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- NEW Ethel Cain becomes first openly trans artist to score US top 10 album | NME | April 16, 2025, 12:31 p.m.
- Ethel Cain has become the first openly trans artist to score a top 10 album in the US with her 2022 debut 'Preacher's Daughter'.
- Album Review: Lucy Dacus – Forever Is A Feeling | Redbrick Slider (Music) | Redbrick | April 15, 2025, 11 a.m.
- Music Critic Archie Marks reviews Lucy Dacus’ fourth album, a slight but sweet ode to love
- 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 journey of growth: “Have fun. Don’t overthink it” | NME | April 15, 2025, 8 a.m.
- Michelle Zauner on Japanese Breakfast's gorgeous new album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’, lessons learnt from burnout and more.
- 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...
- Album Review: Mumford & Sons – Rushmere | Belwood Music | April 14, 2025, 3:42 p.m.
- Mumford & Sons – Rushmere Folk Rock 66%
- Lucy Dacus returns with poignant, intimate songs on ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ | The Tartan | April 14, 2025, 4:22 a.m.
- Lucy Dacus, one of my top five voices in music and a longtime favorite artist, has finally released her fourth studio album, entitled “Forever Is a Feeling.” The 13-track record, released on March …
- Mumford & Sons Reach A New Career Low With New Album 'Rushmere' | Forbes Advisor
- Mumford & Sons' Rushmere starts strong with five top 10 Billboard debuts, though it misses the Billboard 200 top 10 for the first time in the band’s career.
- Rob’s Album of The Week: My Morning Jacket’s Is | Rob Duguay | www.linkedin.com
- Check out my Album of The Week featuring "Is" from Louisville, KY rockers My Morning Jacket in Culture Beat!!!
- Mumford & Sons on removing the 'smoke and mirrors' for their passionate new album, 'RUSHMERE' | Audacy | March 28, 2025, 4 p.m.
- Don’t miss Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, and Ben Lovett as they sit with Audacy’s Brad Steiner to unpack their first new offering in 7 years, and talk about the making of ‘RUSHMERE.’
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Forever Is a Feeling | Lucy Dacus
Released: March 28, 2025
Articles:
- 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.
- Album Review: Lucy Dacus – Forever Is A Feeling | Redbrick Slider (Music) | Redbrick | April 15, 2025, 11 a.m.
- Music Critic Archie Marks reviews Lucy Dacus’ fourth album, a slight but sweet ode to love
- Lucy Dacus returns with poignant, intimate songs on ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ | The Tartan | April 14, 2025, 4:22 a.m.
- Lucy Dacus, one of my top five voices in music and a longtime favorite artist, has finally released her fourth studio album, entitled “Forever Is a Feeling.” The 13-track record, released on March …
- Album Review: Lucy Dacus – Forever Is A Feeling | Belwood Music | April 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m.
- Lucy Dacus – Forever Is A Feeling Indie Rock | Baroque Pop 59%
- 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
- My Thoughts and Opinions on Lucy Dacus's New Album "Forever is a Feeling" | Her Campus | Created for Gen Z, By Gen Z. | April 10, 2025, 1 p.m.
- HCLU president Olivia discusses her opinions on the new Lucy Dacus album, “Forever Is a Feeling.”
- 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 Leads Rock, Americana/Folk Albums Charts With ‘Forever Is a Feeling’ | Billboard | April 9, 2025, 3:26 p.m.
- Lucy Dacus' "Forever Is a Feeling" debuts at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts.
- 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 Embraces the Present on ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ | M-A Chronicle | April 5, 2025, 5:41 a.m.
- In detailed vignettes, Dacus contemplates love and battles regret.
- Lucy Dacus Falls in Love on 'Forever Is a Feeling' — Why Does it Sound So Rote? | Autostraddle | April 3, 2025, 1:43 p.m.
- Although the album sounds charming in its own right and especially upon first listen, Forever is a Feeling is mostly filled with mid-tempo compositions and lyrical sentimentality that’s missing the subtlety Dacus is so talented at providing.
- Lucy Dacus - Forever Is A Feeling | Context Is Everything | Bearded Gentlemen Music | April 3, 2025, 2 p.m.
- On her 4th solo album, "Forever Is A Feeling" finds Lucy Dacus explore the nuances of time and space within relationships.
- 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.
- Album Review: Lucy Dacus "Forever Is A Feeling" | WERS 88.9FM | April 3, 2025, 4:36 a.m.
