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Andy Johnston

Album Review: Respire – Black Line

Andy Johnston·December 4, 2020

Respire’s new album Black Line opens with the sound of 2020: a garbage fire crackling in the night....

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Album Review: Inter Arma – Garbers Days Revisited

Andy Johnston·July 13, 2020

Inter Arma make serious music, of that there is no doubt. Their albums are totems to existential despair,...

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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 Penna·June 29, 2020

Every year there are more and more releases vying for your attention – and that’s not just in...

Album Review: Owen Pallett – Island

Andy Johnston·May 22, 2020

It’s been 10 long years since Owen Pallett left behind the fantasy world of 14th-century Spectrum that served...

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Album Review: Perfume Genius – Set My Heart On Fire Immediately

Andy Johnston·May 15, 2020

The music Mike Hadreas has been making as Perfume Genius over the past 10 years has never exactly...

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