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Album Review: The 1975 – Notes On A Conditional Form

Reinvention is nothing new for The 1975; they wear identities like hashtags, and it’s this understanding of modern...

For all the grief many old timers (read: hip hop fans aged 30 and up) give so-called ‘mumble...

Tim Sentz·May 25, 2020

From 2009 to 2014, Woods were on fire. The lo-fi freak/psych folkers landed at the tail end of...

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...

Rob Hakimian·May 22, 2020

The soothing, ever-expanding sounds of Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s music naturally finds its place alongside the kinds of relaxing...

Stephin Merritt has forged a career balancing precocious wit with pop theatricality. As the frontman for The Magnetic...

Todd Dedman·May 21, 2020

The eighth studio album from the once-majestic The Dears is a continuation of the downward trajectory they have...

When Future announced High Off Life just a few days prior to its release, it may have been...

Ray Finlayson·May 20, 2020

Heartbreak brings with it bad habits, be it excessive overthinking, depressive episodes, or isolation. Vermont musician Henry Jamison knows...

Todd Dedman·May 19, 2020

The UK’s psych-noise scene is in incredibly rude health at present. Luminous Bodies, Casual Nun, The Cosmic Dead...