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Staff Picks: Albums of the Year

Staff Picks: Albums of the Year

Imaginal Disk Magdalena Bay Mag Bay’s newest album encapsulates autumn with its perfect blend of synthpop, psychedelia, and weird glitches. I was not …

Jamie xx Returns With Record of Heartfelt, Dancefloor Ready Bops, In Waves

Jamie xx Returns With Record of Heartfelt, Dancefloor Ready Bops, In Waves

Though best known for work with pop and indielectronica band The xx, member Jamie xx has also garnered success as a solo artist in the past decade. Mo…

The Alchemist Embraces Uncle Status on The Genuine Articulate

The Alchemist Embraces Uncle Status on The Genuine Articulate

Al’s latest record flexes his lyrical muscles. Boasting a discography that extends longer than a CVS receipt, The Alchemist has established hims…

LE SSERAFIM Is Back and Crazier Than Ever

LE SSERAFIM Is Back and Crazier Than Ever

Falling under the umbrella of the “Big 4” entertainment management in the K-Pop industry, LE SSERAFIM will always be guaranteed moderate success…

CULTURE…

The Rise (But Not Fall) of a Lesbian Summer

The Rise (But Not Fall) of a Lesbian Summer

Chappell Roan is Redefining Queer Pop. After 18 years of bisexual girlhood, the summer of 2024 has been my gayest yet. In following the internet trend…

Has the Concept Album Died?

Has the Concept Album Died?

Before answering that, you have to know what a concept album is. Essentially, it is an album with tracks that hold greater meaning together than indiv…

How Jimmy Buffett Found Authenticity in Escapism

How Jimmy Buffett Found Authenticity in Escapism

For some time, country music has struggled to balance pageantry and authenticity. Between the rhinestone-clad pop country icons of yesteryear and thei…

Hip-Hop’s Dangerous Dance with Death

Hip-Hop’s Dangerous Dance with Death

In the present day rap scene, violence has become a mainstay. However, the community has ended up losing more than what they can gain.. literally. Nip…

PROFILES…

The Midwestern Melancholia of Sierra Spirit

The Midwestern Melancholia of Sierra Spirit

I grabbed a seat in the checkerboard-tiled Fido Café, nervously checking the time and monitoring the noise level. A few other patrons were bustling …

Goldfish Yearbook Doesn’t Wanna Be Yours.

Goldfish Yearbook Doesn’t Wanna Be Yours.

Headquarters Coffee is a gem sandwiched between eclectic, industrial antique storefronts. The café calls out to you with its handpainted windowpanes…

The Higher Louder TurboPower of Nico Zaca

The Higher Louder TurboPower of Nico Zaca

Flaxen light soon gave way to navy night, mostly starless in its competition with Nashville’s metropolitan glow. It was Musician’s Corne…

The Soundtrack for Moving On: Still as Stone

The Soundtrack for Moving On: Still as Stone

August 23: Ian Nussdorfer and The Badlands to Release “Still As Stone” EP on all Streaming Platforms. The table is set with a margaritas…

MOMENTS…

The Grand Return of Sturgill Simpson

The Grand Return of Sturgill Simpson

2021: After the release of his bluegrass epic-in-miniature, The Ballad of Dood and Juanita, I had the misfortune of falling in love with the music of …

Staff Picks: Albums of the Year

Staff Picks: Albums of the Year

Imaginal Disk Magdalena Bay Mag Bay’s newest album encapsulates autumn with its perfect blend of synthpop, psychedelia, and weird glitches. I was not …

Let’s Get the Band Back Together

Let’s Get the Band Back Together

I consider myself a lucky man: I was brought up in a time of peak access to any music, book, or movie I could want. Sure, there is plenty of controver…

‘I Had Some Help’ In Liking Country

‘I Had Some Help’ In Liking Country

Post Malone Changed My Mind. I have hated country music for as long as I can remember. Most of the songs I heard had little to no creative expression.…