- Forever is a Feeling celebrates love in Dacus’s life — both platonic and romantic — to deliver one of the most beautiful albums ever
- 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’ explores intimacy, impermanence | Katie Gavin reflects on complexities of love, grief on solo album - The Emory Wheel
- The Emory Wheel is the only independent, student-run newspaper of Emory University, since 1919.
- Album Review: Lucy Dacus' 'Forever Is a Feeling' | The NewsHouse | April 2, 2025, 4 a.m.
- Review: Lucy Dacus’ fourth record is a beautiful queer time capsule about falling in love.
- COLUMN: Lucy Dacus is in love on ‘Forever is a Feeling’ | Indiana Daily Student
- The indie musician released her fourth solo album on Friday.
- 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 by Lucy Dacus and Jeffrey Lewis show the range of confessional songwriting | WWNO | April 1, 2025, 3:48 p.m.
- Dacus mixes confession and intimacy on Forever is a Feeling. The EVEN MORE Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis nods to Dylan's early New York City folkie days, with a great song about the pain of existence.
- Lucy Dacus - Forever Is a Feeling | The Needle Drop | April 1, 2025, 11:55 a.m.
- Lucy ups the ante on the lyrics of Forever Is a Feeling.
- Album review: Lucy Dacus’ ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ reveals vulnerable sentiments about all aspects of love | The Lantern | April 1, 2025, 4:19 a.m.
- Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus released her fourth studio album, titled “Forever Is A Feeling,” Friday. This marks Dacus’ first album release since the separation of Boygenius, the artist’s indie-rock group with fellow musicians Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. The band helped Dacus expand her fanbase and reach high levels of success, as the trio won three […]
- American Masters | Lucy Dacus Makes Her First Loves Songs | PBS.org
- Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus talks about love songs for her new album, "Forever is a Feeling."
- Albums by Lucy Dacus and Jeffrey Lewis show the range of confessional songwriting | NPR
- Dacus mixes confession and intimacy on Forever is a Feeling. The EVEN MORE Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis nods to Dylan's early New York City folkie days, with a great song about the pain of existence.
- Lucy Dacus' Forever Is A Feeling gets lost in the moment | The A.V. Club
- Lucy Dacus' Forever Is A Feeling gets lost in the moment
- 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 | Pitchfork
- Read Laura Snapes’ review of the album.
- 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.
- ‘I would never be able to sing a song that a robot wrote’: Lucy Dacus on her new album’s themes of artistry and intimacy | The Guardian | March 30, 2025, 11 a.m.
- As the indie singer-songwriter and Boygenius star releases her latest, highly personal solo record, she talks of her weariness of AI and digital art, the pressures of being in a public relationship, and her anger and fears in Trump’s US
- 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 […]
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Japanese Breakfast
Released: March 21, 2025
Articles:
- 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 journey of growth: “Have fun. Don’t overthink it” | NME | April 15, 2025, 8 a.m.
- Michelle Zauner on Japanese Breakfast's gorgeous new album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’, lessons learnt from burnout and more.
- For Melancholy Brunettes (&sad women) by Japanese Breakfast Album Review | jmb208.substack.com
- I saw Japanese Breakfast live on Halloween a few years ago and they dressed as the entire Lord of the Rings cast.
- Roundtable: A Review of Japanese Breakfast's 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' | Atwood Magazine | April 10, 2025, 9:21 p.m.
- Atwood Magazine's writers discuss Japanese Breakfast’s fourth album, ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women),’ an adventurous dive into mythos and a beautiful examination of identity, grief, and girlhood.
- Japanese Breakfast ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ album review | The Courier Online
- One of our writers reviews Japanese Breakfast's newest album.
- Sad, Not Silent: Inside “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)” | The Dartmouth
- Japanese Breakfast’s fourth album uses the lens of sadness to create a dynamic and reflective musical narrative.
- Album Review: Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | ACRN.com | April 7, 2025, 1:39 p.m.
- By Grace Koennecke, Managing Editor [Dead Oceans; 2025] ★★★★★ Key Tracks: “Here is Someone,” “Honey Water,” “Picture Window” After making 2021’s Jubilee – a record that saw Japanese Breakfast steer…
- For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women): Japanese Breakfast's Haunting Return | HeadStuff | April 4, 2025, 5:59 a.m.
- Japanese Breakfast return with For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) - a haunting, intimate album exploring love, loss, and identity with ethereal folk.
