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Album Review: Lola Consuelos – Sorry, it’s all about me EP
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Album Review: Bunch of Others – CURIOSITY
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Dominique Fils-Aimé – “Going Home”: Wherever You End Up
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Henry Grace – “California Rain”: Distance Measured in Rainfall
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Shintaro Sakamoto – “Is There A Place For You There?”: Suspicion as Survival Instinct
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Coyle Girelli – “Out of this Town”: When Geography Becomes Destiny
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Mint Condish – “Rat Utopia”: Combing Your Hair While Society Collapses
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Estella Dawn – “You Didn’t Text Me”: When Sympathy Curdles Into Clarity
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Neil Haverty – “What I Don’t Need”: The Paradox of Refusing Care While Offering It
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Horsewreck – “Only Words”: Self-Production as Statement of Intent
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Eliza Noxon – “You”: Grief as Inescapable Loop
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Ocean TisdOcean Tisdall – “Jealous”: The Dog That Stayed at the Grave
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Album Review: Georgia Scarlett – Rhythm of Life
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Album Review: Flash Poetry – Reality, Now
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The Kunins – “The Sorrow You Are Drawn To”: Lightning Bolts After a Decade of Silence
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Mike Leon – “Take A Chance”: The Regret of Safe Choices
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Estella Dawn – “Conversations”: The Exhaustion of Explaining Your Worth
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Bad Flamingo – “The Fruit”: Eden Reimagined as Inevitability
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Julian Taylor and Jim James – “Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside of Your Head)”: Solidarity as Shield
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Album Review: ILUKA – the wild, the innocent, & the raging
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Album Review: Chris Rusin – Songs From A Secret Room
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Album Review: Common Jack – It Would Be Enough
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Album Review: Luke Pacuk – 1983
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Estella Dawn – “Drunk & Messy”: The Relief of Being Seen Through
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Little Angry & The Sweets – “Modified Love Song”: Desire as Disorientation
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Savanna Leigh – “for your entertainment”: Surrendering Control as a Radical Act
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Open Foe – “Playhouse”: When Domesticity Becomes a Haunted Game
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Housecats – “Nobody Knows”: Irish Soul-Rock That Understands the Ache of Departure
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Madeleine Rose Witney – “Struttin”: A Funk-Driven Love Letter to London’s Unchanging Characters
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Livingmore – “Hurting”: Pain as Vocabulary Failure
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Too Late, But Still – “Feedback City”: Cataloging Loss Through Object Inventory
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SWOLL – “Do You Know What’s Changed?”: Fading Identity in Synthetic Light
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Bear, Man Dangerous – “When We Cease to Understand the World”: Cosmic Collapse as Political Diagnosis
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Album Review: Paul Nourigat – Curious Directions
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Peter Litvin – “Okay Alright”: Shrugging Through the Chaos
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Amelia Coburn – “Something Wild”: Domestic Life as Cage, Wolf as Liberation
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B. Miles – “Five Alarm”: Controlled Burns and The Strokes
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Band of 4 – “A Sense Of Wonder”: Digital Violence as Dance Floor Fuel
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Packaging – “On Holiday” (feat. Sugar Candy Mountain): Love as Inseparable Presence
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Album Review: Dewey Kincade – The Dark Ages
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Album Review: Brian Perrone – Bend Until It Breaks EP
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Izzie Derry – “When Will It End”: Self-Produced Anthem Captures Modern Burnout With Surgical Precision
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REXEN – “My Heart”: Peter Gabriel’s Studio Houses Gothic Folk Meditation on Emotional Brutality
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Album Review: Kramon – evolutions
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Ginger Winn – “Socrates”: Philosophy Meets Homesickness in Unexpectedly Moving Indie Pop
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EMELEH – “At Least I Did”: Manchester Grit Meets Berlin Production
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The Gristle – “JENNINGS”: Stockholm Garage Rock Meets Cinematic Mythology
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Jimmy Stanfield – “Maybe I’m Doing Something Right by Me”: Self-Production and Financial Liberation
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Besphrenz – “yeah”: Collaborative Chemistry in Pennsylvania Shed Sessions
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Will Rainier – “Dance with the Dead”: Honky-Tonk Séances and Sonic Contradictions
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Nikita – “No One’s Gonna”: The Archaeology of Perfect Moments
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William Hinson – “Self Destruct”: The Democracy of Controlled Demolition
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Nevin – “Common Sense”: The Violence of Caring Too Much
