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Album Review: Melenas – Dias Raros

Ana LeorneMay 12, 2020

Literally translating as "strange days", Melenas' new album Dias Raros gains an almost prophetic allure when confronted with the current situation, especially ...

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Bonjour Motherfuckers #1 – BPM edition

Ana LeorneMay 1, 2020

Yes, you read right: this is your beloved column coming back to life, fittingly in a time when we all seem to be lacking good news on a daily basis. Since live...

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We had change of the moon: Revisiting Sibylle Baier’s Colour Green

Ana LeorneApril 27, 2020

Colour Green, the 2006 release of German songwriter Sibylle Baier's 1970s recordings, is more than simply an intimate snapshot of a nearly-forgotten artist ...

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Album Review: The Dream Syndicate – The Universe Inside

Ana LeorneApril 15, 2020

In his drug-fueled memoirs Flash ou le Grand Voyage, French writer Charles Duchaussois describes all intoxicating substances as belonging to one of two categor...

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Album Review: Lewsberg – In This House

Ana LeorneMarch 30, 2020

Seems fitting that Lewsberg (named after Dutch author and poet Robert Loesberg) should return in such a strange spring, treating us to a collection of songs th...

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Revisiting Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Déjà Vu on its 50th anniversary

Ana LeorneMarch 27, 2020

Déjà Vu possesses the incantation and fleetingness of a comet that shines its brightest light before going out 1970 is often regarded as a transitional year...

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