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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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Album Review: Magick Mountain – Weird Feelings

Lauren MullineauxOctober 30, 2020

Leeds band Magick Mountain are a northern super group of sorts, with members of Sky Larkin, Pulled Apart By Horses and touring musician extraordinaire Lins Wil...

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Album Review: Into It. Over It. – Figure

Lauren MullineauxSeptember 22, 2020

Evan Weiss has had a tough time of it. Since his last outing as Into It. Over It. his life has come apart at the seams, and Figure, his first record in four ye...

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Album Review: Cults – Host

Lauren MullineauxSeptember 17, 2020

"Trials", the opening track and second single from Cults' latest album Host, swaggers into view with a bass line that skulks along like the charismatic invader...

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Second Look: The Divine Comedy – Absent Friends

Lauren MullineauxSeptember 16, 2020

Your memory is a powerful thing, but there’s no denying that we often lack the ability to render clear images of the past and that’s where a smell, a sight, a ...

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Album Review: The Front Bottoms – In Sickness & In Flames

Lauren MullineauxAugust 25, 2020

The Front Bottoms' records are simple and warm and fun; they wrap you up in their rich and welcoming world. The duo of Brian Sella and Mat Uychich are consiste...

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Album Review: Dehd – Flower of Devotion

Lauren MullineauxJuly 24, 2020

There's something incredibly straightforward about Chicago trio Dehd. Their songs fly with the crow on the most direct path to your strongest emotions. Musical...

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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: The 1975 – Notes On A Conditional Form

Lauren MullineauxMay 27, 2020

Reinvention is nothing new for The 1975; they wear identities like hashtags, and it’s this understanding of modern culture that has allowed them to invade disp...

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Album Review: Hayley Williams – Petals For Armor

Lauren MullineauxMay 15, 2020

Petals For Armor, Hayley Williams’ debut solo record, begins with the tense and breathy “Simmer”, a gritted-teeth statement of the emotions we often let overru...

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