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Nadia Faye – “Smoke in the Room”: The Archaeology of Almost-Love
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Candy Moore – “What It Is”: The Reverence of the Unremarkable
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Marni – “Bee Stings”: The Physics of Panic
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Shabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats – “Our Detour”: Accidents as Architecture
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Fernando Motta – “Especial”: The Democracy of Disappointment
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Smokey Brights – “All In Who You Know”: Small Acts of Economic Rebellion
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Haunted Like Human – “Married in Savannah”: The Grief of Predictable Endings
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Album Preview: Eli Lev – Past Lives EP
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Caleb L’Etoile – “KEROSENE”: American Prophecy in Four Movements
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CLENNON’s “Drowning”: Kingston to Toronto Queer Migration
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San Gabriel’s “Alone In My Room”: East Austin Career Reckoning
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GRIP TIGHT & Martha Rose’s “In Your Eyes”: Sparks as Relationship Physics
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Anna Tivel’s “Animal Poem”: Portland’s Narrative Cartography
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SIDELINES’ “Sleep Alone”: Melbourne’s Emo Mathematics
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Strange Plants’ “Hot Tonight”: Sweat, Smoke, and Disco Grief
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Best Noodles In Town’s “Reverie”: Post-Graduation Wreckage
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Dust Cwaine’s “Little Plans”: The Alchemy of T4T Connection
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Bora York’s “Glow Hover”: Chillwave Confessions
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Sacred Text: Sixpence None The Richer Honors Neil Young’s Addiction Elegy with Reverent Precision
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Emergency Frequencies: Neil Haverty’s “Man Down” Broadcasts From the Eye of Personal Catastrophe
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Drowning in Color: Shoreline Gold’s “Forgotten Song” Finds Beauty in Disconnection
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Odd Martian – “What’s it Cost?” Review: Indie Pop Accountancy for the Soul
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10 Foot Pole – “Yeah Yeah” Review: Liberation Through Kitchen-Table Anthems
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Todd Adelman – “Another Bloody Mary Morning”: Dawn Confessions From Jackson Square
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Weaponized Optimism: Soot Sprite Transforms Despair Into Battle Cry
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Depletion as Alchemy: Slung Transforms Emptiness Into Paradoxical Wholeness
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Hypnagogic Romance: Jonathan Alexander Blurs the Boundaries Between Sleep and Desire
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Emergency Frequency: Moving in Slow Broadcasts from Rock Bottom
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The Archaeology of Absence: Charlie Bishop Excavates Inherited Trauma
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Pattern Recognition: Calico’s Gambit Decodes Relationship Algorithms on “How You Play”
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Funeral Planning and False Intimacy: xogoodbye.’s “empty bottles” Confronts Emotional Exploitation
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Geographic Memory: Jess Kerber Maps Internal Landscapes on “Never Again”
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Linguistic Liberation: Nadeem Din-Gabisi’s “Enter Claim” Reclaims Cultural Identity Through Code-Switching
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Alternate Realities: Imogen Clark Examines The Highway Not Taken on “Squinters”
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Philosophical Wagers: WOAHGETTER’s “Even Dad Had A Fiver On Love” Deconstructs Modern Romance
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Transient Connection: Del Mar Explores Temporary Escape on “Holiday Song”
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Culinary Sanctuary: Sam Wray Finds Post-Party Solace in “Amy’s Bakery”
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Preserved Imperfection: Mindy Gledhill’s “Stained Glass Heart” Emerges from the Archive Renewed
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Plastic Perfection: Duckwrth and Tanerélle Deconstruct Facades on “Ken Doll”
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Nightmare Carnival: Michael Vickers Confronts Inner Monsters Through Genre-Defying Catharsis
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Species Self-Examination: Johnny Manchild’s “Voluntary Animals” Dismantles Human Exceptionalism
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Suspended Animation: Super Tuesday’s “Soaking up the Silence” Finds Connection in Transit Limbo
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Islands of Resistance: SAVAK’s “No Man’s Island” Navigates Late-Capitalism’s Troubled Waters
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Submerged Consciousness: XOAN’s “High Underwater” Navigates Modern Alienation
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Water Memory: SOZI’s “Skipping Stones” Finds Beauty in Surrender
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Plastic Fantastic: Brian Noyes Crafts Miniature Madness on “Dollhouse Man”
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Transatlantic Metamorphosis: Liam Mour’s “Altered Reality” Charts the Emotional Geography of Relocation
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Mountain Soul Alchemy: Mason Via’s “MELT IN THE SUN” Transforms Regret Into Timeless Promise
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Behind the Mask: Saso Sandic’s “Cryin’ Spade” Dismantles Pretense with Unnerving Clarity
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Questions Without Answers: Grooblen Examines the Broken Social Contract on “How Are You?”
