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  • Japanese Breakfast : For Melancholy Brunettes(& Sad Women) | Complex Distractions | April 15, 2025, 9:37 a.m.
    • Michelle Zauner has had a pretty busy decade. Releasing her debut album Psychopomp with Japanese Breakfast(which also includes Craig Hendrix, Deven Craige, and Peter Bradley) in 2016. Then a gradua…
  • REVIEW: Forever Is a Feeling - Free Press Online | Free Press Online - The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School | April 12, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
    • Lucy Dacus explores a new sound for her music with her latest release. On March 28, Dacus released her first album since 2021, “Forever Is a Feeling.” This album marks a significant change in her style, being more string-focused than her usual indie rock sound in previous albums like “Historian” and “No Burden.” To go more in depth in how she presented this new album, here are my track by track thoughts.
  • “Perverts” Album Review | The Communicator
    • Ethel Cain’s new album, “Perverts,” is crushing in just about every facet of its construction; the atmosphere is suffocating, the subject matter is uncomfortable and depressing and the drone songs that makeup almost half of the album are, in my opinion, great, but definitely not something everyone will vibe with. All this being said, I...

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Forever Is a Feeling | Lucy Dacus

Released: March 28, 2025
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  • REVIEW: Forever Is a Feeling - Free Press Online | Free Press Online - The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School | April 12, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
    • Lucy Dacus explores a new sound for her music with her latest release. On March 28, Dacus released her first album since 2021, “Forever Is a Feeling.” This album marks a significant change in her style, being more string-focused than her usual indie rock sound in previous albums like “Historian” and “No Burden.” To go more in depth in how she presented this new album, here are my track by track thoughts.
  • Interview: Lucy Dacus on new album 'Forever Is A Feeling'. | Coup De Main Magazine | April 10, 2025, 11:01 p.m.
    • "It feels unpoetic to say just, 'I love you,' and yet I love so many people, and I want to tell them, and whenever people tell me that they love me, I'm happy - I feel close to them, and it's a good reminder," muses Lucy Dacus on the difficulty of verbali
  • Album review: “Forever Is A Feeling” paints love in a softer light | The Talon
    • When Lucy Dacus announced her fourth studio album, “Forever Is A Feeling,” I was a bit confused. The prospect of an album excited me– it’s Dacus’ first solo project since “Home Video” in 2021 and the breakup of her band boygenius, who captured the hearts of many through their 2023, Grammy-award winning album “the record.”...
  • Lucy Dacus - Official Site | Lucy Dacus - Official Site
    • The official website of Lucy Dacus. Hear music, see tour dates, visit her store, and more. New album Forever Is a Feeling out March 28.
  • Lucy Dacus: With Love | BeatRoute
    • Chatting with me over Zoom, Lucy Dacus is comfortably situated. She’s in the midst of preparing for the release of her latest album, Forever Is a Feeling, a record that feels at once timeless and deeply personal. Her voice carries a quiet confidence, a mix of excitement and introspection, as she reflects on the journey […]
  • Forever is a Feeling (2025) review | The Lamron
    • Lucy Dacus's fourth studio album, Forever is a Feeling (2025), was released to the public this past Friday, Mar. 28. Spanning 13 songs over 43 minutes, the album is a confessional exploration of the liminal, emotional space created by a sturdy, romantic relationship. 
  • Review | Lucy Dacus - Forever Is A Feeling | Clunk Magazine | April 3, 2025, 2:21 p.m.
    • Lucy Dacus’ newest album 'Forever Is A Feeling' is a beautiful testament to adulthood, intimacy, and the poeticism of mundanity
  • Lucy Dacus: Forever Is a Feeling | Spectrum Culture | April 2, 2025, 5:02 a.m.
    • The burgeoning singer/songwriter expands her sound, but without sacrificing anything at the core of her revealing yet opaque work .
  • Lucy Dacus : Forever Is A Feeling | Complex Distractions | April 2, 2025, 10:06 a.m.
    • The first I’d ever heard of Lucy Dacus was via my oldest kid. They’d given me a copy of her album Historian for either Father’s Day or my birthday, I can’t remember for sure…
  • Review: Lucy Dacus' new album reminds listeners that romance can be hopeful | Review: Lizzy McAlpine's third album “Older” breathes with musical maturity true to its name -
    • "On Friday, March 28, Dacus released her fifth studio album, 'Forever Is a Feeling.' The 13-track album is all but confirmed to be based on her relationship with fellow boygenius member Julien Baker, with whom Dacus officially confirmed her relationship in March."
  • Albums Of The Week: Lucy Dacus | Forever Is A Feeling | Tinnitist | March 28, 2025, 4:10 a.m.
    • THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Lucy Dacus’s last album Home Video explored the world of childhood and adolescence. But Forever Is A Feeling is decidedly adult. The lushness of the album’s sound is matched by a new frankness in Dacus’s approach to sexuality and romance. “So bite me on the shoulder, pull my hair,” Dacus sings […]
  • Lucy Dacus: 'Forever Is A Feeling' review - A logical step forward | Iowa Public Radio | March 28, 2025, 3 p.m.
    • Lucy Dacus is well on her way to becoming one of the best singer-songwriters of her generation. With Forever Is A Feeling she sounds like she's having fun in the process. It's a solid record full of what we have come to know and love about Dacus, even if it doesn't step outside the box too much.
  • Lucy Dacus collaborates with Hozier on "Bullseye" | Northern Transmissions | March 28, 2025, 4:54 a.m.
    • Lucy Dacus has shared a performance video for new single “Bullseye” - featuring Hozier, the track is off her new album Forever is a Feeling
  • ALBUM REVIEW – LUCY DACUS: FOREVER IS A FEELING | Silent Radio
    • If you’re someone like me, you miss Boygenius. I miss Boygenius. So, when the news broke that Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers were going to feature for backing vocals on Forever is a Feeling the fourth studio album from Lucy Dacus, you hit the roof with excitement. The album cover is that of a painted […]

