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The Acts of God in Ought’s Room Inside the World

By Harmony Tividad | March 9, 2018

The Acts of God in Ought’s Room Inside the World

"I am exiting someone's mind by shrinking into a malleable clay version of myself and being pulled out through their ear by a magnet or UFO."

Joan Baez, in Exquisite Reflection, Finds a New Voice

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By Terra Naomi | March 6, 2018

Joan Baez, in Exquisite Reflection, Finds a New Voice

Whistle Down the Wind demonstrates that the songs we cover sometimes say more about our present state than the songs we write ourselves.

Peeling Back the Layers of Shannon and the Clams’ Onion

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By Allison Wolfe | February 28, 2018

Peeling Back the Layers of Shannon and the Clams’ Onion

On having a good time while we cry, cry, cry.

The Hardcore Tribalism of Turnstile

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By Zachary Lipez | February 27, 2018

The Hardcore Tribalism of Turnstile

Time & Space is a hopeful uproar in a nihilistic medium—and it's not for everyone.

Carpe Diem, With Care

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By Lucy Dacus | February 21, 2018

Carpe Diem, With Care

On How to Solve Our Human Problems, Pt. 3, Belle and Sebastian remind listeners that "everything is now."

David Duchovny Rocks

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By Julia Shapiro | February 15, 2018

David Duchovny Rocks

Fox Mulder is crushing the dad-jam scene.

Man of the Woods Is Misguided Red-State Kitsch

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By Theda Hammel | February 12, 2018

Man of the Woods Is Misguided Red-State Kitsch

Justin Timberlake seems to have free-associated most of these songs while flipping through an L.L. Bean mailer.

How to Solve Our Human Problems, Part 2 Stretches the Meaning of “Love”

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By Lucy Dacus | February 8, 2018

How to Solve Our Human Problems, Part 2 Stretches the Meaning of “Love”

The band's second EP in a three-part series explores family, relationships to God, friendship, self-love, and, of course, romance.

Tune-Yards Is Addressing What It Is to Be a “Colonizer”

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By JD Samson | January 30, 2018

Tune-Yards Is Addressing What It Is to Be a “Colonizer”

I can feel you creep into my private life grapples with the inherent racism of whiteness.

Mania Makes Me Feel Like a Spring Breaker

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By Harmony Tividad | January 29, 2018

Mania Makes Me Feel Like a Spring Breaker

Thnks fr th mmrs, Fall Out Boy.