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Stream OK Buddy’s Urgently Hearty Punk EP Strays

OK Buddy hail from Lehigh Valley, PA, and you can definitely hear their home state in their urgent, intensely hearty approach to punk — specifically the influence of shout-along post-hardcore heroes Title Fight from an hour to the north, which is even stronger here than it is

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beabadoobee – “Take A Bite”

It’s been two years since beabadoobee released her sophomore album Beatopia , and she’s done a whole lot since then. She’s collaborated with Clairo and Laufey . She’s covered the Strokes , the Sundays , Vanessa Carlton , Aimee Mann , and Ella Fitzgerald . She’s opened the damn

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Washed Out Responds To Backlash Over AI Music Video

Last week, Washed Out shared a music video that was created with the text-to-video AI tool Sora. It was touted as OpenAI’s first officially commissioned Sora collaboration with a musician and a filmmaker, the video’s director Paul Trillo. Washed Out leader Ernest Greene quickly

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Succumb To Niboowin’s Blackened Screamo Barrage giving in

Niboowin haven’t released an album since their 2018 debut Breathing , but they did trickle out two new singles last year. One of them, “Albedo, Breathe On,” is now the closing track on the blackened screamo band’s sophomore LP giving in , out today via the always incendiary

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Bloomsday – “Artichoke” & “Object Permanence”

In March, Bloomsday announced their sophomore album Heart Of The Artichoke , the follow-up to 2022’s Place To Land . The project of New York’s Iris James Garrison has shared “ Dollar Slice ” and “ Virtual Hug ” so far, and today they’re back with the breezy singles “Artichoke”

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Bloomsday – “Artichoke” & “Object Impermanence”

In March, Bloomsday announced their sophomore album Heart Of The Artichoke , the follow-up to 2022’s Place To Land . The project of New York’s Iris James Garrison has shared “ Dollar Slice ” and “ Virtual Hug ” so far, and today they’re back with the breezy singles “Artichoke”

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We’ve Got A File On You: Steve Albini

We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.

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Spotify Found Another Way To Pay Less To Songwriters

Spotify isn’t exactly renown for the exorbitant royalties that it pays to artists and songwriters, but the giant Swedish streaming company is still finding new ways to cut down the meager shares that it pays to the people who actually make the music that people listen to on the

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Bacchae – “Next Time”

Last month, Bacchae unleashed the fun track “ Cooler Talk .” Today, the DC punk group is announcing their new album Next Time . The title track is out now.

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Artist To Watch: Brennan Wedl

Blaire Beamer "> Brennan Wedl can’t stop bowling splits. Time and again, the musician and bowling enthusiast quietly but confidently palms a waxed bowling ball from the shelf, sizes up the alley stretched out before her, and releases in a fluid curved motion before backing away

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Isobel Campbell – “Dopamine”

Isobel Campbell was an OG member of Belle And Sebastian sang lead on some of that band’s best early songs. After she left, she made a lot of great music with the late Mark Lanegan. She has a catalog . Next week, she’ll release her new solo album Bow To Love . I have heard it,

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Double Wish – “Periwinkle Pantone”

Last year, Double Wish released the Light Split Sparkle EP, which later got an expanded edition . Today, the Orange County duo is announcing its follow-up, Universe Sometimes , and sharing the lead single “Periwinkle Pantone.”

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