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Plains // I Walked With You A Ways

Plains // I Walked With You A Ways

Man, what a good record. The debut record from Plains – consisting of Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson is a beautifully handmade collection of folk-rock jams that reach you slowly and brillian...

Art Moore // Art Moore

Art Moore // Art Moore

I think with a name like Art Moore it conjures up an idea that this artist may be a singular person. Imagine the surprise when it’s actually a three-piece consisting of Taylor Vick of Boy Scouts an...

Boygenius // the record

Boygenius // the record

What else is there to say about Boygenius? Has there really been any more lauded ‘supergroup’ in recent memory? It’s not even fair to make that analog. There’s no comparison of three artists at the...

MorMor // Semblance

MorMor // Semblance

Sometimes the waiting is the hardest part. A certain songwriter said that one time, but it applies universally. Such is the case for the debut album from MorMor, Semblance.  Seth Nyquist took his n...

Telefone

Telefone // Telefone

Telefone are a band you haven’t heard of before – that’s a near certainty as this is their self-titled debut, but by the sound of it you’d never know. The record is a result of a long-gestating mus...

RIP Swirl // Blurry

RIP Swirl // Blurry

I can’t remember the last time I heard a record that is as immersive and befuddling as that of Blurry, the debut LP from Hamburg-based Luka Seifert, known here as RIP Swirl.  RIP Swirl’s career beg...

Bachelor // Doomin' Sun

Bachelor // Doomin' Sun

Collaborative albums always seem like a better idea in theory rather than execution. For every handful that or memorable, there are dozens that are easily as just forgettable. Happy to say that Doo...