- Japanese Breakfast on the books that shaped For Melancholy Brunettes (and sad women) | The FADER
- Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner discusses how Infinite Jest, Frankenstein, and more inspired her album For Melancholy Brunettes (and sad women).
- 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.
- Album Review: Japanese Breakfast "For Melancholy Brunettes (and sad women)" | WERS 88.9FM | April 1, 2025, 3:42 p.m.
- After a brief hiatus and a New York Times bestselling non-fiction release, indie-alternative band Japanese Breakfast brings their newest album
- 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
- Interview: Japanese Breakfast on new album 'For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)'. | Coup De Main Magazine | March 31, 2025, 9:11 p.m.
- "A lot of these songs, and songs I've written in the past, are sometimes from perspectives of people that I have a very difficult time understanding," shares Japanese Breakfast frontwoman Michelle Zauner about her songwriting process.
- Wistful americana meets literary elegance in Japanese Breakfast’s ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ | Katie Gavin reflects on complexities of love, grief on solo album - The Emory Wheel
- The Emory Wheel is the only independent, student-run newspaper of Emory University, since 1919.
- Album Review: Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) | Highway Queens | March 30, 2025, 8:56 a.m.
- The word melancholy originated as a way to describe a state of deep sadness and introspection, where despair lives for no particular reason at all – such a place where poets and artists have …
- 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...
- Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner Gives You Permission to Be Sad | W Magazine | March 27, 2025, noon
- With 'For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women),' the singer-songwriter explores the nuances of sorrow—just like the greats before her.
- 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) | Northern Transmissions | March 19, 2025, 7:45 p.m.
- For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) by Japanese Breakfast album review by Michael Mannix for Northern Transmissions, the LP drops 3/21
- Review: Japanese Breakfast’s new album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ has a dreamy sonic atmosphere | The Eastern Echo
- Japanese Breakfast’s fourth album, “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)“ was true to its title with a dreamy, atmospheric sound. Although the overall album was a little too short, needing longer songs and more lyricism. Nonetheless, it was a solid release from the band.
- Japanese Breakfast Brings Sadness to Light in ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ | The Loyola Phoenix | Loyola Phoenix | March 26, 2025, 10:45 a.m.
- "For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)" is an ensemble of short stories and synthetic sounds.
- Review: Japanese Breakfast — For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | SLUG Magazine | March 26, 2025, 9:20 p.m.
- For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) is a slow burn meditation on the consequences of desire, reconnecting with an estranged father and reconciling with disloyalty from a lover.
- Japanese Breakfast's Latest Album Solidifies Michelle Zauner As the Poet Laureate of Sadness | Autostraddle | March 25, 2025, 5:54 p.m.
- Rarely does sadness sound this big, instrumentally, on an album with the kind of indie-pop, alt-country, folk-rock twists this one has, and even more rarely do we get an album so clear in its purpose.
- 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.
- Watch Japanese Breakfast perform 'For Melancholy Brunettes' songs at theatrical museum show | NME | March 25, 2025, 3:03 p.m.
- They are due to hit the road for a global tour next month
- Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | The Needle Drop | March 25, 2025, 5:07 p.m.
- Arguably Jbrekkie's most holistic set of songs yet.
- The memento mori art inspiring Japanese Breakfast's new album | wallpaper.com | March 24, 2025, 9:49 a.m.
- Singer Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast is inspired by 17th-century Dutch vanitas works for her new album cover
- 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…
- Japanese Breakfast: Album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Spectrum Culture | March 24, 2025, 5:05 a.m.
- For Melancholy Brunettes is a surprising shift from Michelle Zauner’s Japanese Breakfast, but once the shock wears off, you’re left with something truly beautiful.
- Review: For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) – Japanese Breakfast | Real Goblin | March 24, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
- I’m sorry, I wasn’t familiar with your game. Review Score: A March 24th / 2024 – Picture this. It’s a Sunday afternoon. I’m cleaning (or trying to). A game on my compu…
- Japanese Breakfast’s New Album Is ‘For Melancholy Brunettes’ | Forbes Advisor
- Japanese Breakfast's fourth studio album 'For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women)' is out now.
- Japanese Breakfast's 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)' Sees Swooning Beauty in the Sorrow | Exclaim!
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- Japanese Breakfast’s “For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)” Explores the Beauty of Sadness | stagedhaze.com | March 21, 2025, 11 a.m.
