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    • NEW Albums: Manic Street Preachers - <i>Critical Thinking</i> | Yorkshire Times
        • Manic Street Preaches - Critical Thinking Critical Thinking; Decline and Fall; Brushstokes of Reunion; Hiding in Plain Sight; People Ruin Paintings; Dear Stephen; Being Baptised; My Brave Friend; Out of Time Revival; Deleted Scenes; Late Day Peaks; One Man Militia (Sony Music) While most of their peers are content to rest on their laurels and cannot be bothered to record any new music, preferring instead to go on tour performing old albums, often in their entirety, the Manic Street Preachers return with this surprisingly good new album—their fifteenth.
    • NEW Jason Isbell and the Art of Vulnerability | SPIN | March 10, 2025, 1:51 p.m.
        • Jason Isbell didn’t make Foxes in the Snow—his first solo effort in 10 years without his trusty 400 Unit band—because he knew it would be easy. In fact, h
    • Sinister Grift | Chicago Public Library
        • Sinister Grift — Panda Bear — On Panda Bear's first solo album in five years, he has returned with another statement that feels equally cumulative and unprecedented in his catalog. While his solo records have ranged from starkly intimate expressions of grief to colorful, electronic opuses, his music has never before sounded so warm and immediate. Working in his Lisbon, Portugal home studio with Animal Collective bandmate Josh "Deakin" Dibb, Lennox transforms Panda Bear into something resembling an old-school rock ensemble, playing nearly all the instruments himself and inviting kindred spirits into the process such as Cindy Lee, Spirit of the Beehive's Rivka Ravede, and, for the first time on a Panda Bear solo album, each of his Animal Collective bandmates.
    • Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow | Northern Transmissions | March 8, 2025, 2 p.m.
        • Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell album review by Greg Walker for Northern Transmissions, the artist's LP is now out via Southeastern Records
    • Panda Bear: Sinister Grift | Spectrum Culture | Feb. 28, 2025, 6:06 a.m.
        • Sinister Grift is not an album that’s going to change anyone’s mind about Noah Lennox’s work. It’s too agreeable to inspire hatred, but there isn’t enough here for anyone to fall in love with either.
    • Phonetics On And On. Horsegirl | wonomagazine.blogspot.com
        • Horsegirl is a New York-via-Chicago trio of best friends Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece. The trio formed in 2019 and releas...
    • Panda Bear - Sinister Grift | Northern Transmissions | Feb. 27, 2025, 12:08 a.m.
        • Sinister Grift by Panda Bear album review by Beau Goodwin for Northern Transmissions. The LP drops on February 28th via Domino Records
    • Horsegirl Embrace Space on Excellent Second Album | Northern Transmissions | Feb. 18, 2025, 7:14 p.m.
        • Horsegirl interview with Zara Hedderman for Northern Transmissions. Gigi Reece talked about working with Cate Le Bon on their new LP, and NYC
    • Review of Sinister Grift by mjrvi - Musicboard | musicboard.app
        • Review of Sinister Grift by Panda Bear. Miguel Santiago rated the album 2.0 / 5 stars. Yeah this is just not my thing I think. Decent background music for a movie or something.
    • Automatic: Nothing new for The Lumineers, still worth a listen | WA Ghostwriter
        • Multi-platinum folk-pop band The Lumineers released their fifth studio album, Automatic on Feb. 14, 2025. The album enlisted the help of producers Simone Felice and David Baran, the same duo that worked on the band’s last album, Brightside, which was released on Jan 14, 2022. Keeping with the usual themes of folk-pop music, this album feels very similar...
    • Jasper Jams: ‘Automatic’ Edition | The Quadrangle | March 4, 2025, 9 p.m.
        • Grace Cardinal, Editor-in-Chief  I am honestly ashamed to say I’ve been a member of this publication for three years now, and this is my first time ever writing a Jasper Jams. However, it is quite …

