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Album Review: Xiu Xiu – Ignore Grief

John Wohlmacher·March 15, 2023

“This record is not fit for human consumption.” – BPM editor Rob Hakimian — This review is torn...

Carlo Thomas·November 1, 2022

I haven’t been in the mood to celebrate anything… for reasons personal, political, existential, oftentimes in some lousy...

Tim Sentz·October 7, 2022

Canadian dream pop outfit Alvvays arrived on scene in 2014 fully formed. With a winning combination of twee-infused...

Jasper WIllems·August 29, 2022

Julia Jacklin’s third album PRE PLEASURE offers her most frank, grounded collection of songs to date. To suggest...

Ray Finlayson·July 6, 2022

It’s been a minute since we last heard from Alvvays (five years to be exact since they released...

of Montreal have become one of the most reliable forces in Indie music, returning (at least of late)...

Kristy Sawyer·March 24, 2022

Yumi Zouma’s fourth LP Present Tense is a liminal combination of premonition and nostalgia, a collaboration of disparate...

Rob H·December 7, 2021

Ella Williams aka Squirrel Flower will follow up her delightful second album Planet (i) with a new EP...

Ray Finlayson·November 11, 2021

New Zealand outfit Yumi Zouma may have flown just under the radar for many in recent years, but...

Rob Hakimian·July 8, 2021

There is an undeniable science fiction mood to both the title and cover of Squirrel Flower’s new album...