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Album Review: Indigo Sparke – Echo

Ray FinlaysonFebruary 23, 2021

"Everything is simple." That's the final line on Indigo Sparke's debut album, uttered almost like an afterthought; a spoken-word exhale. These words (from the ...

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Indigo Sparke is being pulled apart on the beautifully bruised “Colourblind”

Rob HFebruary 4, 2021

Australian songwriter Indigo Sparke is releasing her Adrianne Lenker co-produced debut album Echo in just a couple of weeks, and today she shares one final pre...

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Indigo Sparke shares her shadowy meditation on mortality in “Everything Everything”, announces signing to Sacred Bones

Rob HJanuary 14, 2021

Way back in October, Indigo Sparke shared "Baby" and revealed plans for her Adrianne Lenker-produced debut album Echo, which is coming out on February 19 – and...

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Buck Meek shares the careworn country gem “Candle”

Rob HJanuary 7, 2021

Buck Meek is releasing his new solo album Two Saviors next Friday, January 15, and this week he has shared one final teaser. "Candle" was co-written with his B...

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BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr SmirnovDecember 14, 2020

It's been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute's is one of re-birth. For those many of you who probably don't know our history, BPM was run as a passio...

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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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Indigo Sparke announces Adrianne Lenker co-produced debut album with the heartbreaking “Baby”

Rob HOctober 29, 2020

Indigo Sparke is an Australian songwriter who has put out a clutch of compelling tracks over the last few years, but is set to release her debut album Echo on ...

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Album Review: Adrianne Lenker – songs + instrumentals

Rob HakimianOctober 26, 2020

Big Thief always record in rural locations, but for her new record, their singer Adrianne Lenker went even more rustic. When she and the band were pulled off t...

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Adrianne Lenker pays adoring tribute to a beautiful, untameable love on “dragon eyes”

Rob HOctober 1, 2020

Adrianne Lenker, the incomparable singer of Big Thief, has two new solo albums coming out on October 23, simply titled songs and instrumentals. Following the b...

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