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Jacob Banks // Village

Jacob Banks // Village

What’s that saying? “It takes a village”? Sure, then there’s Jacob Banks, who has stormed forward with the breathtaking, visionary sophomore album, Village, which despite its title feels like a sin...

Bishop Briggs // Church of Scars

Bishop Briggs // Church of Scars

Of all of the exquisite moments of Bishop Briggs debut album, you really don’t have to look far. “River,” a monolith of synth-soul really delivers it. It’s a sound that actually sounds new and that...

Snail Mail // Lush

Snail Mail // Lush

Lindsay Jordan has been making music for years now under the name Snail Mail – a pair of EP’s in both 2015’s Stick and 2016’s Habit, that propelled her to the prominence in indie rock. She’s been l...

Pale Waves // My Mind Makes Noises

Pale Waves // My Mind Makes Noises

It’s abundantly clear that from the first notes of their debut record, Pale Waves are wasting no time in being a force to be reckoned with. My Mind Makes Noises is ultimately a guitar rock record w...

Middle Kids // Lost Friends [BROTM]

Middle Kids // Lost Friends

At first listen, Middle Kids sound like another pretty-good group coming from Australia’s rock scene that has exploded stateside in recent years. Artists like Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett, and Gan...

Kali Uchis // Isolation

Kali Uchis // Isolation

Rare is the combination of vision and perfect execution. It’s a hard thing to absolutely *nail*. But somehow, on her debut album Isolation, Kali Uchis does exactly that, creating one of the year’s ...

Fickle Friends

Fickle Friends // You Are Someone Else

Fickle Friends won a competition to perform at The Big Feastival in 2013, a Jamie Oliver food and music festival and since that moment they’ve been on the track to take over the world with their in...