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Heavenly

todd — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:54:12 +0000

Heavenly made music together from 1989 until 1996, when Mathew Fletcher tragically passed away. It’s been 30 years since new Heavenly tunes have graced our shared existence, but they are back with their first album of original music in 30 years! That’s right, Amelia Fletcher, Rob Pursey, Cathy Rogers, and Peter Momtchiloff are back with …

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Olympic Deth

Hans Magleby — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

I’m going to begin by addressing some biases that I have coming into this review: Now, with all of that said, let me tell you why Olympic Deth’s newest record Peace Album is not only one of my most anticipated local releases this year but one that I’m sure will stand among the best of …

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Candy kisses

todd — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

“Ahhhh, jangle pop. The balm for the soul.” That’s the first thought I had during the first 30 seconds of Candy kisses’ debut EP, Truth we avoided. There is not a lot of information available about the band, except the EP has been released on Indonesian label forfun.cookies. I suspect the band members are from …

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Corbin

Hans Magleby — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Known initially as Spooky Black, now Corbin, Corbin Smidzik has been making bleak, desolate lo-fi hip-hop that accumulated a cult following that’s only been growing since his break-out release Leaving in 2014. Now earlier this year Corbin released his latest record Crisis Kid and in my opinion – it’s debatedly his best yet. The record …

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Wednesday

Hans Magleby — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:36:21 +0000

Wednesday was originally formed as a solo project of lead singer Karly Hartzman, blending shoegaze inspired fuzzy guitars and country-twanged vocals that touched on the struggles and traumas of small-town Southern living. This year the now five-piece released what I firmly believe to be the groups best work with their latest record Bleeds. Bleeds opens …

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DE LA SOUL

Jason — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:34:48 +0000

Cabin In The Sky – A fitting love letter to Dave (Trugoy the Dove)De La Soul releasing their first album in nine years would be newsworthy by itself, but Cabin In The Sky arrives under an even heavier weight: it is their first project since the tragic 2023 loss of founding member David Jolicoeur, AKA …

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Shallowater

Hans Magleby — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:01:20 +0000

It’s not often that I listen to a shoegaze record, save it to my library, and then proceed to stream it again and again; offering whatever additional focus I can muster into subsequent listens trying to glean as much as I possibly can. I’d even go so far to say that this may have never …

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The Cords

todd — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:39:00 +0000

Scottish two-piece sister band The Cords have taken over my world with their debut self-titled album, and I’m here to convince you to let them take over your world too. Proudly wearing their hearts and influences (C86) on their sleeves, Grace and Eva have not only honored those bands that came before, but they have …

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Nourished By Time

Rex Blair — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:31:59 +0000

From “Once or Twice, I prayed to Jesus…” to “…she said she knows what Jesus knows, idiot in the park”, Nourished By Time (AKA Marcus Elliot Brown) naturally evokes existential questions in a nonchalant manner. The beauty of Marcus’ lyrics are further highlighted by his unique approach to instrumentation. On The Passionate Ones, his newest …

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lightheaded

todd — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:01:09 +0000

New Jersey band lightheaded are back with their incredible new power-pop album, Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming!, and listed below are 5 things (the low-hanging fruit) I love about this record. Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! is out now via the almighty Slumberland Records and the equally almighty Skep Wax Records. This is one of my favorite albums of …

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