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    album cover: Automatic

    Automatic | The Lumineers

    Released: Feb. 14, 2025
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    • Automatic: Nothing new for The Lumineers, still worth a listen | WA Ghostwriter
        • Multi-platinum folk-pop band The Lumineers released their fifth studio album, Automatic on Feb. 14, 2025. The album enlisted the help of producers Simone Felice and David Baran, the same duo that worked on the band’s last album, Brightside, which was released on Jan 14, 2022. Keeping with the usual themes of folk-pop music, this album feels very similar...
    • Jasper Jams: ‘Automatic’ Edition | The Quadrangle | March 4, 2025, 9 p.m.
        • Grace Cardinal, Editor-in-Chief  I am honestly ashamed to say I’ve been a member of this publication for three years now, and this is my first time ever writing a Jasper Jams. However, it is quite …
    • Video: The Lumineers Share Music Video for 'Automatic' | Broadway World
        • The Lumineers have shared the official music video for the title track from their recently released album Automatic. The video was directed by filmmaker Anaïs LaRocca (Hundred Waters). Watch it now!
    • Album Review: The Lumineers – Automatic | No Frills Reviews | Feb. 25, 2025, 5:51 p.m.
        • As they sacrifice some of their catchy charm, Lumineers lack of songwriting depth is increasingly exposed The Lumineers may only be five albums deep, and still command popular appeal, even if it’s …
    • The Lumineers shed their foot-stomping folk energy with “Automatic” | UCSD Guardian
        • On Feb. 14, The Lumineers released their fifth studio album, “Automatic,” not only marking the 20-year anniversary of the band, but also showcasing a transition from their signature storytelling sound to one that embraces personal reflection. Even though this album makes use of the same instruments — acoustic guitar, cello, mandolin blended with electric keyboard,...
    • The Lumineers’ newest album invokes a cyclical journey - The Tufts Daily | Oliver Hazard makes the Royale its living room - The Tufts Daily
        • Despite a Valentine’s Day release date,&nbsp;The Lumineers’ newest album “Automatic” takes a dark turn, filled with anxiety-threaded songs that center on struggles with depression rather than love.&nbsp;The album, written by founding members Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites,&nbsp;takes listeners on a cyclical journey filled with haunting melodies and intricate lyrics.
    • ​The Lumineers (from the album Automatic | The Alternate Root - Discover Roots & Americana Music
        • ​The Lumineers (from the album Automatic available on Dualtone Records) (by Danny McCloskey) Having achieved massive success with their debut album, and its equally chart-topping single, “Hey...
    • The Lumineers Release Fifth Studio Album “Automatic” | Lions' Digest
        • On Feb. 14, alternative folk band The Lumineers released their fifth studio album, “Automatic.” The album featured nine new tracks, three of which were previously released as a teaser EP. The album explores themes of modernism through top songs such as “Same Old Song” and “You’re All I Got.” This was the band’s first release...
    • The Lumineers - Automatic Album Review | Racket Magazine | Feb. 20, 2025, 7:46 a.m.
        • In 2022, Spotify Unwrapped listed “stomp and holler” as my 5th most listened to genre. I was confused, as I never heard that phrase. After looking into it, I was… mad? No, no, I was far too underground for suspenders and bespoke boots as a genre, right? I was in a mosh pit at Riot […]
    • The Lumineers’ new album is an “Automatic” hit! | THE HERALD | Feb. 19, 2025, noon
        • COURTESY OF GENIUS.COM The Lumineers’ fifth album, “Automatic,” is out and it was an automatic joy! Now, my experience with these Denver folk-rockers is limited, with their hit “Ophelia” being the …
    • The Lumineers’ “Automatic” album review  | Her Campus | Created for Gen Z, By Gen Z. | Feb. 19, 2025, 7 p.m.
        • The Lumineers are one of my lifelong passions. Their debut, self-titled, album frequently featured on my dad’s Pandora station, so I often heard them around the house.
    • The Lumineers deliver folk-pop perfection with ‘Automatic’ | The Daily Northwestern | Feb. 19, 2025, 6:59 a.m.
        • Folk-pop duo Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, founding members of The Lumineers, celebrated 20 years of songwriting together with the release of “Automatic” on Friday. The album delivers a blend of the band’s stomp-and-holler classics and heartbreaking ballads that embody The Lumineers’ beloved folk rhythms and lyrics while exploring modern themes. “Automatic” marks The Lumineers’...
    • The Lumineers - Automatic | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News ... | Clash Magazine
        • US indie folk duo The Lumineers are back and are traversing a new sonic terrain in the shape of their highly-anticipated fifth album ‘Automatic’. The renowned saying ‘The only constant is change’ certainly rings true – Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites are in a totally different place since their Craigslist early beginnings.
    • Album Review: Lumineers "Automatic" | WERS 88.9FM | Feb. 19, 2025, 2:16 a.m.
        • Automatic is The Lumineers’ fifth studio album following Brightside and consists of 11 new songs, marking a momentous milestone for the band.
    • Album Review: The Lumineers - 'Automatic' | Alt Revue | Feb. 13, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
        • Denver, CO based musicians The Lumineers are back with their latest effort Automatic! After the release of their Live From Wrigley Field LP, in late 2024, we wondered what the band could have up their collective sleeve next and with Automatic, they didn't disappoint. The band is back and are as good as ever with a mixture of upbeat and slowed-down tracks. On the early parts of the album, we really loved the track "Asshole". Singer Wesley Schultz's vocals climb steadily throughout the track build

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    album cover: Blindness

    Blindness | The Murder Capital

    Released: Feb. 21, 2025
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    • The Murder Capital announce new album Blindness | Northern Transmissions
        • The Murder Capital have announced their new album Blindness will be released on February 21, 2025. With the news, the Irish band, have shared new single “Words Lost Meaning”. Blindness, follows their previous LP Gigi’s Recovery.
    • The Murder Capital - Blindness | Northern Transmissions
        • Back again with their highly anticipated third album, Irish quintet ‘The Murder Capital’ releases a bold new post-punk revival album that builds on the scaffolding of previous albums both sonically and lyrically.
    • The Murder Capital - Blindness review • DIY Magazine | DIY | Feb. 19, 2025, midnight
        • On third album ‘Blindness’, The Murder Capital grapple with flawed patriotism and innate human error, all while frontman James McGovern is determined to confront – and even embrace – his own blind spots.
    • The Murder Capital: Blindness | Spectrum Culture | March 2, 2025, midnight
        • The Murder Capital’s first two albums, released in 2019 and 2023, were well received, drenched in a kind of Peter Murphy/Bauhaus post-punk, full of intensity and social critique. So the anticipation of their third studio release, Blindness , has been understandably high if tempered with the expectation that not all bands can sustain their ...
    • Albums Of The Week: The Murder Capital | Blindness | Tinnitist | Feb. 20, 2025, midnight
        • THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Following the universal acclaim for their two first records, The Murder Capital are back with Blindness, their vividly realised, clear-sightedly ambitious new album.
    • Interview The Murder Capital : Blind Faith - diymag.com | DIY | Feb. 17, 2025, midnight
        • On third album ‘Blindness’, The Murder Capital grapple with flawed patriotism and innate human error, all while frontman James McGovern is determined to confront – and even embrace – his own blind spots.
    • The Murder Capital – Blindness | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News ... | Clash Magazine | Feb. 21, 2025, 4:38 p.m.
        • Back in the late 2010’s, The Murder Capital – together with Fontaines D.C. – became the poster boys for a new generation of Irish post punk bands. But that’s not to say that the Dublin five-piece wished to have their sound simplified by this tag. They boldly changed things up on 2023’s ‘Gigi’s Recovery’ for a mournful and introspective portrayal of self-discovery and recovery.

