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Album Review: Megan Thee Stallion – Good News

Brody KennyNovember 24, 2020

Although Good News is Megan Thee Stallion's first full-length album, it doesn’t feel like a debut. Arriving in the wake of several releases and countless show-...

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Cincinnati’s Moonbeau give over-the-air broadcasts their due on “Radio”

Brody KennyNovember 13, 2020

Cincinnati husband/wife electropop duo Moonbeau's new single sounds great in any context. However, it might sound best if caught whilst turning the dial at a r...

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Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn’t review

Emma Bauchner, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Brody Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Ana Leorne, Chase McMullen, Gareth O'Malley, Grady Penna, Josh Sand, Tim Sentz, Harrison Suits Baer, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher and Scott ZanassiNovember 9, 2020

Well, here we are, with this nightmare of a year nearing a close. Before we dive into our proper year-end coverage, we wanted to take a moment to show some lov...

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Wombo deliver ripping post-punk and an ode to a kitty on “Situations” and “Ida Mae”, and answer our questions

Brody KennyOctober 23, 2020

It's not every band who could sound at home both talking about constant anxiety and talking about a cat, but Wombo isn't every band. We're highlighting two win...

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Album Review: 21 Savage & Metro Boomin – Savage Mode II

Brody KennyOctober 12, 2020

The seventh track on Savage Mode II – the second full-length collab between 21 Savage and Metro Boomin - is called “Many Men”, borrowing its name and a sample ...

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Mountains Like Wax brighten our day with “Blueside” and answer our questions (BPM Premiere)

Brody KennySeptember 18, 2020

Calls for gratitude, especially in music, can feel less supportive and more grating. How often does a "keep your chin up" song actually turn a bad mood around?...

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Album Review: Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death

Brody KennyJuly 31, 2020

A Hero’s Death is Fontaines D.C.’s followup to last year’s Dogrel, one of the best post-punk debuts in recent memory, but it feels like they want to shake off ...

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Q&A: Southern folkster Earleine delivers spellbinding debut EP and answers our questions (BPM Premiere)

Brody KennyJuly 24, 2020

Perhaps more than albums, EPs let you really into an artist's worldview. On Earleine, the first release from Earleine, Durham-via-Nashville artist Ashley Wrigh...

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Q&A: Superdestroyer is anonymous but completely relatable on “I Don’t Even Know Who I’m Supposed to be Anymore” (BPM Premiere)

Brody KennyJuly 9, 2020

Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, Superdestroyer might not be making his identity known, but that doesn't keep his music from hitting universal emotional nerves. In...

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Sun Cycles beams down a vibrant electropop sound on “Make Believe” and answers our questions (BPM Premiere)

Brody KennyJuly 9, 2020

Coming from Montclair, New Jersey by way of Omaha, Nebraska, Jessica Hottman makes music as Sun Cycles that could've emerged from a club or radio playlist, cir...

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