- Japanese Breakfast has always had a knack for turning personal stories into dreamy, immersive soundscapes. With For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women), released via Dead Oceans, Michelle Zauner…
- Japanese Breakfast: For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) album review — a shimmering, sketch-like affair | Financial Times | March 22, 2025, 5 a.m.
- Michelle Zauner’s first album since the publication of her bestselling memoir ‘Crying in H Mart’
- Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner embraces melancholy in new album | Hawai'i Public Radio | March 21, 2025, 9:01 a.m.
- With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for: her career goals, a connection to family and a connection to her ancestral home of Korea.
- Japanese Breakfast Performs An Intimate ‘Melancholy’ Recital In N.Y.C. | Forbes Advisor
- The indie pop group led by Michelle Zauner played a special live unplugged version of their new album 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).'
- Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) - Album Review | SPITVALVE | March 23, 2025, 7:17 p.m.
- How can one be truly melancholic when they have the gorgeous soundscapes of Japanese Breakfast at their fingertips. Japanese Breakfast is a dream pop project, formed by Michelle Zauner back in 2013.
- Album Review: Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Beats Per Minute
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is | My Morning Jacket
Released: March 21, 2025
Articles:
- Rob’s Album of The Week: My Morning Jacket’s Is | Rob Duguay | www.linkedin.com
- Check out my Album of The Week featuring "Is" from Louisville, KY rockers My Morning Jacket in Culture Beat!!!
- 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
- On the Record: Carl Broemel talks My Morning Jacket's 'Is' and music discovery | WNXP | April 3, 2025, 7:19 p.m.
- WNXP 91.ONE — Nashville's Music Experience — is a listener-powered music station from Nashville Public Radio, spinning a unique mix of indie-rock, hip hop, urban alternative, electro-pop, and the freshest sounds from your local favorites.
- “A Recording Is a Relic; a Show Is Alive”: My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel on Music as a Way of Life, the Spirit of Performance, & the Making of ‘is’ | Atwood Magazine | April 2, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
- My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel joins Atwood Magazine to discuss his approach to music as both artist and audience member, the spiritual spark behind their tenth album ‘is,’ and how – twenty-five years in – the live show remains the band’s beating heart and the stage their true home.
- My Morning Jacket’s Jim James On New Album 'is,' Therapy, Trusting The Universe & Letting Go | GRAMMY.com | grammy.com
- After more than two decades together, My Morning Jacket return with 'is' — their most open, grateful, and free-spirited album yet. Frontman Jim James reflects on therapy, relinquishing control, and how working with producer Brendan O’Brien allowed the band to simply show up and play for the love of it.
- Out of the Box Album of the Week--My Morning Jacket-Is | WHRO Public Media | March 25, 2025, 4:16 p.m.
- Out of the Box Album of the Week--My Morning Jacket-Is
- My Morning Jacket Carefully Capture Immediacy With 'Is' | PopMatters | March 26, 2025, 1:14 p.m.
- This experience is best brought about through careful craft, which My Morning Jacket utilize throughout Is without any sacrifice of their long-running success.
- ‘It’s The Universe Speaking:’ Jim James on the Making of My Morning Jacket’s New Album | SPIN | March 24, 2025, 2 p.m.
- “Music is the invisible architecture that holds up the universe,” says Jim James, rhythm guitarist, singer, and songwriter with rockers My Morning Jacket. A
- Rob’s Album of The Week: My Morning Jacket’s Is | Medium | March 24, 2025, 2:50 p.m.
- My Morning Jacket have always been a band that refuses classifications. The fluid approach the act from Louisville has with each song…
- My Morning Jacket: is | Pitchfork
- Read Grayson Haver Currin’s review of the album.
- 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
Articles:
- 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: A Broody, Dystopian Delve Into Human Introspection. | Indie is not a genre | March 25, 2025, 10:19 a.m.
- The Blue Stones' 'Metro' plunges listeners into a dark, sonic subway, blending rock, hip-hop, and blues with a dystopian edge.
- THE BLUE STONES' Fourth Album 'Metro' Is Out Now, Featuring New Single 'Happy Cry' | The Rockpit | April 5, 2025, 7:34 a.m.
- Canadian rock duo The Blue Stones have released their eagerly anticipated fourth album, “Metro”, via Thirty Tigers, alongside leading single ‘Happy Cry’, both available to stream here. You settle into the worn seat of a [...]