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    album cover: Constellations for the Lonely

    Constellations for the Lonely | Doves

    Released: Feb. 28, 2025
    Articles:
    • Albums Of The Week: Doves | Constellations For The Lonely | Tinnitist | Feb. 27, 2025, midnight
        • T HE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Doves return with their first new music in over four years, reclaiming territory all their own. Frontman Jimi Goodwin and twins Andy and Jez Williams’ winding path to a sixth album culminates with the 10-track Constellations For The Lonely.. Signing off the previous chapter of their story with the release of their third U.K. chart-topper, 2020’s boundary ...
    • Doves – Constellations For The Lonely - clashmusic.com | Clash Magazine | Feb. 28, 2025, 9:38 a.m.
        • ‘Constellations for the Lonely’ is an intricate and masterful record from a band at the top of their game. Still a familiar sound for old fans to enjoy, yet still open to exploring new terrain. Doves have faced their personal difficulties over the years and used album number six as a means of catharsis.
    • "The Future Was So Uncertain" Doves Interviewed | Features | Clash ... | Clash Magazine | Feb. 26, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
        • Lead singer Jimi Goodwin will not be accompanying brothers Jez and Andy Williams on the forthcoming tour in support of sixth album ‘Constellations for the Lonely’, just as he was unable to engage in the campaign for previous album ‘The Universal Want’ in 2021.
    • Doves Announce New Album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’ | Clash Magazine
        • Doves have written, recorded, and produced their new album, with additional production from long-term collaborator, Dan Austin. Out on February 14th, ‘Constellations For The Lonely’ features 10 songs, available on standard and special edition vinyl, CD, cassette and digital.
    • Listen to Doves' new single 'A Drop In The Ocean' | NME | Feb. 27, 2025, 7:49 a.m.
        • Doves have shared a new single titled ‘A Drop In The Ocean’ – you can listen to it below. The track serves as the final preview of the band’s sixth studio album ‘Constellations For The...
    • 'Constellations For The Lonely' Finds Doves At Their Most Fragmented ... | Glide Magazine | Feb. 27, 2025, 4:22 a.m.
        • The album ends poignant with the repeated refrain, “We’ll go on forever,” a sentiment that feels as much like a promise as a plea. While Constellations For The Lonely doesn’t reach the seamless heights of The Last Broadcast or Lost Souls, it proves that Doves still has something vital to say. While the Williams brothers have contributed ...
    • Doves - Constellations For The Lonely | Northern Transmissions
        • Constellations For The Lonely album review by Victoria Borlando for Northern Transmissions. The UK band's LP drops on February 28th
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    Critical Thinking | Manic Street Preachers

    Released: Feb. 14, 2025
    Articles:
    • NEW Albums: Manic Street Preachers - <i>Critical Thinking</i> | Yorkshire Times
        • Manic Street Preaches - Critical Thinking Critical Thinking; Decline and Fall; Brushstokes of Reunion; Hiding in Plain Sight; People Ruin Paintings; Dear Stephen; Being Baptised; My Brave Friend; Out of Time Revival; Deleted Scenes; Late Day Peaks; One Man Militia (Sony Music) While most of their peers are content to rest on their laurels and cannot be bothered to record any new music, preferring instead to go on tour performing old albums, often in their entirety, the Manic Street Preachers return with this surprisingly good new album—their fifteenth.
    • Manic Street Preachers: Critical Thinking | Spectrum Culture | March 4, 2025, 6:03 a.m.
        • As with so much of the Manics’ best work, it’s an album that’s easy to listen to, but that lingers uneasily in the mind; as it should.
    • ‘Dear Stephen’ a song about Morrissey by Manic Street Preachers | Morrissey-solo
        • The Manic Street Preachers have a song on their new album ‘Critical Thinking’ called ‘Dear Stephen’, about Morrissey. Here’s an excerpt from the NME interview with the band. “At the centre of the album is ‘Dear Stephen’ – inspired by a postcard sent to Wire as a teen from Morrissey at the...
    • Albums Of The Week: Manic Street Preachers | Critical Thinking | Tinnitist | Feb. 13, 2025, midnight
        • T HE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Critical Thinking is Manic Street Preachers’ 15th studio album. It celebrates conflicting ideas, with unflinchingly soul-searching lyrics meeting some of the most head-on, addictive melodies the band have ever recorded.
    • Manic Street Preachers - Critical Thinking review • DIY Magazine | DIY | Feb. 12, 2025, midnight
        • If to suggest that Manic Street Preachers suffered from the strength of their own caricature – angry young men with a message; a still since unrivalled ability to combine politics and pop for chart success – is an exaggeration, then at least the way that fifteenth album ‘Critical Thinking’ starts goes some way towards misdirecting the bulk of the trio’s latest.
    • Manic Street Preachers – 'Critical Thinking' review | NME | Feb. 12, 2025, 10:51 a.m.
        • The opening title track of Manic Street Preachers’ 15th album ‘Critical Thinking’ finds the motor-mouthed, sabre-rattling bassist and lyricist Wire aghast and rudderless in a fractured world.
    • Manic Street Preachers - Critical Thinking | Dork | Feb. 12, 2025, midnight
        • Label: Columbia Records Released: 14th February 2025 Having accepted their days of hit singles are behind them, Manic Street Preachers have nonetheless continued releasing albums at a regular tic, and ‘Critical Thinking’, their fifteenth, finds them scratching their heads at the cultural landscape they find themselves in.
    • Manic Street Preachers – Critical Thinking - clashmusic.com | Clash Magazine | Feb. 10, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
        • Where once a Wire vocal was tucked away in the middle of an album so it could do minimal harm, Nicky is the first voice on ‘Critical Thinking’, taking aim at modern buzzwords and clichéd phrases whose vacuous nature has riled the ageing antagonist.
    • Manic Street Preachers : Reflections On A Splintered World | DIY | Jan. 30, 2025, midnight
        • That resulting album - next month’s ‘Critical Thinking’ - is proof that the finish line is still nowhere in sight. A high-velocity juggernaut of relentless energy, the band’s knack for a tender, infectious melody locks horns with their impulse to craft the occasional anthemic chorus.

