Ella Langley – Dandelion [Columbia 2026] Her confidence comes out more audibly on the ones that aren’t pulling from modern fad-genres, compare the forced enthusiasm on the snap-track “You & Me Time” to the clear-eyed tone on the track that follows which rumbles closers to the Nashville machine’s classic sound. That being said – she’s …
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These Canadian Wildfires Are REALLY Harshing My Buzz Fam
D’Angelo – Voodoo [Virgin 2000] Context-wise it was situated as the apotheosis of the Soulquarian movement, which was a group of some thirty-ish genius stars and session players who injected their revered 70’s funk and soul with modern digital rhythm, mostly dusty hip hop and stitched together samples. As for the progression of the work, …
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It’s not just you, most TV sucks right now
Anguine De Poitrine – Vol II [Self Released 2026] Prog revival with visual flair for the era of aura farming edits. It’s more Frank Zappa than Tool thank God, it means there’s a sense of humor. And it’s more Daft Punk than GWAR which thank God, means the mask schtick isn’t tied to subject matter. …
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Wait You Mean Heated Rivalry Dudes Were Gay?
Ka – Grief Pedigree [Iron Works Records 2012] Local Brownsville man is a boom bap classicist. 3.5/5 (“No Downtime”, “Born King N.Y.”) Ratboys – Singin’ to an Empty Chair [New West 2026] Will they grow to be the saviors of indie rock? One can hope not if all they can dish out is country fried …
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Geniuses and Newbies and Absolute Shit
Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out [City Slag 2025] Bristol-based (British version of Provincetown, MA) two piece zoomer riotgrrrl punk pulling from the UK’s rich tradition of anticapitalist Oi sing and scream and joke about the queerness and neurodivergence that make them up with just as much joy and rage as they write …
My Fiance Showed Me Episode Five of Heated Rivalry and All You Get is Some More Reviews
Danny Brown – Stardust [Warp 2025] The real radical shift is not the hyperpop production crafted by mostly young trans artists, though it’s reflective of his fierce love of outsiders despite his apolitical stance. Nor is it the honesty with which he documents and confesses his substance abuse excesses which landed him in rehab, a …
Reviews This Week: Water From Your Eyes, Billy Woods, Creedence, Dijon
Dijon – Baby [R&R/Warner 2025] R&B new dad has a lot of experimentalism in his sound – Prince plus Bon Iver – but melodically underwhelms. 3.5/5 (“Yamaha”, “Rewind”, “Automatic”) https://open.spotify.com/album/3hKlec1wgYVJcI0YvwCFJB?si=yOe7hyoFQKeHDyfXFa2tDQ Water From Your Eyes – Everyone’s Crushed [Matador 2023] Album three from the duo of Nate Amos and Rachel Brown – these two are art …
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Using buttermilk and shredded butter will make better biscuits than heavy cream
Bob Vylan – We Live Here (Deluxe) [Independent 2021] Very British, very Black, very left, very willing to settle on rage as a solution. Which, under the COVID-Era Johnson administration is short sighted, but enough. 3.8/5 https://open.spotify.com/album/6mciOh2YVlEdXdmHDmphz5?si=biJjItaWTbuQyY3CSnf5XA Lifeguard – Ripped and Torn [Matador 2025] Freshly out of their teenager years, three Chicago mascs make art-punk …
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Derrick Thompson said “I’m not a Medicare For All guy” on PSA and now I’m unabundance pilled. Centrist shill.
Model/Actriz – Pirouette [True Panther 2025] On their second one they get closer to properly recording their strengths, especially by emphasizing texture that pleasantly irritates while holding the listener’s focus as opposed to Dogsbody’s dull thuds of noize. There’s also more room to breathe, and their rhythm section creates audible grooves for Cole Haden to …
If You’re Reading This, You Should Watch Road House (1989)
Illuminati Hotties – FREE I.H.: This is Not the One You’ve Been Waiting For [Tiny Engines/Self-Released 2020] The backstory, which is quite explicit in the lyrical content, is that her label wasn’t paying her and in order to release herself from her contract Sara Tudzin released these 12 songs in 23 minutes. Her voice now …
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