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Arrests

The camaraderie between the members of feeble little horse is like jet fuel in the hands of arsonists. Set ablaze, their sophomore LP Girl w...

Arrests

 “I’ve been destroyed by life and I feel fucking good!” - Pardoner, Came Down Different Happy 2022 fellow lurkers,Theres no easy way to describe what it is this issue turned out to be. Let’s start by acknowledging we’ve made it through another year of Susan Sontag’s Illness As Metaphor. The gauntlet of idioms such as, “Strange And Uncertain Times” and “New Normal,” to flatly describe a year fractured by precarity and d...

Pulsating with anti-folk undercurrents akin to DIY superstars Greta Kline (Frankie Cosmos) and Kimya Dawson, future star’s When Will The DJ Of Luv Grant Me My 1 Request is an ode to love in all of its transient forms — it’s as melancholic as it is hopeful.The 13-track compilation was released on Valentine’s Day via Kingfisher Bluez to the wanting ears of those in love’s tender embrace — and aching wake. Spreading affection this past year has had some hard limi...

Lydia Hol’s second full-length album, self-released on September 17, is a Western quick draw between glamour and isolation. Ruminating on 60s Hollywood and celebrity culture during a time of intense social fragmentation, she invites listeners to scratch at the shiny surface of the “Golden Dream” — California’s iconic utopian narrative.Overall, the album’s instrumentation is richly layered and soulful. Elements of folk, country, blues, and indie rock are eviden...