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    album cover: Foxes in the Snow

    Foxes in the Snow | Jason Isbell

    Released: March 7, 2025
    Articles:
    • NEW Jason Isbell and the Art of Vulnerability | SPIN | March 10, 2025, 1:51 p.m.
        • Jason Isbell didn’t make Foxes in the Snow—his first solo effort in 10 years without his trusty 400 Unit band—because he knew it would be easy. In fact, h
    • Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow | Northern Transmissions | March 8, 2025, 2 p.m.
        • Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell album review by Greg Walker for Northern Transmissions, the artist's LP is now out via Southeastern Records

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    album cover: I Love You, Honeybear Demos, etc.

    I Love You, Honeybear Demos, etc. | Father John Misty

    Released: Feb. 14, 2025
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    • Father John Misty: I Love You, Honeybear Demos, etc. | Pitchfork | Feb. 21, 2025, midnight
        • In honor of its 10-year anniversary, Father John Misty has re-released a collection of demos from the album, originally sent out in 2015 as a bonus cassette called I Luv You HB.
    • Father John Misty's 'I Love You, Honeybear' Turns 10 | Stereogum | Feb. 6, 2025, midnight
        • With Honeybear, he kicked off one of its great ascensions. Tillman had tapped into a rich vein when he became Father John Misty. Both playing into and dismantling a vast array of California...
    • Love in the age of irony: How Father John Misty created modern romance ... | Dork | Feb. 7, 2025, midnight
        • In the decade since Father John Misty unleashed ‘I Love You, Honeybear’ upon an unsuspecting world, it’s become the blueprint for how to write about romance without sacrificing your credentials as a professional cynic – a neat trick that countless others have attempted but few have matched.

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    album cover: New Love

    New Love | Ziggy Alberts

    Released: Feb. 21, 2025
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    • Ziggy Alberts - 'New Love' | Mystic Sons | March 4, 2025, 9:59 a.m.
        • 8/10 After spending much of the last few years developing a refined approach to the folk-pop sound, Australian singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts now returns with 'New Love', a expansive and introspective album that serves as both a reflection on personal growth and a call to embrace life’s magic. Released via his own label Commonfolk Records, the record marks his seventh studio effort to date, capturing a sense of renewal while staying true to the raw and heartfelt storytelling that has defined his career so far.
    • Ziggy Alberts 'New Love': Album Review | Rolling Stone Australia | Feb. 21, 2025, 12:09 a.m.
        • The Byron Bay-based singer-songwriter doles out the sun-drenched acoustic melodies on his seventh full-length
    • Ziggy Alberts releases new album 'New Love' | TotalNtertainment | Feb. 21, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
        • Australian singer- songwriter Ziggy Alberts has today released his highly-anticipated album ‘New Love’ via Ziggy’s own record label
    • Ziggy Alberts' "I'm With You" Is a Sun-Kissed Celebration of Love ... | Atwood Magazine | Feb. 12, 2025, midnight
        • “I’m With You” is no exception; released in mid-January, the final single off Alberts’ seventh studio album New Love (out February 21 st) is an intimate, sun-kissed celebration. Through a medley of glistening acoustic guitar strums, exuberant hand claps, pounding drums, and warm harmonies, he embraces life’s “simple, yet meaningful ...

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    album cover: Oh! The Ocean

    Oh! The Ocean | The Wombats

    Released: Feb. 14, 2025
    Articles:
    • Album Review: The Wombats "Oh! The Ocean" | WERS 88.9FM | Feb. 27, 2025, 6:11 p.m.
        • The Wombats’ sixth studio album, Oh! The Ocean marks a significant evolution in the band’s sound and thematic depth.
    • INTO THE MOSH 113: WOMBATS | OH! THE OCEAN | BOAT PARTY REVIEW | Futuremag Music
        • Words by Matilda Elliott. The Wombats are truly a staple in so many Aussie music fan’s arsenals. With a band name that implies they’re from here, the UK and European band are declared honourary Aussies, with their hits soundtracking so many Australian gathos, to their songs even being played at hu
    • Album Review: Oh! The Ocean // The Wombats | The Indiependent | Feb. 18, 2025, 8:23 a.m.
        • The Wombats' new album shows they're continuing to strengthen their overall sound with experimentation and ever-increasing confidence.
    • EXTENDED PLAY 100: THE WOMBATS | OH! THE OCEAN | ALBUM REVIEW | Futuremag Music
        • Words by AJ Mahar. British Indie Rock staples, The Wombats, are back with their sixth studio album Oh! The Ocean. The much-loved group in Australia return with some tricks left up their sleeves. The by now, well-circulated opening single Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come , begins proceeding

