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Alice Phoebe Lou: Oblivion REVIEW
For years now, Alice Phoebe Lou has been at the cornerstone of the whimsical indie-pop-folk zeitgeist. Far from busking on the cobblestone streets of Berlin after high school, Phoebe Lou’s music retains the same intimacy now as it had thirteen years ago. The whistly jangle of her prior songs have…
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Pinegrove: Elsewhere 3 REVIEW
Pinegrove is neither here nor there. In the three years since the alt-rock group went on hiatus, drummer and founding member Zach Levine permanently left the lineup, frontman Evan Stephens Hall moved to the UK to attend graduate school, and the band wrapped its tour in support of its last…
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Maia Friedman “Goodbye Long Winter Shadow”: Review
Transformation, suffering, introspection, and death are what connect us to one another, even if living through it is what ultimately makes humans human. After the birth of her first child and her entrance into newfound motherhood, Maia Friedman illustrates the human experience that is self-discovery and growth, encompassing a full…
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A Ghost is Born (Again): Deluxe Review
Woven throughout the lyrics of A Ghost is Born is a desire for understanding. A reverence laden in every distorted chord and buzz of white noise for that “illiterate light”, that disproportionately favors the damned. The Chicago band’s fifth album was born from chaos during Wilco’s lead man, Jeff Tweedy,…
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Horsegirl “Phonetics On and On”: Review
On their brand-new LP, Phonetics On and On, Horsegirl looks back to find out where they’re going. In the wake of their closing the book on teenagehood, the trio reaches for another reality to grasp, unearthing a past universe to climb inside of: one of brightly-lit, grassy afternoons outside, untethered…
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MIKE: Showbiz! Review
Teetering on a jump to Columbia Records in late-1955 and mid-to-late-1956, Miles Davis entered the studio with his second great quintet to fulfill his contract with Prestige Records across three marathon sessions. The subsequent albums, Miles, Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’, and Steamin’, were released between 1955 and 1961. They were intersped…
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Two Shell – Two Shell: Review
There’s a moment in the life of all new, exciting acts, in any given scene, where they must accept that they aren’t the newest, most exciting thing anymore. Two Shell, while not overtly making such concessions, seem to have at least become marginally aware of this truth. The novelty of…
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Sufjan Stevens, “Javelin”: Review
With Javelin, Sufjan Stevens creates an intricate, gorgeous rumination on love, grief, and perseverance. Sufjan Stevens, in his multi-decade recording career, has never been confined to one sound. Though he may be best known for the chamber pop he put out in the 2000s, he’s worked in a variety of…
