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Hayley Williams pulls a Taylor Swift, announces new solo album to drop at midnight
By Tatiana Tenreyro February 4, 2021 | 8:14pm
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Is the Foo Fighters’ new pop-oriented album a triumph or a turd?
By Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat February 4, 2021 | 6:00am
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Take an exclusive listen to the new Har Mar Superstar single from his forthcoming album
By Alex McLevy February 3, 2021 | 2:00pm
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Julien Baker, The Hold Steady, and 21 more albums we can’t wait to hear in February
By Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz, Katie Rife February 3, 2021 | 6:00am
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The Notwist’s new opus, Epik High’s bangers, and Ohtis’ must-hear single: 5 new releases we love
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller January 29, 2021 | 4:05pm
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Calling all nations: 60 minutes of INXS’s non-hits that show why they’re rock icons
By Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat January 26, 2021 | 6:00am
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Billie Eilish and Rosalía team up for a haunting lament: 5 new releases we love
By Alex McLevy, Cameron Scheetz, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat January 22, 2021 | 5:00pm
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Zayn pops up, and a Bee Gee goes country: 5 new releases we love
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat January 15, 2021 | 5:00pm
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20 years later, Azure Ray’s crushing debut reminds us that we’re never alone
By Randall Colburn January 15, 2021 | 12:00pm
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Beach Bunny’s Lili Trifilio on turning her “corona angst” into art
By Randall Colburn January 13, 2021 | 6:00am
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Drake, Rhye, and 17 more albums we can’t wait to hear in January
By Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Gwen Ihnat January 8, 2021 | 7:00pm
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Stop the music: The Recording Academy postpones the 2021 Grammys [UPDATE]
By Shannon Miller January 6, 2021 | 1:44pm
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3 out of 5 Grammy hopefuls reject nomination over category's lack of inclusion
By Shannon Miller January 5, 2021 | 7:28pm
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For this lonely New Year’s, a party playlist with the sounds of revelry baked right in
By Laura Adamczyk December 31, 2020 | 6:00am
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Sigh: Eric Clapton and Van Morrison release anti-lockdown song “Stand And Deliver"
By Patrick Gomez December 20, 2020 | 11:17pm
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The 20 best albums of 2020
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Baraka Kaseko, Cameron Scheetz, Clayton Purdom, Mosi Reeves, Nina Corcoran, Max Freedman, Annie Zaleski December 15, 2020 | 6:00am
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The best albums of 2020: The ballots
By Alex McLevy, Baraka Kaseko, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Annie Zaleski, Clayton Purdom, Nina Corcoran, Max Freedman, Mosi Reeves December 15, 2020 | 6:00am
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The Avalanches return with a vengeance, and Belle & Sebastian live: 5 new releases we love
By Alex McLevy, Erik Adams, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz, Randall Colburn December 11, 2020 | 5:10pm
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Taylor Swift to release another album at midnight, because why not?