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    album cover: Perverts

    Perverts | Ethel Cain

    Released: Jan. 8, 2025
    Articles:
    • Ethel Cain // Perverts | Hullabaloo | Feb. 22, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
        • Post by Misha // The ascension of Ethel Cain happened at a time in my life when I wasn’t listening to very much music, nor logging on to consume missives about the daily waxings and wanings, the eruptions, the quiet implosions within the music landscape. My introduction to Ethel Cain came when I was in […]
    • Ethel Cain unveils her dark album ‘Perverts’ | Massachusetts Daily Collegian
        • Ethel Cain self-released her fourth album, “Perverts,” through her record label Daughters of Cain on Jan. 8. Clocking in at nearly an hour and a half, the project is one of Cain’s most experimental works to date, making it a stand-out in her career. The album was entirely written, recorded and produced by Cain herself....
    • Ethel Cain - Perverts | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews ... | Clash Magazine
        • On her debut album ‘Preacher’s Daughter,’ Ethel Cain (stage persona of Hayden Anhedönia) put the “cult” in “cult following” and emerged with the potential to be the next great indie darling. In her follow-up, she rejects the label entirely with 90 minutes of unsettling industrial noise and spectral vocals.
    • A Review of Perverts by Ethel Cain | 26,000 Watts of College Debauchery | Feb. 11, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
        • Although I should probably stop, listening to music in scary places elevates the experience By John Faussemagne About a year ago, I decided to dive deep into the world of Scott Walker, an artist I …
    • Ethel Cain – Perverts | Northern Transmissions
        • Perverts by Ethel Cain album review by Victoria Borlando for Northern Transmissions. The artist's EP drops on January 10 via Daughters of Cain
    • Ethel Cains New Release: “Perverts” | The Headlight
        • Hayden Silas Anhedönia, also known as Ethel Cain, has one of the most unique voices in the music world. Her music is like stepping into a dream: beautiful but slightly unsettling, mixing haunting vibes with raw emotional storytelling. Cain pulls from indie, alt-rock and Southern Gothic influences. Her songs dive deep into heavy themes like...
    • Ethel Cain echoes out her pain with new album, 'Perverts' | The Daily Targum | Jan. 29, 2025, 5 a.m.
        • Ethel Cain's sophomore album, "Perverts," marks a radical departure from her earlier works, embracing a soundscape that combines slowcore, darkwave and noise rock. With a sprawling runtime of 89 minutes, the album delves deep into themes of shame, powerlessness and inner conflict, offering listeners an intense exploration of the darkest corners of human emotion. It's an ambitious, boundary-pushing project that challenges listeners while showcasing Cain's growth as an artist. The album also reflects her ability to intertwine personal vulnerability with experimental artistry, constructing a listening experience that is both emotionally raw and musically daring. 
    • Review: Ethel Cain "Perverts" | Enharmonic Magazine | Jan. 28, 2025, 1:38 a.m.
        • The restless buzzing of a neon light, the presence of a looming, moaning shadow in a dark corner, the crushing feeling of knowing you're about to be in terrible danger... Ethel Cain's long-awaited fourth album, Perverts, is a one and a half hour skin-crawling nightmare. To match a nightmarish beginning to the new year, if you've ever had the misfortune of stumbling your way through TikTok at 3AM and come across the "backrooms" lore, that is exactly what Perverts feels like. It transports you to
    • Perverts by Ethel Cain | Album Review | Medium | Jan. 29, 2025, 10:43 p.m.
        • The latest studio recording from the trans indie star explores the darkest annals of humanity over uncompromising instrumentals.
    • Album Review: Ethel Cain – Perverts | ACRN.com | Jan. 28, 2025, 4:34 p.m.
        • By Jessica Thrasher, Contributor [Daughters of Cain Records; 2025] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “Vacillator,” “Pulldrone,” “Amber Waves” I would like to start by saying that this project bears little r…
    • 10. Perverts - Ethel Cain | substack.com
        • Ethel Cain's Perverts and the personal grapple with creativity in an age of tech supremacy and anti-intellectualism
    • Review: Ethel Cain — Perverts | SLUG Magazine | Jan. 27, 2025, 6:50 p.m.
        • In spite of its massive runtime, this is an album with no fat to trim — it’s not some bloated prog epic or exercise in time wasting.
    • Ethel Cain Shares New 55-Minute Piece On NTS, 'Perverts' Demos On SoundCloud | Stereogum | Jan. 25, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
        • 2025 is shaping up to be the year of Ethel Cain. The alt-pop recluse dropped Perverts earlier this month, a terrific piece of music that’s labeled as an EP despite its 90-minute length. She made her TV debut when Fox News complained about her Instagram post calling for the killing of more CEOs following Luigi Mangione’s alleged assassination of Brian Thompson, and she doubled down in response. Now, she’s already back with a 55-minute piece on NTS.
    • Ethel Cain releases new album "Perverts" | Technique | Jan. 24, 2025, 4:17 p.m.
        • Although Ethel Cain’s newest release may appear to be an unexpected pivot from her previous albums, “Perverts” still captures Cain’s raw, unwavering reverence. Through the...
    • Review: Ethel Cain’s ‘Perverts’ channels pain, shame and ambiance - The Baylor Lariat | baylorlariat.com | Jan. 22, 2025, 4:36 a.m.
        • Much like the rest of Cain’s discography, “Perverts” isn’t exactly a casual listen. It’s not meant to be consumed while doing the dishes, walking on the treadmill or going grocery shopping. It’s one of those albums you listen to in a dark room, in silence, maybe curled up in bed. It demands undivided attention, solemnity respect.
    • “Perverts”: Breaking Down the Mystique, Theology and Meaning behind Ethel Cain | thehoya.com
        • “Ethel Cain” is the stage name of Florida native Hayden Anhedönia, who drew critical acclaim and the internet’s attention following her 2022 debut LP “Preacher’s Daughter.” Her artistry is largely lore-driven: “Preacher’s Daughter” follows the character Ethel Cain as she runs away from home and meets a man who promises to show her the West,...
    • ”Perverts” is a unique take on music | The Echo
        • Ethel Cain released her fourth album, “Perverts,” on Jan. 8. Cain started making music in 2017, and over her eight-year career, she has earned many loyal fans while gaining 2.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The album consists of nine songs with a runtime of one hour and 29 minutes. Most songs are just under...
    • Ethel Cain premieres new ambient sound in latest album | The Observer
        • This past Wednesday, Jan. 8, singer/songwriter Ethel Cain released her fourth studio album, “Perverts.” The newest album from Cain quickly became an online sensation, with much contention as to how it compared to the singer’s previous studio albums. The main reason for this debate emerges from the ambient, droning sounds that accompany most of “Perverts.”...
    • An Album Review of Ethel Cain’s ‘Perverts’ | KSDT | Jan. 20, 2025, 11:49 p.m.
        • On January 9, 2025, Christmas came early for the cool kids; I am not talking about Letterboxd Wrapped, but the release of Hayden Anhedönia, also known as Ethel Cain’s, album Perverts. Since her ann…
    • Review of Perverts by mauve - Musicboard | musicboard.app
        • Review of Perverts by Ethel Cain. mauve rated the album 4.5 / 5 stars. I’m late with this review because Ethel Cain is not an artist who’s album I want to review after just one listen. As some of you may know, Preacher’s Daughter is still my favorite album of the 2020s so far. And now she’s back 3 years later with an album that is somehow even darker than Previous Daug...
    • Ethel Cain - Perverts | The Needle Drop | Jan. 18, 2025, 10:47 p.m.
        • Ethel Cain tests her mettle in the world of drone and dark ambient on Perverts.
    • Album Review: Ethel Cain, 'Perverts' | Our Culture | Jan. 14, 2025, 9:43 p.m.
        • from the dark ambient pieces to the more conventional songs, Perverts is towering both in its claustrophobia and gravitational pull.
    • Ethel Cain — Perverts | EUPHORIA. | Jan. 13, 2025, 3 p.m.
        • Be prepared to be blown away by Ethel Cain's latest 90-minute project Perverts, which follows her 2022 debut album Preacher's Daughter.
    • Album Review: Ethel Cain - 'Perverts' | When The Horn Blows
        • Ethel Cain’s newest musical creation retreats into the corners of a darker family of genres: Slowcore, dark wave and occasional noise rock. In providing us with an exceptional nightmare to begin 2025, she proves herself to be a worthy crypt sister to the likes of Lingua Ignota, Uboa, and Converge.
    • First Reactions To…Ethel Cain’s ‘Perverts’ : | Kendall Lacey's Webworld | Jan. 11, 2025, 9:10 a.m.
        • Holy shit, what the fuck is this? It has been a long time since that has been my first reaction to an album and Perverts is very much An Album in the old school sense, You’re unlikely to pick a tra…
    • Ethel Cain: Perverts | Spectrum Culture | Jan. 10, 2025, 6:06 a.m.
        • If Preacher’s Daughter was the sound of someone barely holding things together, then Perverts is the sound of that same person letting things fall apart completely.
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    Phonetics On and On | Horsegirl

