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Holy Smokes, September Was Stacked!
Catching up with the rest of the month's best with Woods, Lydia Loveless, Seb Wildwood, Hotel Pools, and CHAI!
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Want a New AOTY Candidate? Spin the Latest Slaughter Beach, Dog Record
Jake Ewald gets better with each album, and 'Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling' is a stunner.
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Who Are Your "Greatest Hits" Kinda Bands?
I've got Steve Miller Band. What's yours?
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Is Fleetwood Mac's 'Penguin' As Bad As the Critics Said in 1973?
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It's Time to Revisit 'Keep Your Eyes Ahead,' a 2008 Gem From The Helio Sequence
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Writing About the Rock Hall Nominees Annually Is a Grim Reminder of the Passage of Time
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50 Years of Bruce Springsteen's 'Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'
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Songs You Need To Hear Now #31
The Monkees' Mickey Dolenz covering R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People" is a mess on paper. It totally works and is one of this week's playlist highlights.
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'Strange Disciple' Finds Nation of Language Still Grooving at Their New Wave Best, but Maybe It's Time for a Change
The Brooklyn trio remain committed to their analog synth sound.
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Appreciate You Listening To 'Lost in Love,' the Debut Album From Zivi This Weekend
I'm incredibly stoked for you to hear the fourth release for Mama Mañana Records
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Songs You Need To Hear Now #30
Talking new Sparklehorse, the return of The Chemical Brothers, and The xx's Romy's debut.
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Watch: Zivi & The Rocks - Live at Meow Wolf
Warm up for Zivi's debut LP next week and take in this scorching set from last month.
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What Was Your Song of the Summer?
Popular opinion says the music this summer wasn't memorable. I beg to differ.
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'Everything Is Alive' Proves the New Era for Slowdive Is Just as Great as Their First (and Maybe Better)
No longer having to battle grunge or Britpop, the UK band is as fresh as ever on their first album in six years.
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