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Luna Li // Duality

Luna Li // Duality

Luna Li, the stage name of Hannah Bussere Kim, achieved notoriety in a unique way only possible in modern history - through her series of jams during the COVID-19 pandemic where she played instrume...

Another Michael

Another Michael // New Music and Big Pop

In 2022, we’re deep in the thick of albums being at least written and sometimes recorded during the pandemic. A lot of these are the result of being recorded piecemeal, shared bits uploaded and sha...

Katy Kirby // Cool Dry Place

Katy Kirby // Cool Dry Place

As the summer winds down and the air begins to cool, the days get a little shorter and the leaves change colors, so does what sounds goods coming out of the speakers. Luckily, there is a record for...

Geese // Projector

Geese // Projector

There’s something that feels very familiar about the music of Geese – in a sense that it feels recent, but still retro at the same time. I suppose that looking back at the latest New York rock revo...

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...

Dropper // Don't Talk To Me

Dropper // Don't Talk To Me

If you’re doing research on the group Dropper, whose debut, Don’t Talk To Me was recently released, chances are you’re not going to find a ton of information. Well, their PR says the following: “In...