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Durand Jones & the Indications
The most exhausting jobs we've yet to devise within capitalism are, in ascending order, as follows: oil rig journeyman, movie theatre janitor, and contemporary soul songwriter. There's an almost patriotic sense of bravery it takes to approach, with open hearts and ears, a sound which has been divined by music gods, conquered, gentrified, historicised, and plundered like soul. Durand Jones and co. take on the herculean task of writing unique soul and...
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Lorde
"Girl, so confusing" was everything a pop fan wanted from two great stars who had been pitted against each other: a naked call-and-response that divulged the manufactured rivalries embedded in every female singer's narrative. Undeniably, Lorde sounds marvelous on A. G. Cook's spasmic explosives, but electronic panache - judging from the singles thus far - doesn't serve her new songs about internal crises with no resolved future in foresight well enough....
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A Sober Conversation
BC Camplight
A cathartic experience for creator Brian Christinzio juxtaposes darkness and light to reveal how music can heal For Brian Christinzio, music is the ultimate therapy. On his previous albums as BC Camplight, he has taken the opportunity to explore the break-up of a long term relationship (The Last Rotation Of Earth) and the death of his father (Shortly After Takeoff). Throughout his increasingly fulsome discography Christinzio has also fought constant...
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Different Talking
Frankie Cosmos
Scattered across 17 tracks which never stray over three minutes in length, the latest album from Frankie Cosmos, Different Talking, jumps between fragmented memories. Opener Pressed Flower is an ode to loyal listeners reminiscent of 2022's wistful Abigail. Bitch Heart yearns for connection to nature through hazy harmonies and gentle synths. Frenzied drums echo the humdrum of modern life. Frontrunner Greta Kline's storytelling is at its most honest...
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