By Shannon Miller December 10, 2020 | 2:16pm
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The best new holiday music in 2020, from Carly Rae Jepsen to Dolly Parton
By The A.V. Club, Patrick Gomez December 10, 2020 | 6:00am
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Bob Dylan sells entire catalog to Universal Music, possibly for up to $300 million
By Sam Barsanti December 7, 2020 | 10:25pm
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Bring on the bells: 18 great Christmas songs from the past decade
By The A.V. Club December 7, 2020 | 7:00pm
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The A.V. Club’s favorite at-home performances of the year
By The A.V. Club, Marah Eakin, Cameron Scheetz, Patrick Gomez, Angelica Cataldo, Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Danette Chavez December 5, 2020 | 6:00am
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Miley Cyrus travels back in time and Rico Nasty does her thing: 5 new releases we love
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Erik Adams, Randall Colburn December 4, 2020 | 5:00pm
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Deftones, Rico Nasty, and 10 more albums we can't wait to hear in December
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, A.A. Dowd December 2, 2020 | 6:47am
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Megan Thee Stallion seizes control of her story: 5 new releases we love
By Alex McLevy, Baraka Kaseko, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller November 20, 2020 | 3:33pm
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Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank And The Bangas has some serious friend goals
By Shannon Miller November 19, 2020 | 4:00pm
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8 box sets, board games, and bleep-bloop boxes to buy the music lovers in your life this holiday
By Randall Colburn, Marah Eakin November 19, 2020 | 2:11pm
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How Elektra Records ushered in the alternative music revolution—and then helped kill it
By Jason Keil November 18, 2020 | 6:00am
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“thank u, next” vs. “Just Dance”: We challenge Katya to pick the best no. 1 singles
By Marah Eakin November 17, 2020 | 6:30pm
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5 new releases we love: Elton John opens the vault, AC/DC is back from the dead, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Gwen Ihnat, Katie Rife, Cameron Scheetz November 13, 2020 | 3:55pm
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Exclusive: Watch the animated video for Anna Akana's confessional new single, "Pink"
By Alex McLevy November 12, 2020 | 3:00pm
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It’s time to combine the Grammy Awards and the Latin Grammys
By Lucas Villa November 12, 2020 | 6:00am
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5 new releases we love: Tierra Whack and Dizzee Rascal both bring the flow
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Erik Adams November 6, 2020 | 4:30pm
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Nick Cave, Miley Cyrus, and 21 more albums we can’t wait to hear in November
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Patrick Gomez, Gwen Ihnat, Cameron Scheetz November 4, 2020 | 6:00am
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5 new releases we love: Elvis Costello gets eclectic, and Andrew Bird toasts yuletide
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Patrick Gomez, Danette Chavez, Shannon Miller, Gwen Ihnat October 30, 2020 | 3:20pm
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5 new releases we love: The Mountain Goats deliver, and No Thank You achieves indie-rock greatness
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn October 23, 2020 | 3:00pm
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Livin’ on the edge: Janet Jackson’s love of rock in one electrifying hour
By Shannon Miller October 21, 2020 | 4:15pm
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5 new releases we love: Stevie Wonder releases his first new music in years, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Katie Rife October 16, 2020 | 2:30pm
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5 new releases we love: The National’s Matt Berninger goes solo, METZ gets raw, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz October 9, 2020 | 2:30pm
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What’s your favorite Eddie Van Halen memory?
By Gwen Ihnat, Angelica Cataldo, Alex McLevy, Patrick Gomez October 7, 2020 | 1:00am
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5 new releases we love: Westside Gunn’s victory party, Dolly Parton’s holiday, and more
By The A.V. Club, Gwen Ihnat, Patrick Gomez, Cameron Scheetz, Shannon Miller October 2, 2020 | 2:30pm
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Bruce Springsteen, BLACKPINK, and 23 more albums we can’t wait to hear in October
By Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Katie Rife, Patrick Gomez, Cameron Scheetz, A.A. Dowd, Erik Adams September 30, 2020 | 11:00am
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5 new releases we love: SuperM pops, Public Enemy rages, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz September 25, 2020 | 2:45pm
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HAIM has given Paul Thomas Anderson an unlikely second career
By Jesse Hassenger September 22, 2020 | 11:00am
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A new collection reveals Prince’s artistic scope at the height of his powers
By Noel Murray September 22, 2020 | 5:00am
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5 new releases we love: Janelle Monáe's musical manifesto, Semisonic's return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife September 18, 2020 | 2:50pm
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5 new releases we love: The Flaming Lips get quietly revolutionary, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Gwen Ihnat, Patrick Gomez September 11, 2020 | 2:45pm
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In the year of Kid A and Stankonia, some great music still went unheard
