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I'm obsessed to share with you the noise that I love best.

All Over By Xmas

The first band you think of when you think of Christmas music is probably not Ladytron. Then again, they have the icy synths, vocals that are enveloped by frosted echoes and wintertime themes. So maybe, while they are most definitely not Christmas music, their sound is appropriate this time of

All Over By Xmas

Hotline TNT - Protocol

Cartwheel, the new album by Hotline TNT on Jack White's Third Man Records, has the distinction of being one of Pitchfork Media's picks for best new music. While I'm not always in sync with the writers of that particular publication on what's

Hotline TNT - Protocol

Surburban Solutions

At the beginning of this year, I went through a bit of a thought experiment. I imagined that I had the power to call forth a new album from any band of my choice. What band would I choose? The two names that came foremost to mind were Wild Nothing

Surburban Solutions

A New Listening Experience

Apple Music has done me wrong, but I found an appealing alternative.

A New Listening Experience

Bury Your Credit Card

The deal to acquire Bandcamp seems like it's getting worse all the time.

Bury Your Credit Card

Sonic Economics

Options for music on physical media seem to be getting worse.

Sonic Economics

Karaoke Night

Karaoke Night by soccer mommy When I went to the Hopscotch music festival a few weeks ago, two of the bands that I went to see were Soccer Mommy and Pavement. Pavement played the first day, Soccer Mommy the third. After Sophia Regina Allison, the woman behind the stage name

Karaoke Night

Natural Ones

Bringing back a moment in indie rock history.

Natural Ones

🎵 Keep It To Yourself

If all goes as planned, I will be going to see the bands TOPS and Men I Trust at the Ritz in the fall. While I mentally prepare to see those bands live, there is a new track from TOPS spinoff Marci, the "solo" effort of Marta Cikojevic

🎵 Keep It To Yourself

🎵 Tides Turn

We haven't yet made it through the first half of the year, but I think I have a contender for my favorite song of 2023. "Tides Turn" has a sound that blends R&B, dream pop and trip-hop. It is another standout track in a

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