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FXRRVST – Dear Friend; Pt. 1
6.2/10 Creating originality from a place of deep seeded familiarity is a fucking pain in the ass. It’s like having an obvious love for another musician or group and then trying to make something of […]
Indie
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Crooner – We’re Gonna Live Forever
7.5/10 We’re Gonna Live Forever is the debut release from Pennsylvania’s Crooner. Part indie and part emo, this album is sparse and moody across its eight tracks. We’re Gonna Live Forever is a very mellow […]
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Tucker, I’m Scared – Flower
8.5/10 Let’s take a quick stroll through the debut release from Lancaster PA’s Tucker I’m Scared entitled Flower (released in late 2019). It’s the self-described emo adjacent solo project of Taylor Zeager, who later added […]
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Project Atlantic – Ghost Stories
5/10 Good singing and playing are just not enough to make amazing music. You also need a certain X-factor of awesomeness, originality, and mojo! Ghost Stories, released independently on October 29, 2019 by New Jersey […]
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Kev Minney – Modern Stories
6.8/10 Let’s be real with each other for a moment, the folk game is not an easy world to exist in. Blame it on hipsters, the monstrous killing machine that is the music industry, or […]
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Thomas Charlie Pedersen – Daylight Saving Hours
4/10 After a four-year absence, Danish singer-songwriter Thomas Charlie Pedersen has released his second installment as a solo artist. Daylight Saving Hours, released on February 7th, 2020, continues Pedersen’s minimalist approach to solo recordings, in […]
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girlongirl – TAKE
9/10 TAKE is the debut full-length from Toronto alternative rock band girlongirl. Just shy of half an hour, TAKE is ten tracks of hard-edged, really, really catchy indie rock. Instrumentally, girlongirl has some decent riffs […]
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Cape Cartel – Vitamins
7/10 Montreal’s own indie rockers Cape Cartel follow up last year’s debut Close Talkerwith their latest five-track release Vitamins. The band has stripped down from a quartet to a trio, consisting of brothers Clay and […]
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The Astronots – Cotati
4/10 Cotati is the latest release from Los Angeles-based rock band The Astronots. Cotati is part indie, part blues, and part garage rock and has some pretty interesting moments sprinkled throughout. Unfortunately, these moments were […]
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Sunglaciers – Foreign Bodies
7/10 If you’ve ever wondered what the water melting from the glaciers sounded like, give a listen to Sunglaciers. The Calgary quartet has a sound that is cold, bold, fluid, wavy and shimmery. Wrapped in […]