Quick Takes
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The Wombats Fix Yourself, Not the World
Like a particularly stubborn block of plastic, Liverpool’s Wombats seem doomed to flop around aimlessly for eternity.
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Ducks Ltd. Modern Fiction
Fast-paced shambling guitars and wisecrack observations filled with suburban ennui give color to the rising Toronto duo's lovely debut LP.
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Grouper Shade
On her most varied released yet, the ever-ethereal Grouper is truly a universe unto itself.
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Lily Konigsberg Lily We Need To Talk Now
One leg of Palberta’s off-kilter three legged stool, Koningsberg’s solo work is decidedly more melodic.
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José González Local Valley
Six years after 2015's Vestiges & Claws, the Swedish singer-songwriter returns with a new batch of calm, unhurried folk.
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Quicksand Distant Populations
Interiors, Quicksand's celebrated 2017 comeback album, marked a new chapter for the influential post-hardcore band. Frontman Walter Schreifels and company didn't do too much with tinker with an already-winning formula, beefing up their...
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The Wallflowers Exit Wounds
It’s been almost ten years since the Wallflowers released their last album, 2012's Glad All Over. Even if, for most listeners, the Jakob Dylan-led roots-rockers are better known for writing late-nineties singles like One Headlight and...
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METZ Live at the Opera House
A live set from the Canadian noise trio at peak level performance was bound to come. That the nearly hour long set documents our darkest days is an added bonus for future sentimentalists.
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Lucy Dacus Home Video
On her third album, Lucy Dacus makes it clear that her latest collection of songs is not just personal but autobiographical. Anyone familiar with the Richmond, Virginia singer-songwriter will readily recognize the enormous humanity on display...
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Garbage No Gods No Masters
Since the early 2000s, every Garbage release has felt like a minor comeback. Starting with their 2005 LP Bleed Like Me, the electronic rockers' output has been infrequent yet familiar—always experimenting with all sorts of new studio...