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For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Japanese Breakfast

Released: March 21, 2025
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  • Japanese Breakfast : For Melancholy Brunettes(& Sad Women) | Complex Distractions | April 15, 2025, 9:37 a.m.
    • Michelle Zauner has had a pretty busy decade. Releasing her debut album Psychopomp with Japanese Breakfast(which also includes Craig Hendrix, Deven Craige, and Peter Bradley) in 2016. Then a gradua…
  • Japanese Breakfast's Magical Gap Year | Nylon | April 2, 2025, noon
    • To make her new album, 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women),' Japanese Breakfast star and ‘Crying In H Mart’ author Michelle Zauner had to rethink her future.
  • Japanese Breakfast is back to rock your world | The Miscellany News
    • Image courtesy of Racine Rieke ’28. It has been an awesome few months for indie rock. Everyone—from flipturn to Sam Fender—has been dropping albums, but the release I had marked on my Google Calendar for months was Japanese Breakfast’s fourth studio album: “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad wom
  • Japanese Breakfast gets stunningly introspective on 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' | The Daily Targum | April 1, 2025, 1:18 a.m.
    • After a long-awaited return from hiatus, author and songwriter Michelle Zauner — frontman of the band Japanese Breakfast — graces us with a new album, "For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)." While the album clocks in at just 32 minutes across 10 tracks, each song courses with a distinct emotional weight that's fleeting in length but timeless in impact.
  • Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Still Listening
    • For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) is complex - but not complicated - an assured and impressive achievement from a deeply thoughtful artist.  Japanese Breakfast - the vehicle for multi-talented singer, songwriter and author Michelle Zauner - is back with For Melancholy Brunet
  • We’ve Got A File On You: Japanese Breakfast | Stereogum | March 19, 2025, 2:50 p.m.
    • Michelle Zauner became a celebrity pretty fast. In 2021, her third album as Japanese Breakfast, Jubilee, was swept up in the indie singer-songwriter mainstream crossover that had already made...
  • Love and Loss ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ by Japanese Breakfast | The Comenian
    • In the indie-pop scene, Japanese Breakfast remains quite the mystical collective, headed by the ever-talented lead singer and writer Michelle Zauner. Since 2016, the band has supplied album after album of earworm hitters, reaching their jubilant peak with 2021’s Jubilee.  After four years, the band’s fourth album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), is a...
  • Japanese Breakfast - 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' | Mystic Sons | March 25, 2025, 8:08 a.m.
    • 8/10 On 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)', Michelle Zauner—better known as Japanese Breakfast—trades the shimmering optimism of 'Jubilee' for something richer, murkier, and exquisitely restrained. The new album is less a sequel and more a mirror turned inward: reflecting long silences, unspoken longings, and the emotional weight of time passing. In place of 'Jubilee'’s wide-eyed effervescence, 'For Melancholy Brunettes...' presents a slow-burning exploration of vulnerability and poetic unrest.
  • Japanese Breakfast Plays 'Melancholy Brunettes' Live Debuts At Unique Museum Event: Watch | Stereogum | March 24, 2025, 2:38 p.m.
    • On Friday, Japanese Breakfast released the lovely new album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). Next month, Michelle Zauner and her band will head out on a proper tour that’ll kick off with a pair of sets at the two Coachella weekends. As a prelude to all of that, Japanese Breakfast played a special one-off album-release show at El Museo Del Barrio in New York on Saturday night. They made a grand occasion of it.
  • Japanese Breakfast is reflective on their fourth album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ | The Signal
    • In “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women),” released on March 21, band frontwoman Michelle Zauner takes a darker approach, with a heavy guitar focus as compared to her electronic-pop background. In an interview with NPR, she describes themes of yearning explored on the album through various storylines. “All of these characters succumb to some sort of temptation or disrupt a balance in their lives and are then grappling with the consequences or regrets of that decision-making,” she said.
  • ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’: A review   | The Daily Campus | March 24, 2025, 10 a.m.
    • A mythological tale of woe and love, Michelle Zauner’s fourth studio album as lead singer and songwriter of indie pop band Japanese Breakfast, “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)” evokes a…

