Interplay
Release date: Mar 29, 2024
I remember sitting in a Nottingham, England bar with Mark Gardener nearly 10 years ago when the Ride singer/guitarist told me the iconic '90s shoegaze band were reforming. One of the first things he said was, "I can't imagine us getting together and new material not happening. It's just a natural process that when we get in a room that will probably happen." Well happen it certainly has. If 2017's comeback album, Weather Diaries, and its successor...
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Bright Future
Release date: Mar 22, 2024
Similar to Emily Sprague's self-titled Florist album of a few years back, Adrianne Lenker's woodshed approach on Bright Future brings warm and wonderful results. Surrounded by friends Nick Hakim (piano), Josefin Runsteen (violin), Mat Davidson (guitar), as well as the ambient sounds of the studio itself, the album glows steadiest when all of the musicians' talents are brought to bear. Lenker's sing-song cadence gets things going on the reflective...
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Tigers Blood
Release date: Mar 22, 2024
A solid (if slightly unremarkable) follow-up to Waxahatchee's crowning achievement. When Waxahatchee released the universally acclaimed Saint Cloud into a world of widespread illness and pandemic lockdowns in late March of 2020, it reached ears in a way that Katie Crutchfield never could have anticipated during the album's actual creation. The stripped-down musical approach, raw but sweet vocal delivery, and soul-searching lyrics resonated with listeners...
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Audio Vertigo
Release date: Mar 22, 2024
Rock chameleons Elbow are always looking to push the envelope and explore new directions regardless of genre, as long as the outcome is great music. Their 10th studio album, AUDIO VERTIGO, is no exception. In classic Elbow style, the songs on AUDIO VERTIGO sound unmistakably Elbow, but also like nothing you might expect. Which is exactly what we've come to expect from these maverick British alt rockers. Shifting gears from the gentle and warm disposition...
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