Vogueing In Valhalla Selve “Strange Romance” The lead singer of the Australian band Selve calls himself Loki Liddle, which immediately signals that 1) this is not a low-key sort of band (sorry!) and 2) their obvious ambition is spiked with a wry playfulness. I hear traces of a lot of different sleek and successful rock acts in their […]
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Looking At The Sweat Stains Snuggle “Marigold” “Marigold” keeps zigging when you expect it to zag. Once you think it’s going to be a drowsy faux lo-fi bedroom indie thing, the strings kick in, and then it pivots again to more of a Massive Attack feel. The lyrics sketch out a sexy scene with vivid language, then moves towards cliche, […]
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#HotTakes | Week of 09.08.25 Featuring: Nic Panken, Big Thief, AJR, Juliana Hatfield, Anna Tivel, Whitney, Hayley Williams, Low Girl, Jonny Fritz, Ripe (ft. Cory Wong), Fruit Bats, Gorillaz (ft. Sparks), Andrew Bird, Chief Adjuah (ft. Robert Glasper), sombr, Black Pistol Fire
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Kinda Muffled Sound But The Bass Is Loud Chloe Moriondo “Girls with Gills” “Girls With Gills” is a quick, fast club banger that is literally about girls…with gills. Chloe Moriondo’s lyrics are absurd and whimsical, but delivered in a deadpan tone that borders on playing it straight without a wink. I’d be a mark for a song like this regardless of what the […]
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Seek Love And Find Grace Kerala Dust “The Orb, TX” “The Orb, TX” is a rather mysterious and opaque title, but it makes sense if you think of it as a list of ingredients. The song is half techno bop, half ominous cowboy music. It’s a Western, but instead of a saloon, there’s a rave. The lyrics are basically the […]
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