rock
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Can Nepotism Bring Us the New Nirvana? I Highly Doubt It.
Nepotism has already squashed some of our 2026 excitement for talented, new bands. It’s time to talk about Villanelle, the grunge world’s latest nepo babies. Villanelle has been making music since 2023. As they have…
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October Draft Picks
The Best Releases from Rising Artists: September 2025 Click the record to listen on Spotify! Forest for the Trees by The Low Blow For fans of… Movements, The Hotelier, (early)…
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The Roster: October Week 4
We bring you… the hottest takes on last week’s Release Friday singles and albums. Fom the good, the mid, to the bad, we rank and review top tracks, giving trophies…
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The Roster: September Week 4
We bring you… the hottest takes on last week’s Release Friday singles and albums. Fom the good, the mid, to the bad, we rank and review top tracks, giving trophies…
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The Roster: 4.11 Edition
The Roster is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The best of…
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The Roster: 4.4 Edition
The Roster is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The best of…
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The Roster: 3.21 Edition
The Roster is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The best of…
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The Roster: 3.14 Edition
The Roster is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The best of…
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The Roster: 3.7 Edition
The Roster is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The best of…
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The Roster: 2.14 Edition
The Roster is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The best of…
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The Roster: 2.7 Edition
The Roster is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The best of…
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The Roster: 1.31 Edition
The Roster is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The best of…
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The Throughline of Radical Hope on Into a Pretty Room
Circa highschool, some three-odd years ago. I slid my punch card into the time clock one last time, and the digits read like a cipher: You made it out! In…
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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 crazy about my introduction to the album,…
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Roster 10/25
“The Roster” is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering hot takes. The…