- 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:
- NEW Ethel Cain becomes first openly trans artist to score US top 10 album | NME | April 16, 2025, 12:31 p.m.
- Ethel Cain has become the first openly trans artist to score a top 10 album in the US with her 2022 debut 'Preacher's Daughter'.
- “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
- Perverts by Ethel Cain: petulant or portentous? | Firebird.
- Is Ethel Cain’s sonically brilliant effort to escape the pop scene and break into a new genre worth the discomfort?
- 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 announces new album ‘Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You’ | DIY | March 24, 2025, 1:52 p.m.
- Following the release of her project ‘Perverts’ earlier this year, the Florida-born star will release her second full-length this summer.
- ‘Perverts’: Ethel Cain on Pleasure, Perversion and Proximity to the Divine | The Cornell Daily Sun
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- 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....
- “Perverts” by Ethel Cain: Grotesquely Beautiful | The Echo Newspaper
- Fury Basso-Davis | February 18, 2025
- What is Ethel Cain's Perverts really about? | INTO
- While it is certainly a departure from Preacher’s Daughter, there is much to enjoy about Perverts' haunting nature.
- 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...
- What Ethel Cain’s ‘Perverts’ Tells Us About Gen Z’s Pivot Towards Fascism — Polyester | Polyester Zine
- On January 8th 2025, singer-songwriter and producer Ethel Cain released Perverts, her first full-length project since her acclaimed 2022 debut studio album, Preacher’s Daughter. Preacher’s Daughter is a beautifully conceived and executed concept album.
- 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 (2025) | Dead End Follies
- Please judge this book but its cover.
- 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.
- Ethel Cain's Perverts EP is a Horrifying realm of hopelessness | Campus Times | Jan. 27, 2025, 2:40 p.m.
- It’s incredibly unsettling and atmospheric, and while that may not sound appealing, I do think there’s a lot of beauty amid the keening drones and occult murmurings.
- 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.
- Ethel Cain paints sinister, chaotic universe in ‘Perverts’ | The Brown Daily Herald
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- Ethel Cain’s “Perverts” succeeds in its intention, but drones on needlessly - Student Life | Student Life - The independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis | Jan. 23, 2025, 3:13 a.m.
- On her new EP, “Perverts,” artist Ethel Cain leaves behind the cannibalized character from her debut album and ventures into themes of eroticism and pleasure with a new, darker sound.
- ”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” | English | Metal Magazine | metalmagazine.eu
- The new work of Ethel Cain charms and haunts in equal measure by questioning the face of parasocial behaviour.
- 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.
- Ethel Cain’s new EP invokes Étienne-Louis Boullée’s sublime by trading storytelling for space making | The Architect’s Newspaper | Jan. 14, 2025, 10:14 p.m.
- Perverts, a new album from Ethel Cain, trades storytelling for spacemaking. Layering instrumental loops and often-lyricless vocals over pink noise and found-sound recordings from southwestern Pennsylvania and the eastern Great Lakes, each track on Perverts feels expansive, nearing on the sublime.
- Creative and dark, Ethel Cain’s ‘Perverts’ descends into the ambient abyss | The Rice Thresher
- What might Eve hear when she, in her shame, is ousted from the Garden of Eden?
- “It’s Happening to Everybody”: Diving Into Ethel Cain’s “Perverts” | Good Faith Media | Jan. 15, 2025, 10:54 a.m.
- In a doom-scrolling world where attention spans are practically non-existent and Top 40 hits are two minutes long, Ethel Cain’s “Perverts” is a practice of patience. But it is a worthwhile musical journey if you are open-minded enough to take it.
- 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’s sophomore album 'Perverts' evokes eerie, melancholic imagery | The Daily Orange | Jan. 14, 2025, 4:30 a.m.
- Ethel Cain’s sophomore album, “Perverts” is an unconventional art piece that challenges fans with a shift from folk to drone music.
- Ethel Cain's 'Perverts' Is Extremely Terrifying and Haunting | PopMatters | Jan. 14, 2025, 3:46 p.m.
- The experience of Ethel Cain's 'Perverts' is gloomy, powerful, and extremely terrifying. It's practically a masterclass on how to score for a horror film.
- REVIEW: Ethel Cain's ‘Perverts’ Thrives in Discomfort, Unearthing Humanity's Darkest Corners — The Luna Collective | THE LUNA COLLECTIVE
- Explore the latest album release from Ethel Cain, 'Perverts.' Discover the standout tracks, lyrical themes, and production techniques that make this project a must-listen.
