Megan's Staff Picks
Bess Atwell Cracks Open a Secret Door on 'Light Sleeper'
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PUBLISHED May 29, 2024
While it may have been largely overshadowed by the release of another album he worked on that summer, I was a big fan of Aaron Dessner's...
Ouri’s "Baby Has a Frown" Is an Artful Grin
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PUBLISHED May 14, 2024
When I first heard the term "intelligent dance music" (IDM), I laughed. As anyone should! The idea of one form of music somehow being more...
BADBADNOTGOOD Fan Baby Rose's Flame on 'Slow Burn'
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PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2024
Baby Rose has the type of instrument that immediately strikes both awe and fear — the former for its richness and its sense of having been...
Blondshell and Bully Are a Match Made in Grunge-Pop Heaven on "Docket"
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PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2024
Blondshell and Bully are both artists operating under monikers that start with the letter B who released noteworthy albums last year ...
Blunt Chunks Wrestles with Expectation on "High Hopes"
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PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2024
Expectation will be the death of me. I think I’ve known this for a while; whether it’s what I unconsciously find myself expecting of others...
Lizzy McAlpine Uncovers Timeless Truths on "Older"
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PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2024
McAlpine's third studio album, 'Older,' has been previewed with its cyclical title track...
Thermal Are Burdened but Alive on 'Plaster Girl'
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PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2023
Thermal's music feels like a heaving chest, heavy with the weight of thick guitar fuzz, claustrophobic emotional landscapes and a racing he...
Pony Girl Release the Pressure Slowly on 'Laff It Off'
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PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2023
Some just pop the balloon, others untie the knot and apply pressure to let the air out slowly. Pony Girl's new album is an exercise in the...