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Album Review: Squirrel Flower – Planet (i)

Rob HakimianJuly 8, 2021

There is an undeniable science fiction mood to both the title and cover of Squirrel Flower’s new album Planet (i) (not to mention that Adrian Utley is credited...

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Squirrel Flower delves into the dark side of her artistry on “I’ll Go Running”

Rob HApril 29, 2021

Squirrel Flower's new album Planet (i) is coming out on June 25, and following the lead single "Hurt A Fly" she brings us today's new offering "I'll Go Running...

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Album Review: Esther Rose – How Many Times

Conor LochrieApril 7, 2021

The title of Esther Rose’s third album, How Many Times, is expanded on in the first song; “How many times will you break my heart?” she asks in the chorus. Per...

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Squirrel Flower inhabits toxic masculinity on the smouldering “Hurt A Fly”, announces new album

Rob HMarch 31, 2021

Squirrel Flower's debut album I Was Born Swimming was one of the most underrated records of 2020, but she's out to set the record straight with the follow-up, ...

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Album Review: The Besnard Lakes – …Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings

Daniel GriffithsFebruary 9, 2021

It’s been five years since we last had a glimpse into the psychedelic world of The Besnard Lakes. After the relatively accessible A Coliseum Complex Museum, th...

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Esther Rose announces new album with the wistful country of title track “How Many Times”

Rob HJanuary 26, 2021

Esther Rose has revealed that she will be releasing her new album How Many Times on March 26 through Father/Daughter (US) and Full Time Hobby (UK). It's a diar...

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The Besnard Lakes announce new double album with the shimmering “Raindrops”

Rob HOctober 22, 2020

It was 2016 when we last heard a new album from Montreal legends The Besnard Lakes, but they're coming back in the new year with their most ambitious release y...

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Squirrel Flower unveils elegiac cover of Liz Phair’s “Explain It To Me”

Rob HOctober 13, 2020

Having released her beautiful debut album I Was Born Swimming earlier this year, Squirrel Flower is capping off 2020 with a few little treats. She has already ...

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Album Review: Bananagun – The True Story of Bananagun

Ana LeorneJune 30, 2020

I wasn't even thirty seconds into album highlight "People Talk Too Much" when I fell in love with Bananagun. As soon as the single found its way into my i...

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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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