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SML – “Industry”

SML is a new jazz band signed to the great International Anthem label, featuring bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann. They wrote debut album Small Medium Large in improv sessions

LA Hardcore Band Vamachara Are Breaking Up

The Los Angeles hardcore band Vamachara have announced that they are breaking up. “After ten years, we have decided to bring Vamachara to an end,” they wrote in a statement posted on their social media accounts. “The band sincerely thanks everyone for their support throughout

Peggy Gou – “Lobster Telephone”

Last month, Peggy Gou announced her debut full-length album, I Hear You , which will be out in June. It includes “ 1+1=11 ,” the Lenny Kravitz collab “ I Believe In Love Again ,” and her hit single “ (It Goes Like) Nanana .” Today, she’s sharing another new song from it,

Asher White – “Downstate Prairie”

I don’t know much about Asher White. The Providence musician was one of those Bandcamp accounts I followed after seeing one of her many, many prior releases talked up online, perhaps in a Bandcamp Friday recommendation thread on Twitter or some savvy email newsletter? But the

Premature Evaluation: Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard And Soft

What do we want from Billie Eilish? Debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? culminated a long string of EPs and singles that made Eilish a teenage star. It was the start of the alt-pop wunderkind’s career, but also kind of the end. An idiosyncratic inquiry into the