- 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.
- Ethel Cain: Perverts | Pitchfork
- Read Sasha Geffen’s review of the album.
- 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.
- Album Review: Ethel Cain – Perverts | Beats Per Minute
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- Review: Ethel Cain's 'Perverts' is as disorienting as it is impressive | Review: Lizzy McAlpine's third album “Older” breathes with musical maturity true to its name -
- Lifestyle writer Marisa Rosa reviews Ethel Cain's latest album.
- Ethel Cain: Perverts review – a gothic follow-up determined to stay underground | The Guardian | Jan. 12, 2025, 1 p.m.
- Ambient soundscapes dominate US singer-songwriter Hayden Silas Anhedönia’s resolutely avant garde second album
- Ethel Cain's New Album 'Perverts' Feels Isolating in an Intentional Way (Review) | American Songwriter | Jan. 11, 2025, 1:28 p.m.
- Ethel Cain's new album 'Perverts' puts up barriers and may isolate some fans, but that may have been on purpose.
- 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…
- Album Review | ‘Perverts’ by Ethel Cain | Medium | Jan. 11, 2025, 1:02 p.m.
- Cain’s sophomore release explores the depths of depravity through extended darkwave and oppressive soundscapes.
- Ethel Cain makes an early bid for feel-bad album of the year with Perverts | The A.V. Club
- Ethel Cain makes an early bid for feel-bad album of the year with Perverts
- Ethel Cain's New Album 'Perverts' is Cinematic, Skin Crawling Excellence | Beat
- 'it's happening to everybody'
- 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.
- Song of the Week: Ethel Cain Rewards the Patient with the Hauntingly Beautiful "Vacillator" | Consequence | Jan. 10, 2025, 10:45 p.m.
- Ethel Cain's hauntingly beautiful "Vacillator," from her challenging and bold new album Perverts, is our song of the week.
- Ethel Cain Says '#KillMoreCEOs': 'Make Them Fear' | Rolling Stone Australia | Jan. 11, 2025, 3:40 a.m.
- Ethel Cain shared the hashtag '#KillMoreCEOs,' and backed up her post by saying we should 'make them fear for their lives' to cause change.
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RUSHMERE | Mumford & Sons
Released: March 28, 2025
Articles:
- Album Review: Mumford & Sons – Rushmere | Belwood Music | April 14, 2025, 3:42 p.m.
- Mumford & Sons – Rushmere Folk Rock 66%
- Mumford & Sons on removing the 'smoke and mirrors' for their passionate new album, 'RUSHMERE' | Audacy | March 28, 2025, 4 p.m.
- Don’t miss Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, and Ben Lovett as they sit with Audacy’s Brad Steiner to unpack their first new offering in 7 years, and talk about the making of ‘RUSHMERE.’
- Mumford & Sons Reach A New Career Low With New Album 'Rushmere' | Forbes Advisor
- Mumford & Sons' Rushmere starts strong with five top 10 Billboard debuts, though it misses the Billboard 200 top 10 for the first time in the band’s career.
- Mumford & Sons Embrace Storytelling’s Sublimity | The Loyola Phoenix | Loyola Phoenix | April 2, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
- Mumford & Son's comeback album "RUSHMERE" returns the band to their rustic roots.
- Mumford & Sons Scores Sixth Top 10 on Album Sales Chart With ‘Rushmere’ | Billboard | April 9, 2025, 7:58 p.m.
- Mumford & Sons scores its sixth top 10 album on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart with 'Rushmere.'
- Mumford & Sons complete trio of UK Number 1 albums with RUSHMERE | www.officialcharts.com
- Mumford & Sons celebrate their third chart-topping album today, as fifth studio record RUSHMERE debuts at Number 1.
- Mumford & Sons rediscover creative spirit with 'Rushmere,' showcase 'magical' revival | The Tennessean
- Folk rockers Mumford & Sons discuss how their newly released album "Rushmere" highlights an era of creative, spiritual revival.
- 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 & 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 […]
- Mumford & Sons Reveal They're "Reintroducing" Themselves After 7 Years | E! Online | March 31, 2025, 10:03 p.m.
- Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford detailed how Rushmere, the British folk rock band’s first album since 2018, is helping the group return to their old selves.
- Mumford & Sons march ahead for third Number 1 album with RUSHMERE | www.officialcharts.com
- Mumford & Sons take an early lead for this week’s Official Albums Chart Number 1 with RUSHMERE, their first studio release in seven years.