    Released: Feb. 14, 2025
    Articles:
    • Horsegirl Embrace Space on Excellent Second Album | Northern Transmissions | Feb. 18, 2025, 7:14 p.m.
        • Horsegirl interview with Zara Hedderman for Northern Transmissions. Gigi Reece talked about working with Cate Le Bon on their new LP, and NYC
    • Phonetics On And On. Horsegirl | wonomagazine.blogspot.com
        • Horsegirl is a New York-via-Chicago trio of best friends Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece. The trio formed in 2019 and releas...
    • Phonetics On and On – album review | The Bookish Mutant | Feb. 27, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
        • Happy Thursday, bibliophiles! Finally had time to do an album review…unprecedented… I first fell in love with Horsegirl in my senior year of high school. Back then, they were afloat on …
    • SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: HORSEGIRL - PHONETICS ON AND ON | The Spill Magazine | Feb. 14, 2025, 5:06 a.m.
        • HORSEGIRL PHONETICS ON AND ON MATADOR RECORDS Horsegirl’s highly-anticipated second album, Phonetics On and On, is a massive hit. It is an innovative exploration in minimalism. Taking a softer and quieter approach results in mesmerizingly catchy and fun pop songs with spellbinding guitar tones and riffs, beautifully-melodic vocal harmonies, and bright textures. Main standouts “2468” […]
    • Horsegirl: Phonetics On and On | Spectrum Culture | Feb. 13, 2025, midnight
        • Whenever an artist deviates from what we expect, the first feeling for fans may be apprehension. One may encounter fans on online spaces like Reddit’s Indie Heads having such feelings about Horsegirl’s debut single “2468” off their new album Phoentics On and On.
    • Phonetics On and On by Horsegirl | Northern Transmissions
        • Horsegirl’s sophomore record, Phonetics On and On, is a heartwarming and dynamic record that feels like finding a lost cassette of an 80s or 90s velvet underground-inspired band.
    • Horsegirl: Phonetics On and On Album Review | Pitchfork | Feb. 19, 2025, midnight
        • For their second album, produced by Cate Le Bon, the New York-via-Chicago indie rockers adopt a spirit of linguistic playfulness and a newly pared-back sound. Phonetics On and On is a home-away ...
    • Horsegirl – ‘Phonetics On And On’ review | NME | Feb. 13, 2025, 10 a.m.
        • On their second album, the Chicago band strip back the layers – sonically and lyrically – as they continue to discover their own sound and voice For this record, Horsegirl took inspiration ...

