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On Belle and Sebastian’s Solutions to Our Human Problems

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By Lucy Dacus | January 24, 2018

On Belle and Sebastian’s Solutions to Our Human Problems

The band has succeeded in providing insights that might make the world better, one listener at a time.

Porches’ The House Feels Like Home

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By Nasty Nigel | January 22, 2018

Porches’ The House Feels Like Home

Listen to it while you shower, dance to it in the mirror, melt into it while melting into your extra-large puffer jacket on the E train.

Songs of Experience Tells the Same Old U2 Stories

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By Devin McKnight | January 22, 2018

Songs of Experience Tells the Same Old U2 Stories

We don’t need any more broad, generalized ideas about how to make our declining world a better place.

Circuit des Yeux’s Magical, Spiritual Progress

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By Lee Ranaldo | January 18, 2018

Circuit des Yeux’s Magical, Spiritual Progress

Each song on Reaching for Indigo is its own little self-contained movie.

Rubba Band Business as Usual

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By Chippy Nonstop | January 11, 2018

Rubba Band Business as Usual

Thoughts on the classic Juicy J flow—and sometimes tired politics—on the rapper's new record.

I Wanted to Believe in Morrissey (Or His Music, at Least)

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By Jamie Stewart | December 13, 2017

I Wanted to Believe in Morrissey (Or His Music, at Least)

With Low in High School, Moz commits sacrilege against himself.

Let’s Hope So: On Truth, Bias, and Lost Horizons

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By Jen Goma | December 6, 2017

Let’s Hope So: On Truth, Bias, and Lost Horizons

Jen Goma moderates a heated discussion about Ojalá.

On the Cusp of Mystery and Imagination: Angel Olsen’s Phases

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By Emily Yacina | November 28, 2017

On the Cusp of Mystery and Imagination: Angel Olsen’s Phases

A love letter from one Cap-Aquarian heart to another.

The Possibility of Björk’s Utopia

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By Katie Alice Greer | November 27, 2017

The Possibility of Björk’s Utopia

We have to dream up a cultural future that’s better than the pillaged Cracker Barrel gift shop we’ve got right now.

Unearthing a Lost Classic: Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All

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By Cassie Grzymkowski | November 20, 2017

Unearthing a Lost Classic: Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All

Recounting the history of the outsider artist's cult classic album upon its reissue.