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Joshua David Thayer Makes Some Modern Malkmus, Tweedy On Grand Alternative Folk Of So Little, Close To Nothing

More often than not, we miss out on perfect timing to cover an artist or album and are just waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce once again with some appropriate posts. Joshua David Thayer is one of those artists that’s been on our radar for some time yet eluded [...]

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Singles! Leila Lamb, “He Belongs To Me”

Believe it or not, this is the second single/video we’ve covered in the last six months or so where a performer is wearing a dog mask of some sort and all we’ve got to say on that is that some reviewers (Us.) are just truly blessed! Anyway, we’re here today [...]

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Tops Of ’25: Neverless.am, The Quiet Room

There was a reason we swore that the Neverless.am singles released in 2024 would bookend our local best of playlist (Hear it here if you missed it) and definitely a reason that the record that those tracks (“Can’t Let Go”, “Will I Ever?”) would eventually end up on was one [...]

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Singles! Spirit Hotel, “Perfume”

Maybe it’s the Salem base of operations of it all or the all around dreamy nature of what Spirit Hotel do but something just speaks to us, okay? And maybe something will speak to you as well upon hearing new single “Perfume”.

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Singles! blindspot, “Sleepwalker”

You know that Picard facepalm meme that’s still all the rage? That’s us right now as we belatedly cover the newest from Boston-based duo blindspot. It’s not just that we’re super late to the party on “Sleepwalker” either but more the knowledge that not only is their newest single our [...]

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Rat City Rockers Gets To The Nitty Gritty, Hones In On Casket Rats’ Raucous Rawk Core

One of the best things about this “job” (Because is it really a job if you love what you do???) is when we come across a band in the wild, become a fan, then find out they fall under the umbrella of some cool PR people we’re already friendly with [...]

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