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Pop Review: Jean Dawson’s “Pixel Bath” — Awash in Riches

December 9, 2020
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Jean Dawson’s Pixel Bath is one of the most exciting releases I’ve heard this year.

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Book/Music Review: “Barrett: The Definitive Visual Companion” and Pink Floyd’s “Delicate Sound of Thunder”

November 27, 2020
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For fans of Pink Floyd, the book’s first half, with its treasure trove of early Floyd photos, is the main draw; the remastered release of Delicate Sound of Thunder offers a definitive picture of what Pink Floyd actually performed during the 1987 tour.

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Rock and Book Review: New Visions of Metal, Heavy, Black, and Thrash

November 25, 2020
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“I think these shots bring out the fierceness of black metal, and the models are saying, ‘We can be this.’”

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Book Review: “Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls” — A Disappointing Look at Women, Music, and Fame

November 23, 2020
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Journalist Lisa Robinson deconstructed the idea of the girl who could hang with the guys (and laugh off their casual misogyny) long before Gillian Flynn immortalized the Cool Girl in Gone Girl.

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Book Review: “Fangirls” — In Praise of Fanatics

November 10, 2020
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Fangirls is a funny and poignant survey of an essential coming-of-age experience.

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Pop Review: Gorillaz’s Exhilarating “Song Machine”

November 10, 2020
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Song Machine rejuvenates the band’s core identity; it is the best music Gorillaz has made in a decade.

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Rock Feature: Despite the Pandemic, Goose Is Flying High

November 10, 2020
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“It was a little frustrating at first, but we’re figuring out how to give music to the people that need it right now.”

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Rock Album Review: Puscifer’s “Existential Reckoning” — Amusing Ourselves to Death

October 29, 2020
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Existential Reckoning confronts today’s lethal inanity in blistering fashion, via songs that posit dire consequences for a country that wants to be entertained more than wants to be informed.

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Folk Album Review: Fleet Foxes’ “Shore” — Finding Serenity in Anxious Times

October 28, 2020
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For Fleet Foxes, Shore is impressively consistent. Each track presents a meticulously detailed soundscapes deepened by Robin Pecknold’s varied meditative perspectives.

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Music Commentary: Remembering the Resonant Indie Pop of Sawyer

October 25, 2020
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It should be no surprise that Sawyer seeks and finds new sounds on Less Than More Than. The EP is a deep dive into synth-driven pop that expands on the band’s philosophy.

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