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1 week ago

Bill Callahan: My Days of 58

Callahan employs unusually direct, diaristic songwriting on his new album, balancing vulnerability with humor while addressing personal themes like his relationship with his deceased father.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Mitski Performs Her Own Unraveling on Nothing's About to Happen to Me

Mitski's new album explores performance and identity through a fictional recluse character, revealing how elaborate performance paradoxically makes her more authentically herself.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Hatchie: Liquorice review dizzying dream pop with welcome flashes of depravity

Almost all of Hatchie's music could slot frictionlessly into a coming-of-age film. Her songs, mostly, are misty-eyed ruminations on puppy love and its ensuing devastation; they yearn for a redamancy that feels both fated and vexingly out of reach. You can imagine Harriette Pilbeam's millefeuille harmonies soundtracking a high school prom dappled with a disco ball's refractive glimmer, or picture her fleecy guitars over a montage of light teenage debauchery.
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fromPitchfork
5 months ago

Twenty One Pilots: Breach

Twenty One Pilots deliver a fan-service-driven, high-energy album mixing soaring hooks, genre-blending production, and conflicted themes about faith and fan relationships.
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fromPitchfork
7 months ago

Indigo De Souza: Precipice

Indigo De Souza's dynamic voice excels with monumental feeling, but her latest album lacks the urgency of her earlier work.
fromPitchfork
8 months ago

Yaya Bey: do it afraid

Earl Sweatshirt's concept of 'mirror raps' captures self-affirming themes; Yaya Bey's 'do it afraid' explores the effort of finding joy amidst life’s challenges.
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fromPitchfork
8 months ago

Home Is Where: Hunting Season

Home Is Where offers a distinctive take on Southern rock, infusing clever lyricism with innovative soundscapes.
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fromPitchfork
9 months ago

yeule: Evangelic Girl is a Gun

Yeule's 'Evangelic Girl is a Gun' blends trip-hop nostalgia but lacks distinctiveness in its sound and originality.
fromPitchfork
9 months ago

Arcade Fire: Pink Elephant

Arcade Fire's new album Pink Elephant is a calculated exercise in restraint, stripping away the band's usual soul and spirit.
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fromPitchfork
9 months ago

Kali Uchis: Sincerely,

Kali Uchis' 'Sincerely' emphasizes sensual pleasure through a singular musical focus, though it suffers from repetitiveness compared to her previous bilingual works.
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fromPitchfork
9 months ago

PUP: Who Will Look After the Dogs?

PUP's 'Who Will Look After the Dogs?' examines personal growth amid peers' milestones, showcasing Babcock's shift from anxiety to self-improvement.
fromPitchfork
10 months ago

Blondshell: If You Asked for a Picture

On the opening track "Thumbtack," Teitelbaum explores a musical complexity that mirrors her personal struggles, blending folk simplicity with yacht rock's breezy richness.
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