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Sweet Disillusionment: The Ricters Dissect Ephemeral Romance on “Candy”
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Myths Reimagined: Sea of Fog’s Orphic Meditation Questions What We Rescue
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Light Chasing Shadows: Noya Sol’s “Through the Blues” Excavates Emotional Depths
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Identity Collision: JKL aka YLLW’s “Oh, Hyper” Excavates Masculinity’s Wreckage
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Momentary Affection: Swansun’s “Loving Vincent” Explores Romance’s Impermanence
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Lockdown Mirrors and Closed Doors: The Feather’s “You and I” Captures Isolation’s Dual Nature
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Nostalgia Without Rose-Colored Glasses: Cumulus Questions Childhood’s Vanishing Simplicity
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Unbelievable Truth’s “Madison” Excavates Old Wounds with Renewed Passion
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Elucid Ether’s “The Last Ones Alive” Chronicles the Twilight Magic of Party Afterglow
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Mascot Graveyard’s “Caught Up In The Webbing” Untangles Depression Through Explosive Catharsis
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Shrimp Planet’s “Constance” Navigates Matrimonial Waters with Wistful Precision
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Dustin Silva’s “What Were We Hiding” Excavates Emptiness with Haunting Precision
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Parental Transmissions: R Doradus’s “Heritage” Maps Intergenerational Wisdom Through Long-Distance Collaboration
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Rearview Confessions: Malia Rogers’ “I Could Barely Drive” Navigates Cyclical Relationship Trauma
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Arctic Intimacy: Paper Chimes’ “Lies” Maps Internal Landscapes
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Cultural Crossroads: Tri Starr’s “Our Home” Dismantles Borders Through Unfiltered Americana
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Asa Daniels Conjures Mythological Jazz-Rock Haze in “Never Knew”
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Brittany Campbell Turns Artistic Hunger into Haunting R&B
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Elle Belle Explores Personal Mythology on “Me, Timbers”
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Nuala Strips Away the Dance Floor Glitter on “Damn You’re Cold”
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Anxiety Attack Finds Power in Empty Rooms on “So Lie to Me”
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The Ricters Build and Destroy on “Sand Castles”
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Slow Code Captures the Twilight of Cool on “Too Long in Brooklyn”
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Breaking Cycles: Ella Jinks Confronts Stagnation on “The In Between”
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Ecological Mythology: Gabrielle Ornate Weaves Modern Fables on “Haunted Earth”
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“Chase the River” – Andrea Magee Crafts Celtic-Tinged Solitude Through Ancient Instruments
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Stargazer’s Lament: The Weight of Wisdom in Youth
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Geography of the Heart: A Midwestern Love Letter
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When Memory Meets Melody: Mechanical Wonders’ Debut Bridges Past and Present
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Album Review: Rayhan – HIGH NOON EP
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“Neurotic”: Slung’s Fear-Forward Confessional
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Frequencies of Friendship: Shealagh Rose Tunes Into The Static
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Lexi Bee Charts Emotional Waters on ‘Human’
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ECHLO Blurs Romantic Lines Through a Double-Vision Haze
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Shared Image Excavates Analog Memories on ‘Sights and Sounds’
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Double Feature: The Beard and the Bird
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Edgar Everyone – “U PUSH ME”: Dancing Through Dimensions
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Album Preview: Karin Fransson – Commuter Diaries, Vol. 3 EP
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mer – “stutter”: Breaking The Silence
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Joytrip – “Slush”: Seeds of Hope Bursting Through Snow
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Wyly Bigger – “Midnight In Meridian”: Nocturnal Lament At The Crossroads
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Cereus Bright – “Boys”: A Freak-Folk Descent into Generational Malaise
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Limón Limón and Scoobert Doobert – “Hello”: A Toast To New Horizons
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McNeil Johnwood – “Scarecrow”: A Late-Blooming Indie Rebel’s Political Broadside
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Hundred Plus Club – “Gobsmacked”: Synth-Soaked Melancholy
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Album Review: Camille Schmidt – Good Person EP
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Landon Conrath – “Overrated”: A Middle-Finger To Conformity
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