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Plenty cool, pretty complex: Aussie punk strikes again with Fungas’ ‘Intelligence 1’
Spy vs. Spy goes electric with this fuzzy ode to Mellotron madness.

Real life wins as Places says hello, and bids farewell with ‘Real Life Waiting’
For the Asheville band’s first yet last, full-length project, they find meaning in waiting, getting vulnerable amidst crashing cymbals and gnarly guitar breaks.

Find consolation and excitement, wallowing in the counter-culture of HARESS’ ‘Skylarks’
The England band straddles the line between tranquil, gradual arrangements and cacophonous ones on their latest album.

Interview with Imani Nichele: the poet and artist who’s becoming, not arriving
“My only job in this life is to be open to everything I’m supposed to become.”

Bliss Foxx tears into old wounds and patches them up on ‘Eat Sleep Freak’
The Portland band fills their debut album with high-energy soundscapes, candid lyricism, and all-around infectious pop-punk feistiness.

Swirling guitar melodies, affronting spoken word, and ghoulish wails on Sunnet’s ‘Attic’
The Australian duo’s willingness to experiment leads them to the heart of the human psyche.

Interview: Fielded’s ‘Chuckles Deluxe’ is a dreamy, confident takedown of the modern world’s manipulations
“I didn’t have a voice—until it all clicked.”

Bussy Kween Power Trip ‘Coming With The Strap’ aims at our current absurd timeline
The Chicago punk band’s debut album sounds like getting swept up in the wild tornado of this sick world.

In The Crowd: Malik Elijah’s Vintage Nostalgia (with Rilla Force, Caso, Swooli, Clark D)
While The Rockwell wasn’t an ideal venue, we still relished basking in a public display of their obvious bond.

Interview with Sunglasz Vendor: the self-effacing three-piece soundtracking existential hesitation
“There are two ends of the political compass. There’s anarchy and ‘Guitar Hero,’ and I guess we’re centrists in that.”