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Music Dose
Buscabulla Chronicle a Return to Puerto Rico in Chic Synthwave on 'Regresa'
The general vibe of duo Buscabulla is a chic one, lead singer Raquel Berríos’ voice airy over partner and multi-instrumentalist Luis Alfredo Del Valle’s retro Continue Reading
Khruangbin Add Vocals But Keep the Funk on 'Mordechai'
Houston’s Khruangbin have gradually been building up a global audience over their young career. Their mixture of funk, R&B, psychedelia, and a grab bag of Continue Reading
Director Denis Côté on Making Film Fearlessly
“It took me few years to recognize that I was always writing about outcasts or people living a little bit outside of the world – Continue Reading
Five Women Who Fought the Patriarchy
Square Haunting tells the story of five important British women from the early 20th century, most of whom (with the exception of Virginia Woolf) are Continue Reading
Why Australia's Alice Ivy Doesn't Want to Sleep
The title of Alice Ivy’s sophomore album is called Don’t Sleep, and after talking with the producer/DJ wunderkind otherwise known as Annika Schmarsel, it feels Continue Reading
Rising Young Jazz Pianist Micah Thomas Debuts with 'Tide'
Micah Thomas is a young pianist from Columbus, Ohio who is now making a mark in New York, playing on some terrific records with serious Continue Reading
'Stratoplay' Revels in the Delicious New Wave of the Revillos
You might have been a huge new wave music fan, pogoing your way through your senior prom in 1983, not that this reviewer would know Continue Reading
Haux Compellingly Explores Pain via 'Violence in a Quiet Mind'
Woodson Black, or more commonly known as Haux, uses his music to explore deeply felt, sometimes inexpressible, emotion. His new album, Violence in a Quiet Continue Reading
Martin Green's Junkshop Yields the Gritty, Weird Story of Britpop Wannabes
Two years. Two measly years. That’s all it took for the very course of British rock music to change forever. In May of 1986, New Continue Reading
Tatsuya Nakatani and Shane Parish Replace Form with Risk on 'Interactivity'
Improvisation, when it works, relies on deep conversations, patience, and openness. And duo settings are places where this kind of attention to simple hand gestures, Continue Reading
12 Essential Kate Bush Songs
1. “Wuthering Heights” (The Kick Inside, 1978) Bush’s first hit single, “Wuthering Heights” is an ode to the famous novel of the same name by Continue Reading
Interview: Spirit of the Bear Share “Summer Snow” Video
Colombus-based Spirit of the Bear returns with their first single in a year and a half titled Summer Snow. Written during an eight-day reclusive writing trip, Continue Reading
Country Westerns Bask in an Unparalleled Sound and Energy on Their Debut
Don’t go into Country Westerns’ self-titled debut expecting twangy back-porch music. Calling the group Country Westerns is a misnomer. The three-piece band from Nashville delivers Continue Reading
Learning to Take a Picture: An Interview With Inara George
Inara George’s The Youth of Angst isn’t an EP, and it’s not an album. It’s a collection of three songs that the singer-songwriter has dubbed Continue Reading
GOD's 'God IV – Revelation' Is a Towering Feat of Theologically-Tinged Prog Metal (album stream)
For the past several years, GOD has existed as one of the most cryptic and fascinating instrumental projects in modern progressive/black metal. Virtually nothing has Continue Reading
'Tiger King' and the Post-Truth Culture War
The Ontological Zoo Maybe it’s just from all the sheltering in place and self-isolation, but one of the most popular pieces of quarantainment has been Continue Reading
Parable Pandemics: Octavia E. Butler and Racialized Labor
Lauren Oya Olamina grew up behind a massive wall. Yet, in her dreams, she is teaching herself to fly. Among the many literary works which Continue Reading
Counterbalance 24: The Doors – 'The Doors'
Mendelsohn: The Doors’ self-titled debut is one of those albums where I understand why it’s in the Top 25. They surfaced in the heyday of Continue Reading
PC Nackt Deconstructs the Classics with 'Plunderphonia'
The concept is simple and filled with exciting possibilities: creating new music by “plundering” unexpected historical sources such as classical piano pieces or chamber orchestra Continue Reading