- Mumford & Sons rediscover creative spirit with 'Rushmere,' showcase 'magical' revival | USA TODAY
- Folk rockers Mumford & Sons discuss how their newly released album "Rushmere" highlights an era of creative, spiritual revival.
- Mumford & Sons' New Album: Every Song On Rushmere Ranked | ScreenRant | March 31, 2025, 1 a.m.
- Mumford & Sons Returns with new album, "Rushmere."
- Album Review: Mumford and Sons - Rushmere | Suzie Scribbles | March 31, 2025, 9:21 a.m.
- Mumford and Sons released album number 5, Rushmere this week. For a band that have begun to innovate and...
- Music Review: Mumford & Sons return after seven years with a folksy, existential album, 'Rushmere' | Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
- On Friday Mumford & Sons will release their fifth studio album and first in seven years, “Rushmere." The album grapples with weighty issues like truth, hypocrisy and lies. It does
- Album Review: Mumford & Sons, <i>Rushmere</i> | Hotpress
- Solid return from folk-rock maestros. 7/10
- REVIEW: Mumford and Sons new album ‘Rushmere’ | Marquette Wire
- It’s been seven years since the U.K.-based folk-rock band Mumford and Sons released an album, and boy, did they not disappoint.
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Small Changes | Michael Kiwanuka
Released: Nov. 22, 2024
Articles:
- Michael Kiwanuka’s new album is a study in contemplation | U.S. Catholic | April 11, 2025, 2 p.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka's new album “Small Changes" pushes the boundaries of genre to create something wholly new.
- Michael Kiwanuka review – big sounds from the quiet maestro | The Guardian | March 15, 2025, 2 p.m.
- Touring his understated latest album, Small Changes, the Mercury prize-winner amplifies his gossamer grooves with no loss of charm or sophistication
- 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 Manifests Strength in Softer Tones on ‘Small Changes’ | Album Review | Albumism
- Listening to Kiwanuka’s fourth studio affair feels like falling into the comfort of your bed after a long night of good food, carefree dancing and indulgence in a few too many vices.
- Michael Kiwanuka Delivers ‘Small Changes’ on New Record | PopMatters | Dec. 3, 2024, 2:06 p.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka's most striking quality remains his voice, which has the power to evoke deep feelings, as his idols did for another generation.
- Michael Kiwanuka: ‘Small Changes’ Immersive Listening Experience At KEF Music Gallery London | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Dec. 10, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
- Listeners were invited to embark on a journey of discovery at KEF Music Gallery London, to celebrate the launch of ‘Small Changes‘ by Michael Kiwanuka.
- Michael Kiwanuka on the 'wake-up call' that changed his music | BBC
- The musician says winning the Mercury Prize helped put an end to his "desperate" search for approval.
- Small Changes by Michael Kiwanuka review: sublime songwriting | The Courier Online
- Michael Kiwanuka, a heavenly figure of modern soul, is back with an intimate, ethereal and mature take on his classic sound.
- Album Review: ‘Small Changes’ by Michael Kiwanuka | tolitasmusings.blogspot.com
- Culture, Social Commentary, Political Commentary, Reviews, Arts, Theatre, Cinema, Film, Literature, Books, Music, Live, Gigs, Albums, Singles
- Culture Pick | Soul musician Michael Kiwanuka embraces simplicity in outstanding new album ‘Small Changes’ | The Crimson White
- British-Ugandan soul singer Michael Kiwanuka released his much anticipated fourth album, “Small Changes,” on Nov. 22. Keeping with the title, Kiwanuka’s newest record is more cut down and streamlined than his last album, but these small changes have a dramatic effect. Combining his guitar expertise with soul vocals, Kiwanuka has been a force to be...
- Michael Kiwanuka: Small Changes | Pitchfork
- Read Habib Sabet’s review of the album.
- Recommended Gem: Michael Kiwanuka – The Making of Small Changes (Video) | DAN DIGS | Dec. 3, 2024, 3:49 a.m.
- A recommended gem of a music documentary. A behind-the-scenes look at how my Album of the Week last week was made. (Stick around until the very end to w…
- On 'Small Changes,' Mercury Prize-winning artist Michael Kiwanuka lets down his guard | NPR
- NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, about his latest album, "Small Changes," and his musical influences.
- Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes :: Le Recensioni di OndaRock | OndaRock
- L'artista britannico ritorna con un album elegante e affascinante, consolidando il suo stile
- Michael Kiwanuka on the 'wake-up call' that changed his music | BBC News
- The musician says winning the Mercury Prize helped put an end to his "desperate" search for approval.
- On "Small Changes," singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka lets down his guard | WKU Public Radio | The Public Radio Service of Western Kentucky University | Nov. 28, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
- NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, about his latest album, Small Changes, and his musical influences.
- Michael Kiwanuka releases video for “One And Only" | Northern Transmissions | Nov. 28, 2024, 11 p.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka has released a music video for “One And Only,” a track recently released album Small Changes, which dropped November 22nd
- On "Small Changes," singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka lets down his guard | WMRA and WEMC | Nov. 28, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
- NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, about his latest album, Small Changes, and his musical influences.
- Michael Kiwanuka: Small Changes – More drastic changes might have served him better | The Irish Times
- The London-born musician tweaks his sound and thematic concerns, burrowing deeper into the niche he has forged
- 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 has shared a new video for 'One and Only', from his 'Small Changes' album | Dork | Nov. 27, 2024, 11:09 a.m.
- Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka has released video for 'One and Only', directed by Malia Ann.
- Watch Michael Kiwanuka's trippy 'One And Only' music video, directed by Barack Obama's daughter Malia | NME | Nov. 28, 2024, 3:57 a.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka has shared a trippy new music video for 'One And Only', directed by Barack Obama's eldest daughter Malia.
- 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.
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- Michael Kiwanuka strips back his sound on 'Small Changes' | xpn.org
- Singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka's fourth record represents a period of big life changes, including leaving London and fatherhood.
- 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.
- Album of the Week: 'Small Changes' by Michael Kiwanuka | KAXE
- 'Small Changes' by Michael Kiwanuka is KAXE's Album of the Week for November 25-December 1, 2024.
- 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
- Michael Kiwanuka: Small Changes review by ADRIAN THRILLS | Mail Online | Nov. 22, 2024, 1:28 a.m.
- ADRIAN THRILLS: His open-mindedness has served him well in his career, though, landing him a No.1 album with 2016's Love & Hate and a Mercury Prize for 2019's Kiwanuka.
- Michael Kiwanuka – 'Small Changes' review: a homely, life-affirming listen | NME | Nov. 22, 2024, 9 a.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka's fourth album 'Small Changes' smothers you in a warm blanket of heartfelt soul music - read the NME review here
- Michael Kiwanuka Small Changes Review: Hypnotic beats, empathic emotions and first-rate songwriting | Mojo
- Hypnotic beats, empathic emotions and first-rate songwriting, Michael Kiwanuka continues to perfect his soulful blend on fourth album, Small Changes.
- Michael Kiwanuka strips back his sound on 'Small Changes' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast | NPR
- The English singer, songwriter and producer says his fourth record represents a period of big life changes.
- Michael Kiwanuka – Small Changes | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Nov. 22, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka’s return at Glastonbury this year represented one of the weekend’s most imposing sets. Though the songwriter’s catalogue may be slim,
- 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 […]
- Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka, <i>Small Changes</i> | Hotpress
- Fine effort from soul maestro. 8/10
- Small changes, big feelings: inside Michael Kiwanuka’s latest album - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart | xpn.org
- The British R&B/soul star shines with his new album release.
- 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.
- Review: Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Small Changes’ Is a Quiet Departure From His Big Sound | Atwood Magazine | Nov. 21, 2024, 3:28 p.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Small Changes’ reflects a sound where simplicity is given space. Removed from the provocative intricacy of his previous albums, ‘Small Changes’ offers listeners a much gentler soundscape.
- 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 […]
- Michael Kiwanuka: "There is money being made in live music – it needs someone to give back out to the people" | NME | Nov. 20, 2024, 1:34 p.m.
- Michael Kiwanuka talks new album ‘Small Changes’, following up a Mercury Prize win, representation for Black artists in rock, and how to save live music
- Michael Kiwanuka: Small Changes album review — a heightened realm of fantasy | Financial Times | Nov. 20, 2024, 5 p.m.
- The Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter burrows into the sound he has made for himself in his latest album
- Michael Kiwanuka on Why His New Album, Produced by Sault & Danger Mouse, Is His Most Authentic Yet | Billboard | Nov. 21, 2024, 4:44 p.m.
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