2018

Garage Rock Is Dead

Or, at least, the new Ty Segall/White Fence collab makes Ali Koehler wish it were.

On John Coltrane, a Brilliant Asker of Questions

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By M.C. Taylor | August 3, 2018

On John Coltrane, a Brilliant Asker of Questions

"John Coltrane's work was love in all of its messy and complicated and Godly glory."

The Ecstasies and Sorrows of Half Waif

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By Harmony Tividad | July 30, 2018

The Ecstasies and Sorrows of Half Waif

Nandi Rose Plunkett's latest album explores the catch-22 of being human.

On the Endlessness of Deafheaven

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By Devin McKnight | July 23, 2018

On the Endlessness of Deafheaven

"If the song is longer than four minutes and 20 seconds, you’re pushing it, buddy."

Ovlov Sells Their Shame

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By Felix Walworth | July 19, 2018

Ovlov Sells Their Shame

On their latest album, the band turns the personal into the anthemic.

Jenn Champion is the Pop Star We Need

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By Robin Edwards | July 13, 2018

Jenn Champion is the Pop Star We Need

"Instead of crying and puking about all the troubles of the world, this record offers a different solution: dancing it all out."