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Adrianne Lenker finds beauty in a break up on “Sadness As A Gift”, announces new album Rob Hakimian·January 17, 2024Adrianne Lenker will release a new album called Bright Future on March 22 through 4AD. The Big Thief...News & Track Reviews
Erika de Casier offers serenely frantic pop perfection with “Lucky”, announces new album Chase McMullen·January 10, 2024Having collaborated rather extensively with fledgling K-pop superstars NewJeans on the supreme pop victory of Get Up, Erika...News & Track Reviews
Adrianne Lenker lays herself bare on “Ruined”, promises new solo album on the way Rob Hakimian·December 5, 2023It’s been a relatively quiet year on the Big Thief front, with only Buck Meek releasing an album...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice Steve Forstneger·November 3, 2023You can’t unsee Tkay Maidza. A walking, singing, rhyming art installation, the self-professed FKA twigs fanatic also seems...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Anjimile – The King Jeremy J. Fisette·September 20, 2023The first sounds we hear on the new record from singer-songwriter Anjimile is a cavalcade of heavenly voices....Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: The National – Laugh Track John Amen·September 19, 2023With 2010’s High Violet, The National reached a crescendo, striking a balance between panoramic rock and elegant sound-art....Album ReviewsReviews