Mike Katzif
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Brighter Wounds achieves another breakthrough during a fraught and heartbreaking period. It's the band's most personal album yet.
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The Toronto indie-rock band's sophomore album builds on the promise of its celebrated debut.
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The pop-punk duo's debut album will give those weathering tough times the confidence to pick themselves up and dance.
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With a woozy hook that's as dissonant as it is catchy, the Philadelphia band's new song mixes the pretty with the messy.
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The band's 13th album feels like a tonal sequel to 2014's terrific Fuego, thanks to a balanced ear for Phish's on-stage exuberance and sonic cohesion.
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The English singer-songwriter's new album is a collection of stark, beautiful chamber-pop ballads that run him through the emotional wringer.
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Messy and fun, the Australian duo's pop-punk bursts with chunky guitars and big riffs. It's a perfect sun-streaked soundtrack for skinned-knee skate videos and beach bonfires at dusk.
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The band's tense, visceral, unpredictable sound doesn't let listeners get comfortable for very long. These 15 songs were inspired by the music each Deerhoof member grew up loving.
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Barwick's songs are musical inkblot tests: The voices trickle in and out, but never quite materialize into lyrical coherency. So it's up to the listener to interpret them and ascribe personal meaning.
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As rapturous as the band's second album feels in its catchiest moments, it's all in service to songs that touch on the dueling bittersweet experiences of love.