Music Reviews
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Chad VanGaalen World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener
On his 8th album, the Calgary-based singer-songwriter plays to, and about, the cosmic through synthscapes and extraterrestrial effects. The result is a palpable push and pull that feels particularly of the moment, when a year-long pandemic’s end is in sight yet there’s still plenty to lose sleep over.
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Dry Cleaning New Long Leg
Led by singer Florence Shaw's droll, yet captivating monologues, the London post-punk quartet's push and pull between instruments and vocals gives their debut album its seductive tension. [Believe the Hype]
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Floatie Voyage Out
Voyage Out—the Chicago quartet’s debut—feels like a warm, 29-minute shot of hazy indie pop by way of math rock, equally comforting and a little claustrophobic.
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Esther Rose How Many More Times
The New Orleans-based artist brings you a tear, or two, for your beer on her third, and best, album to date.
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Middle Kids Today We're the Greatest
On their second LP, the Sydney, Australia trio write pristine pop-rock songs that go down easy and have a lot of heart—even if they haven't quite found a way to articulate their sudsy emotions with deft intention and control.
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Baby Boys Threesome
With Baby Boys, a trio that Jake Luppen of Hippo Campus threw together with guitarist Nathan Stocker and fellow Minnesota creative Caleb Hinz, there seems to be a deliberative attempt to get out of their boring indie-pop comfort zone.
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Tigers Jaw I Won't Care How You Remember Me
On their sixth LP, the Scranton, Pennsylvania quartet continues to chug along with admirably dependable songs.
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Julien Baker Little Oblivions
After 2017's spare, confessional Turn Out the Lights, the Nashville singer-songwriter's third LP once again offers a window into her personal struggles but with a full band to boot. Just like its predecessor, it's hard yet alluring to hear.
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The Hold Steady Open Door Policy
On their 8th studio LP, the enduring indie rockers continue to prove that consistency doesn’t mean going stale.
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Naked Days My Head Hz
On his latest album as My Head Hz, Degnan Smith creates a familiar state of emotional stasis by juxtaposing the domestic details around him with the direct articulation of his thoughts.
Ethan Gordon reviews...