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    Rarely Do I Dream | Youth Lagoon

    Released: Feb. 21, 2025
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    • Youth Lagoon: Rarely Do I Dream | Spectrum Culture | Feb. 25, 2025, midnight
        • Rarely Do I Dream pulls so much from Powers’ childhood home movies, to the point where the song should actually open the record, setting us up to know the context behind these fragments first, then get to recontextualize those sounds within Youth Lagoon’s songs.
    • Youth Lagoon - Rarely Do I Dream | Northern Transmissions
        • Trevor Powers gives us an acutely personal insight into his life in the latest album Rarely Do I Dream, constructing an album over the soundtrack of his childhood, quite literally pulling from his past.
    • Youth Lagoon Opens the Portal - Paste Magazine | Paste | Feb. 18, 2025, 5:35 p.m.
        • Two years after resurrecting his beloved moniker on Heaven Is a Junkyard, Trevor Powers has returned with Rarely Do I Dream, the best album of his career so far.
    • Youth Lagoon: Rarely Do I Dream Album Review | Pitchfork | Feb. 24, 2025, midnight
        • On Rarely Do I Dream, Youth Lagoon’s newest LP, Powers collages these remnants of the past into a sonic scrapbook that sets the Powers clan beside the diner waitresses, devils, and detectives of ...

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    SAYA | Saya Gray

    Released: Feb. 21, 2025
    Articles:
    • Saya Gray - SAYA Review | Still Listening
        • Saya Gray’s SAYA is a heartbreak album that thrives on bold experimentation.
    • The New Saya Gray Era Lands With A Bold Emotional Punch | The Fashionography | Feb. 24, 2025, 10:07 p.m.
        • Saya Gray’s second full-length album, Saya, signals a turning point for the Japanese-Canadian musician, known until now for works that felt like living sketches rather than polished statements.
    • Review | Saya Gray - SAYA | Clunk Magazine | Feb. 21, 2025, 3:25 p.m.
        • Saya Gray steps in a new folkier direction on her debut LP, but never loses her unique voice and one-of-a-kind production
    • Saya Gray Releases Debut Album 'Saya' | Broadway World
        • Experimental artist Saya Gray has released her highly-anticipated debut album SAYA. The project was heralded in by previous singles “SHELL ( OF A MAN ),” “H.B.W,” and “LIE DOWN..,” and serves as a 10-track introduction. Check it out here!
    • Saya Gray: Saya Album Review | Pitchfork | Feb. 21, 2025, midnight
        • While much of Saya undercuts Gray’s bitterness with peppy tempos in major keys, a run of tracks in the album’s back half taps directly into its underlying doom and gloom. The mordant folk of ...
    • Saya Gray 'SAYA' Album Review | Stereogum | Feb. 18, 2025, midnight
        • The way Saya Gray sings these words on “H.B.W.,” a standout of her new album SAYA, you can almost see her still wearing her mourning veil, meandering through endless headstones. The phrase ...
    • Saya Gray’s ‘Lie Down…’ Proves Less Is More - clashmusic.com | Clash Magazine
        • Saya Gray has shared her new single ‘Lie Down…’ – tune in now. The singer has multiple strands to her work, an artist with a precocious feel, and a huge degree of emotional impact. Debut album ‘SAYA’ is out on February 21st, with CLASH naming it one of 2025’s most-anticipated releases.
    • Saya Gray is constantly in motion : World Cafe | NPR | Feb. 21, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
        • Saya Gray is constantly in motion : World Cafe : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The Toronto native sits down with World Cafe's Raina Douris to talk about her debut, full-length album. World ...
    • Saya Gray Announces Debut Album ‘SAYA’ - clashmusic.com | Clash Magazine
        • Saya Gray will release her debut album ‘SAYA’ on February 21st. The Toronto-born auteur impressed with two pivotal EPs, establishing her aesthetic vision across ‘QWERTY’ and ‘QWERTY II’. Work has progressed on her debut album over the past 12 months, with the seed of her songwriting laid down by a trip to Japan late last year.
    • Saya Gray has dropped her debut album 'SAYA' | Dork | Feb. 21, 2025, midnight
        • Saya Gray has released her debut album ‘SAYA’ via Dirty Hit. The 10-track collection follows previous singles ‘SHELL ( OF A MAN )’, ‘H.B.W’, and ‘LIE DOWN..’. The release follows Gray’s 2023 project ’19 MASTERS’ and subsequent EPs ‘QWERTY’ and ‘QWERTY II’. The new album was created following a solo journey across ...
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    Sinister Grift | Panda Bear

