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Album Review: Siv Jakobsen – A Temporary Soothing

Ray Finlayson·August 26, 2020

On her new album, A Temporary Soothing, Norwegian musician Siv Jakobsen faces her problems head on. She sought to answer introspective questions...

Kyle Kohner·August 25, 2020

Gracing the cover art of Girl Friday‘s debut album Androgynous Mary is an ambiguous image. Doused in dreamy...

The Front Bottoms‘ records are simple and warm and fun; they wrap you up in their rich and...

Conor Lochrie·August 25, 2020

In the world of artistic legacies, there seems to be a constant contention about whether to embrace nepotism...

The success of a band like The Killers has always been a little bewildering. On one hand, they...

Ana Leorne·August 24, 2020

Like many artists alive and (barely) surviving in this weird programming error that is 2020, The Lemon Twigs...

John Wohlmacher·August 24, 2020

Now here’s something nobody saw coming in 2020: a new album by New York indie scene alumni Secret...

Rob Hakimian·August 21, 2020

In the time since Bright Eyes’ last album, 2011’s The People’s Key, Conor Oberst has released six albums...

Grady Penna·August 21, 2020

It’s no surprise that, after nearly 20 years, Australian synth-pop act Cut Copy would want to shake things...

Ana Leorne·August 20, 2020

What is your first impulse whenever confronted with fear? Do you run for cover or do you face the...