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A Present From The Villain Himself

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Published: September 2, 2026 00:45

Erykah Badu & The Alchemist “Love Me Not” “Love Me Not” is a song that is in large part about waxing your bush and ends with a skit in which Erykah Badu endures a particularly painful waxing appointment, but there’s a lot more going on in the song besides…

Waiting For The Moves

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Published: August 28, 2026 00:47

Chinese American Bear “Dance Dance Dance (跳舞跳舞跳舞)” This song could have stayed in ESG/Liquid Liquid post-punk funk minimalism mode and I would’ve been happy. I’m a total mark for that sound and always will be easily won over by most attempts at it. But the…

Call Me Broken Hearted

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Published: August 27, 2026 01:07

After Louise “Crybaby” I don’t love directly comparing new artists to artists who’ve been around a while. It always feels a bit lazy or unfair, but bear with me: You know how Molly Rankin sings on Alvvays’ 2022 masterpiece Blue Rev? (I hope you do because…

The Sky Dematerialised

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Published: August 20, 2026 19:09

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard “Level 5” I’ve noticed that when King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard make their most radical genre shifts, like their album-length forays into metal and electronic music, they stick closer to their recurring lyrical…

Closer To Nowhere

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Published: August 17, 2026 21:00

Jungle “Where Are You Now“ Jungle default to making music that sounds like paradise. The grooves are relaxed, the sound is sleek, the arrangements are so harmonically satisfying that they almost feel too good. As they’ve refined their sound they’ve…

Not A Single Kiss Goodbye

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Published: August 11, 2026 23:38

Charli XCX “Camera” The aesthetic premise of Music, Fashion, Film is basically “pop-punk, but aesthetically interesting.” Charli XCX has been toying with rock sounds through her entire career, so it’s not surprising she’d tip in this direction. If…

Congratulations On A Very Good Season

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Published: August 8, 2026 19:27

Sam and Louise Sullivan “Love & Devotion” “Love and Devotion” is a lovely, laid back, and agreeable song about being in love, but it’s written from a somewhat contrarian point of view. Here’s what Sam Sullivan has to say about it: “These days, it seems…

Cutting Through An Open Space

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Published: July 22, 2026 17:51

Beabadoobee “Switchblade” A lot of Gen Z approximations of Gen X rock sounds rather flat to my ears – all the expected signifiers of various alt sub-genres cut and pasted in, but not much depth or dynamics. Not so for “Switchblade.” Beabadoobee’s…

88 Keys And A Broken Heart

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Published: July 17, 2026 16:53

Kelela “Point Blank” “Point Blank” is a breakup song in medias res, and listening to the lyrics can feel like overhearing an argument in passing and trying to sort out the details on the fly. Some of it is a little confusing – one can only hope that the…

We Could Turn Your Heartbeat On

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Published: July 16, 2026 19:05

CFCF featuring Touching Ice & TECHG1RLS “Let’s Kill Ourselves” Don’t let the title freak you out. This is a song about using “I’m gonna kill myself” in a hyperbolic or sarcastic way, and poking at that turn of phrase a bit. Is it funny, is it cute? Is it…