    Released: Feb. 28, 2025
    Articles:
    • Sinister Grift | Chicago Public Library
        • Sinister Grift — Panda Bear — On Panda Bear's first solo album in five years, he has returned with another statement that feels equally cumulative and unprecedented in his catalog. While his solo records have ranged from starkly intimate expressions of grief to colorful, electronic opuses, his music has never before sounded so warm and immediate. Working in his Lisbon, Portugal home studio with Animal Collective bandmate Josh "Deakin" Dibb, Lennox transforms Panda Bear into something resembling an old-school rock ensemble, playing nearly all the instruments himself and inviting kindred spirits into the process such as Cindy Lee, Spirit of the Beehive's Rivka Ravede, and, for the first time on a Panda Bear solo album, each of his Animal Collective bandmates.
    • Panda Bear: Sinister Grift | Spectrum Culture | Feb. 28, 2025, 6:06 a.m.
        • Sinister Grift is not an album that’s going to change anyone’s mind about Noah Lennox’s work. It’s too agreeable to inspire hatred, but there isn’t enough here for anyone to fall in love with either.
    • Panda Bear - Sinister Grift | Northern Transmissions | Feb. 27, 2025, 12:08 a.m.
        • Sinister Grift by Panda Bear album review by Beau Goodwin for Northern Transmissions. The LP drops on February 28th via Domino Records
    • Review of Sinister Grift by mjrvi - Musicboard | musicboard.app
        • Review of Sinister Grift by Panda Bear. Miguel Santiago rated the album 2.0 / 5 stars. Yeah this is just not my thing I think. Decent background music for a movie or something.
    • Panda Bear : Sinister Grift | Complex Distractions | March 5, 2025, 11:27 a.m.
        • Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, is the sunshine pop weaved into the art rock canvas that is Animal Collective. His Beach Boys-esque harmonies make even the busiest AC tracks feel just a touch more har…
    • Panda Bear: Sinister Grift [Album Review] | The Fire Note
        • Panda BearSinister GriftDomno [2025] “A stunning fusion of classic rock warmth and avant-pop charm—Panda Bear embraces a bold new chapter.” Album Ove
    • Panda Bear - Sinister Grift Review | Still Listening
        • Noah Lennox provides a beautiful take on poetic shadow work, finding acceptance in both tragedy and growth.&nbsp; Panda Bear released his eighth solo album, Sinister Grift , which seamlessly creates a buoyant listen to weighted lyricism. It’s a revitalizing musical experience that prods at hol
    • Animal Collective’s Panda Bear releases Sinister Grift — the quiet reckoning of midlife | The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
        • If you are at all familiar with 2000s indie rock or early internet music culture, you’ve likely come across — or at least felt the influence of — Baltimore experimental pop band Animal Collective. Terms like “surreal,” “trippy” and “kaleidoscopic” now feel kind of overused and cliche when describing their music, but albums like Merriweather Post Pavilion or Strawberry Jam undeniably contain a delirious, effortless glee that make them an unmatched benchmark of the modern psychedelic genre.
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    Small Changes | Michael Kiwanuka

    Released: Nov. 22, 2024
    Articles:
    • Small changes af Michael Kiwanuka | bibliotek.dk
        • Lån Small changes af Michael Kiwanuka som musik (cd) eller musik (grammofonplade). Lån fra alle Danmarks biblioteker. Afhent på dit lokale bibliotek eller find online.
    • Small Changes. Michael Kiwanuka | wonomagazine.blogspot.com
        • Small Changes was one of the bigger releases in the fall. It took Michael Kiwanuka five years to come up with the follow up album to 'Kiwanu...
    • MICHAEL KIWANUKA - SMALL CHANGES | SOUL SURMISE
        • Bill Withers. We’ll get that comparison out of our way quickly. Kiwanuka would readily confess to channelling Withers’ 70s soul on this his fourth album, Small Changes. But there is more than Bill Withers at work here and where Damien...
    • Michael Kiwanuka - World Cafe (Full Interview) | Live Sessions
        • Michael Kiwanuka joins contributing host Kallao for a World Cafe interview to discuss his new album, "Small Changes." Recorded at WXPN's performance studios in Philadelphia on 09.29.24. Complete sessions: https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/ Daily Playlists: http://playlist.worldcafe.org/ Facebook www.facebook.com/WorldCafe Twitter www.twitter.com/WorldCafe Instagram www.instagram.com/worldcafe Youtube www.youtube.com/worldcafe
    • REVIEW: Michael Kiwanuka "Small Changes" | Americana Highways | Nov. 25, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
        • Michael Kiwanuka has a new album "Small Changes." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music coverage and reviews on Americana Highways.
    • Michael Kiwanuka: Small Changes | Spectrum Culture | Nov. 15, 2024, 6:04 a.m.
        • Michael Kiwanuka has always been most comfortable in the reflective quiet that sits beneath even his rowdiest cuts. Small Changes finally sees him lead with it.
    • Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes | Northern Transmissions | Nov. 23, 2024, 1 p.m.
        • Small Changes by Michael Kiwanuka album review by Greg Walker for Northern Transmissions, the LP is now out via Universal records and DSPs
    • Albums Of The Week: Michael Kiwanuka | Small Changes | Tinnitist | Nov. 22, 2024, 5:09 a.m.
        • THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Small Changes is the followup to Michael Kiwanuka’s eponymous third LP, the Mercury Prize-winning and Grammy-nominated Kiwanuka. Small Changes was produced alongside Danger Mouse and Inflo, the team behind the globally acclaimed Kiwanuka and its equally acclaimed predecessor, Love & Hate. The new record was recorded between London and Los Angeles. The […]
    • Michael Kiwanuka – Small Changes | Dork | Nov. 20, 2024, 4:48 p.m.
        • 'Small Changes' is one of those rare albums that fits almost any situation. Whether it's a bright November morning sipping coffee
    • Michael Kiwanuka - 'Small Changes' album review | Far Out Magazine | Nov. 21, 2024, 10:01 a.m.
        • On his long-awaited fourth album, 'Small Changes', Michael Kiwanuka crafts a glorious body of work that puts a British spin on the cosmic music of the 1970s.
    • Sound, Soul & Small Changes: Michael Kiwanuka's Upcoming Album | The Gryphon | Nov. 21, 2024, 9:44 a.m.
        • A striking voice you may recognise from the Big Little Lies soundtrack, Michael Kiwanuka follows his Mercury prize winning, eponymous KIWANUKA (2019) with the hotly anticipated Small Changes. Released on the 15th November 2024 via Polydor Records, Small Changes is a confident reply to those awaiting Kiwanuka’s return.  In Small Changes, Michael Kiwanuka leans into […]

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