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Reviews (12)

- The Breeders
Pod
September 13 2020
- Aimee Mann
Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo
November 17 2019
- Fiona Apple
When the Pawn...
March 24 2019
- PJ Harvey
Rid of Me
September 16 2018
- Hatchie
Sugar & Spice EP
May 26 2018
- Empath
Liberating Guilt and Fear
April 5 2018
- Of Montreal
White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood
March 13 2018
- Various Artists
Call Me By Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
December 1 2017
- Elastica
Elastica
September 24 2017
- EMA
Exile in the Outer Ring
August 25 2017
- Jay Som
Everybody Works
Best New AlbumMarch 10 2017
- Grumbling Fur
Furfour
September 20 2016

Tracks (8)

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Mazzy Star’s “Quiet, the Winter Harbor” Hits That Reliable Dream Pop Sweet Spot
Tracks
Rock
April 19 2018
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Sheer Mag’s “Need to Feel Your Love” Mixes Funk Strut With Punk Swagger
Tracks
Rock
June 7 2017
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Japanese Breakfast’s “Machinist” Marks Their Return, and Their Evolution
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Rock
May 4 2017
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Slowdive Age Gracefully on “Sugar for the Pill”
Best New Track
Tracks
Rock
March 29 2017
WALL’s “River Mansion” Is a Post-Punk Ghost Story
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Rock
March 16 2017
Jay Som’s “1 Billion Dogs” Will Jolt You Awake
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Rock
February 7 2017
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Downtown Boys’ Joey La Neve DeFrancesco Fights Tyranny With Disco on “American Sounds”
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Rock
January 30 2017
Hear Pill's Ferocious Post-Punk on “100% Cute”
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Rock
July 16 2016

Features (1)

How Wes Anderson Perfected the Music-Nerd Soundtrack
How Wes Anderson Perfected the Music-Nerd Soundtrack
Charting the impact of the director’s use of music in his work across the last 20 years in anticipation of his latest film, Isle of Dogs.
by: Judy Berman
March 21 2018
- Rock
- Pop/R&B

The Pitch (44)

“Sharp Objects” Uses Music in the Most Peculiar Way
August 22 2018
“Pose” Captures the Glamour and Struggle of 1980s Ball Culture, With a Soundtrack to Match
July 10 2018
On “Killing Eve,” Yé-Yé Glamor and Torch Singer Gloom Capture an Assassin’s Hard Femme Mystique
May 27 2018
On “Legion,” Psychedelia Meets Indie Rock to Make TV’s Best Superhero Soundtrack
May 4 2018
At 71 Years Old, Patti Smith Is Still a Rock Star—And Thank God for That
April 24 2018
Thirty Years After Her Death, Nico Finally Comes Into Focus
April 19 2018
How “Wild Wild Country” Uses Indie Folk to Frame a Quintessentially American Story
April 12 2018
The Music of “High Maintenance” Isn’t Your Dad’s Stoner Jams
March 22 2018
When It Comes to Celebrating Music, the Oscars Are as Bad as the Grammys
March 5 2018
How “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” Uses Dance Pop to Craft a Gay American Psycho
January 31 2018
The Cranberries Were the Ultimate Teen Soundtrack Band
January 17 2018
Why Did David Bowie Disappear in the ’00s? A New Documentary Sheds Light
January 8 2018