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Joe Rainey, “Niineta”

The debut LP from the Red Lake Ojibwe Pow Wow singer is comprised of 10 songs that bristle with beautiful tension and a deep, dark, wordless poetry.

May 20, 2022
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Cliffdiver, “Exercise Your Demons”

The first proper album from the punk seven-piece thrives with a sense of wild abandon and sheer joy at being alive.

May 04, 2022
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Spiritualized, “Everything Was Beautiful”

This ninth full-length offers a contemporary yet simultaneously anachronistic soundtrack to a world that’s become even more fucked in the four years since its prequel was released.

April 21, 2022
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Tim Kasher, “Middling Age”

The urgency and intention and raw, ragged truth that usually defines the Cursive frontman’s work is often lost within his latest solo LP’s arrangements.

April 15, 2022
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Proper., “The Great American Novel”

For this Bartees Strange–produced third record, the emo trio explore how Black genius often goes ignored.

April 05, 2022
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Desaparecidos, “Live at Shea Stadium”

This 2015 performance from Conor Oberst’s punk band pays less attention to being in tune than it does to turning the rage of the songs into tangible energy.

April 01, 2022
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Placebo, “Never Let Me Go”

The duo’s first full-length in almost nine years recaptures the glory of their earlier days more than the path of slight self-parody they had occasionally veered into since.

March 25, 2022
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Good Grief, “Shake Your Faith”

While there are slivers of Superchunk, early R.E.M., The Lemonheads, and Hüsker Dü here, the Liverpool punks’ debut also shimmers with its own distinct personality.

March 21, 2022
Jawbreaker on Survival, Reconciling with the Past, and the Legacy of “Dear You”

We caught up with Blake Schwarzenbach ahead of the punk trio’s belated 25-year anniversary tour for their last record, which kicks off tonight.

March 18, 2022
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Hot Water Music, “Feel the Void”

This tenth studio album from the Gainesville punks is a positive and triumphant dance in the face of trauma.

March 18, 2022
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Shout Out Louds, “House”

The Stockholm-based band’s sixth full-length draws you deeply into the warm memories that serve as its foundation.

March 09, 2022
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Zeal & Ardor, “Zeal & Ardor”

This third album of black metal incorporating African-American spirituals steps further into the future while reasserting the gruesome events of the past.

March 08, 2022
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Rolo Tomassi, Where Myth Becomes Memory

The balance between light and dark is both more pronounced and more nuanced than ever before on the British metal band’s sixth album.

February 04, 2022
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R.E.M., “New Adventures in Hi-Fi” [25th Anniversary Edition]

The addition of live recordings, B-sides, and covers from the era provide great context for this album, adding to its dark, gritty atmosphere.

November 01, 2021
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We Were Promised Jetpacks, “Enjoy the View”

The group’s 5th LP tones down the dark, nervous energy that was previously at the core of their identity.

September 23, 2021
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Low, “HEY WHAT”

The duo’s 13th full-length often sounds less like a collection of songs than a manifestation of the frequency of existence.

September 22, 2021
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Thrice, “Horizons/East”

This 11th studio album isn’t as cohesive as some of the band’s previous efforts, but it shows they’re still evolving.

September 20, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: The Bots on Bringing the Past Into the Present on “2 Seater”

Mikaiah Lei discusses the new perspective that influenced his sophomore album that was seven years in the making.

September 08, 2021
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Pet Symmetry, “Future Suits”

Beneath the facepalm titles on the band’s third full-length lie songs full of heart, purpose, and meaning.

August 13, 2021
In Conversation
Mountain Time Unveils Part 3 of Their “The Story of Saint Francis, Zookeeper” Video Series

Chris Simpson also talks the past, present, and future of the band in a Q&A about his accompanying vinyl reissue project.

August 13, 2021
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