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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.”

Nurse Joy’s ‘can I say something…?’ belies its punk roots with crisp sound and prodigious playing
The Boston band’s album is a disheveled ride through angst, conspiracy, and the occasional sci-fi reference.

Rincs’ ‘Swimming Pool Disco’ is alt-pop with teeth
The Los Angeles-based band’s latest EP pulses with the energy of a midnight joyride—reckless, electric, a little heartbroken.

Mary Sue and the Clementi Sound Appreciation Club question everything on ‘Porcelain Shield, Paper Sword’
Defying categorization at every turn, the collaborative album pushes forward, exploring and experimenting.

Seo crafts a fiery void to dance through on ‘.S.E.O.T.R.O.N.I.C.A.’
The Lagos artist’s latest project is a liftoff into a dimension where harsh noise, electronica, and pop collide into a thick cloud of lo-fi production.

Everything is Psychedelic defy definition throughout ‘The Beautiful Malaise’
The UK duo’s daring debut album could only have emerged from the depths of internet music culture.

On the proggy ‘Rerun,’ Eric Mayson thinks too damn much
Minneapolis-based aviator and music maker Eric Mayson’s latest album explores the nature of a wandering mind through wandering genres.