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Complete Mountain Almanac
A song for all seasons By way of introduction, Complete Mountain Almanac is a four-member collective whose genesis derives from the long-running friendship of Sweden-based singer-songwriter Rebekka Karijord and Italy-based poet Jessica Dessner. Once the pair conceived the idea of crafting a musical project together, Dessner's musician brothers (Aaron and Bryce, both members of The National) also joined in to round out the group's ranks. While...
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Oozing Wound
Playing in the dirt Elevated by a dark sense of humor, Oozing Wound's follow-up to High Anxiety is a spastic good time with one very welcome return feature: even more anxiety! Each track on We Cater To Cowards is a compact-as-fuk mixture of atonal guitars, strung out drum patterns, and Zack Weil's earsplitting vocals. The impressive deadbeat trio from Chicago have been doing their thing for over a decade now, and it shows. They really nailed the...
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Like..? [EP]
Ice Spice
As the internet's most popular rapper right now, Ice Spice is well-versed on what it took to get "Munch (Feelin' U)" into the mainstream; when combined with the use of unique phrases, her skittered agile flow is free to emphasize and pronunciate at her own accord. Ice Spice is undoubtedly on the rise; the question is whether or not she can remain in the spotlight. Her debut EP Like…? arrives with an eye-roll and answer of, "obviously." From...
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Gigi's Recovery
The Murder Capital
On the follow-up to When I Have Fears, the pitfalls, the purity and the piousness of recovery make the case that to survive, we have to grow Get out your discords and reckless abandon, backcomb your hair and plunge into the velvet night in search of your one-true-love Nick Cave! Because The Murder Capital are back, for the first time since the fireworks of their triumphant 2019 album When I Have Fears. In 2019, Ireland’s The Murder Capital were...
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