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Album Review: Le Ren – Morning & Melancholia EP

Ana LeorneJuly 31, 2020

Some say honest beauty comes from pain. Although that is obviously not always true, some of the most stunning works of art ever created have been birthed ...

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Bonjour Motherfuckers #3 – BPM edition

Ana LeorneJuly 3, 2020

It's starting to feel more and more like a faux départ, isn't it? Somehow we had been mutely promised this Summer would have a much-needed silver lining to it,...

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Album Review: Bananagun – The True Story of Bananagun

Ana LeorneJune 30, 2020

I wasn't even thirty seconds into album highlight "People Talk Too Much" when I fell in love with Bananagun. As soon as the single found its way into my i...

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Overlooked 2020: Underappreciated albums from January to June

Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, Rob Hakimian, Josh Sand, Ray Finlayson, Lauren Mullineaux, Emma Bauchner, Ana Leorne, Tim Sentz, Chase McMullen, Gareth O'Malley and Grady PennaJune 29, 2020

Every year there are more and more releases vying for your attention – and that's not just in music. What's more, the quality is pretty much great all across t...

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Album Review: Neil Young – Homegrown

Ana LeorneJune 18, 2020

1975 was a weird year for music. With the 70s at full steam, a cultural shift seemed to be in order as roots rock started losing ground, AOR rose in tame enthu...

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Bonjour Motherfuckers #2 – BPM edition

Ana LeorneJune 5, 2020

Coming back to semi-unconfined life after so much time in lockdown with limited human contact can be as tricky as learning to walk again after healing from a b...

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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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For Your Health: Quarantine Listening

Chase McMullen, Ana Leorne, Grady Penna, Rob Hakimian, Joshua Pickard, Ray Finlayson, Todd Dedman, Brody Kenny and Josh SandApril 20, 2020

As this era of social distancing stretches on and on, distractions become all the more essential to keep us all from slipping into a completely grey state of "...

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