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is | My Morning Jacket

Released: March 21, 2025
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  • Graded on a Curve: <br>My Morning Jacket, <br><em>Is</em> | The Vinyl District | April 2, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
    • My Morning Jacket has been building a following for years and must now be considered one of the few great rock bands with any real visibility on the scene today. While rock seems to continue to wither and die, My Morning Jacket is only growing stronger. Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky in the late '90s, the group recorded two albums for the
  • Review: My Morning Jacket - is | New Noise Magazine
    • Check out a new album from My Morning Jacket, marking 26 years of music for this indie rock-and-roll group.
  • My Morning Jacket - is | Northern Transmissions | March 24, 2025, 9 a.m.
    • is by Morning Jacket album review by Greg Walker for Northern Transmissions. Their LP is now available via ATO and DSPs

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Metro | The Blue Stones

Released: March 28, 2025
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  • The Blue Stones - METRO (Album Review) | Cryptic Rock | April 10, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
    • Canadian Rock duo The Blue Stones have released their new studio album METRO. Read all about it on Cryptic Rock Magazine.
  • The Blue Stones - Metro - Album Review | All About The Rock | March 21, 2025, 11:51 a.m.
    • Discover Metro, the latest album from The Blue Stones, packed with gritty riffs, pounding drums, and raw energy. This review dives into the album’s swaggering sound, standout tracks, and why it’s their most electrifying release yet.
  • Albums Of The Week: The Blue Stones | Metro | Tinnitist | March 27, 2025, midnight
    • This is Metro; a dark, gritty ride through rebellion, duality, and self-discovery — and The Blue Stones’ boldest album yet. The album follows a protagonist navigating a dystopian subway, confronting a personified version of their darker side — a manifestation of their buried need for authenticity.

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Perverts | Ethel Cain

Released: Jan. 8, 2025
Articles:
  • “Perverts” Album Review | The Communicator
    • Ethel Cain’s new album, “Perverts,” is crushing in just about every facet of its construction; the atmosphere is suffocating, the subject matter is uncomfortable and depressing and the drone songs that makeup almost half of the album are, in my opinion, great, but definitely not something everyone will vibe with. All this being said, I...
  • Album Review: Ethel Cain's "Perverts" | fsm. An independent journal for the arts. | April 12, 2025, 3:27 p.m.
    • by Austin Krentz 26-year old songwriter Ethel Cain made her debut in 2019 with the EP Carpet Bed. The four songs within are sparse odes to 90s Slowcore (think Red House Painters and Codeine) featuring only guitar and voice. Immediately, her poetic voice shines through. From a musical perspective, she
  • Album Review: Ethel Cain- Perverts | KXSC Radio
    • Ethel Cain’s musical craftsmanship reached new heights on Perverts . On January 8th, the Florida native dropped the highly anticipated follow-up to her 2022 debut, Preacher’s Daughter . The nine-track “project” breaks the 90-minute mark, with individual songs spanning over fifteen minutes.&nbs
  • 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
  • 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…
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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” 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...
  • “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,...
  • 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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RUSHMERE | Mumford & Sons

Released: March 28, 2025
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  • Review: Mumford & Sons 'Rushmere' | umusic NZ | April 1, 2025, 1:42 a.m.
    • Get your boots out of the closet, we’re ready to stomp again! Mumford & Sons know who they are, and they’re happy to share that with you if you want to listen. It’s been seven years since we last heard from Marcus Mumford & Company, but somehow it feels like even longer. If you’re anything [...]Read More...
  • Album review: Mumford & Sons bring nostalgia with folk band’s latest album ‘Rushmere’ | The Lantern | April 1, 2025, 4:21 a.m.
    • After a seven-year gap from producing a full-length album, British folk-rock band Mumford &amp; Sons has returned to the music scene.  The group’s homecoming is marked by the Friday release of its fifth studio album, “Rushmere.” The album also signifies the band’s first project as a trio — including lead vocalist Marcus Mumford, bassist Ted [&hellip;]

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Small Changes | Michael Kiwanuka

Released: Nov. 22, 2024
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  • 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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