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David Vertesi Celebrates Olivia Quan — and Life Itself — with "One in a Million"

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023

Hey Ocean! bassist David Vertesi wrote "One in a Million" about the death of Vancouver producer Olivia Quan last year, and while the lyrics...

ML Buch Continues to Defy Description on "Well bucket" and "Working it out"

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PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023

You know an artist is striking previously unstruck nerves when any attempts to contextualize their music lands you on descriptions like "mi...

Brian Jordan Alvarez's "Sitting" Is a Wonderful Thing to Listen To

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PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023

It's kinda like a nap. It's kinda like something else but it is actually just "Sitting" by TJ Mack (Brian Jordan Alvarez). You may recogni...

James Blonde's 'Chameleon' Is Buoyant and Breezy

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PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2023

Just as Niagara alt-rock trio James Blonde has three members, so too does their sophomore studio album Chameleon have three sides to it — t...

Tinashe Sounds Steps Away from Heaven on 'BB/ANG3L'

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PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2023

Much has been made about the creative freedom Tinashe reclaimed since exiting her record deal with RCA, and following 2021's coming out par...

The Alchemist, MIKE and Wiki Conjure Effortless Chemistry on 'Faith Is a Rock'

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PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

Faith Is a Rock is one of the most flat-out beautiful rap albums I've heard in ages. With the Alchemist on production — continuing an extre...

Hillsboro's Self-Titled Debut Is a Sparking Live Wire

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PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2023

It's not everyday that a band shows up in your inbox with a debut album that sounds so fully formed. I don't know what I was expecting when...

Faye Webster Is in No Rush on the Beautiful "Lifetime"

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PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2023

Faye Webster's music tends to find a molasses-slow groove — sun-warmed and droopy eyed, the kind that you could sorta just vibe on for hour...