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Album Review: Buck Meek – Two Saviors

Carlo ThomasJanuary 19, 2021

It’s impossible to remove Buck Meek’s solo work from the context of Big Thief. Following a marathon 2018 with the Brooklyn-based band, consisting of two record...

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Interview: Buck Meek – “Writing these songs was a process of understanding my own capacity for resiliency and transcendence above loss”

Carlo ThomasJanuary 13, 2021

Buck Meek, best known for being a member of Big Thief, tells us all about his gorgeous new album Two Saviors...

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Our most anticipated albums of 2021

Rob Hakimian, Ana Leorne, Andy Johnston, Tim Sentz, Gareth O'Malley, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Jeremy J. Fisette, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Kyle Kohner and Evan KaloudisJanuary 6, 2021

A new year, a whole new batch of music to get excited about. Will the pandemic have a delayed effect on this year's releases? Only time will tell, but – as you...

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Album Review: Nilüfer Yanya – Feeling Lucky? EP

Carlo ThomasDecember 17, 2020

Luck, by its very nature, isn’t always good. It’s unpredictable and can send lives in unforeseen directions. And in 2020, when leaving the house carries a new ...

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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Brody Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'MalleyDecember 9, 2020

Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and some blessed new blood, we were excited for what was to come. We ...

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BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Aleksandr Smirnov, JT Early, Brody Kenny, Carlo Thomas, Grady Penna, Harrison Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher, Conor Lochrie, Gareth O'Malley, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston and Matthew BartonDecember 8, 2020

Despite everything else that's happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just keeps coming, and we've all found the songs that have helped ...

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Album Review: Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas – III

Carlo ThomasDecember 2, 2020

Norwegian producers Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas always have something in the works. This year alone, Prins Thomas has released Træns, itself a follow-up to 2019...

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Second Look: Girls – Broken Dreams Club

Carlo ThomasNovember 22, 2020

What hasn’t already been said about Girls? Maybe that’s not a fair question: their discography — two albums, one EP, and a few singles — is quite small. But wh...

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Overcoats announce The Fight (Remixed), A re-imagining of their sophomore album, release Porches’ remix of “Apathetic Boys

Carlo ThomasNovember 20, 2020

Brooklyn alt-pop duo Overcoats have announced The Fight (Remixed), a seven-track collection featuring re-imaginations of songs from their sophomore album The F...

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Album Review: Tom Vek – New Symbols

Carlo ThomasNovember 16, 2020

“I know we will survive” are the first words the UK electronic experimenter Tom Vek sings on his new album New Symbols, his first in six years. Eleven months i...

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