By Katie Rife, Erik Adams, Randall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, Patrick Gomez September 8, 2020 | 4:00pm
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5 new releases we love: SZA and Ty Dolla $ign break it down, and Lomelda builds it up
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn September 4, 2020 | 2:40pm
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Lana Del Rey, The Flaming Lips, and 21 other albums we can’t wait to hear in September
By Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Laura Adamczyk, Randall Colburn, Baraka Kaseko, Cameron Scheetz, Shannon Miller September 2, 2020 | 5:00am
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You can’t rhyme “night” with “night”: 8 unintentionally funny lyrics
By Baraka Kaseko, Erik Adams, Patrick Gomez, Cameron Scheetz, William Hughes, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Randall Colburn August 29, 2020 | 3:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Angel Olsen aches, Troye Sivan blooms, and more
By Randall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz, Alex McLevy August 28, 2020 | 3:00pm
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Bash this beat like a skull: 22 fight-ready songs
By Shannon Miller, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Danette Chavez, Gwen Ihnat, William Hughes, A.A. Dowd August 26, 2020 | 5:00am
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Written off as frothy confection, Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream proved to be pop perfection
By Patrick Gomez August 24, 2020 | 5:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Bully roars, Brasstracks bounce, and Secret Machines’ grand return
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Shannon Miller August 21, 2020 | 3:00pm
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Follow the Old Town Road: 20 songs that got a boost from TikTok fame
By Cameron Scheetz August 20, 2020 | 5:00am
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For better or worse, Napster changed the music industry forever—and made Radiohead global superstars
By Patrick Gomez August 16, 2020 | 5:30am
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Oops, they did it again: The 15 best songs to hit the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000
By Alex McLevy, Patrick Gomez, Gwen Ihnat, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Erik Adams, Cameron Scheetz August 15, 2020 | 1:40pm
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5 new releases we love: Miley Cyrus is back, baby, and it's the '80s all over again
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Baraka Kaseko, Shannon Miller August 14, 2020 | 2:30pm
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Lift Your Skinny Fists… remains the band’s most prophetic work
By Andrew Paul August 14, 2020 | 1:00pm
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The mountain music of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack eclipsed the movie
By Gwen Ihnat August 12, 2020 | 9:15pm
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Grammy-winning virtuoso Jacob Collier discusses Djesse Vol. 3 and leaving genre behind
By Shannon Miller August 12, 2020 | 6:00pm
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Deftones’ White Pony is the only nu-metal record you don’t have to be ashamed of owning
By Ashley Naftule August 11, 2020 | 11:00am
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5 new releases we love: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion keep it raw
By Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Patrick Gomez August 7, 2020 | 4:05pm
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Bright Eyes, The Killers, and 19 more albums we can’t wait to hear in August
By Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Danette Chavez, Cameron Scheetz, Gwen Ihnat, Shannon Miller, Laura Adamczyk, A.A. Dowd August 4, 2020 | 1:00pm
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What are your favorite first 10 seconds of an album?
By The A.V. Club, Patrick Gomez, Cameron Scheetz, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat, Sam Barsanti August 1, 2020 | 1:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Land Of Talk goes deep, Mahalia remixes longing, and more
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Patrick Gomez July 31, 2020 | 5:00pm
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It’s July (July!), so here’s 60 minutes of picaresque indie rock from The Decemberists
By A.A. Dowd July 30, 2020 | 11:00am
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5 new releases we love: Katie Dey goes tender, Illuminati Hotties get free, and more
By Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Patrick Gomez, Katie Rife July 24, 2020 | 5:00pm
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From boy band to men: A decade of One Direction’s musical evolution in 60 minutes
By Cameron Scheetz, Shannon Miller July 23, 2020 | 11:00am
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5 new releases we love: Lianne La Havas stuns, The Chicks’ triumphant return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Gwen Ihnat, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Patrick Gomez July 17, 2020 | 5:00pm
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Multiple Katy Perrys turn that frown upside down in new, trippy “Smile” video
By Gwen Ihnat July 15, 2020 | 8:20pm
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Rock pioneer Suzi Quatro on Happy Days and giving Alice Cooper a black eye
By Gwen Ihnat July 13, 2020 | 1:24pm
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The best albums of 2020 so far
By Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Mosi Reeves, Clayton Purdom, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Marty Sartini Garner, Baraka Kaseko, A.A. Dowd July 11, 2020 | 5:05am
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The 25 best songs of 2020 so far
By Patrick Gomez, Angelica Cataldo, Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz, Erik Adams, Laura Adamczyk, Danette Chavez July 11, 2020 | 5:05am
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5 new releases we love: Margo Price rises again, The Beths prove their mettle, and more
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat July 10, 2020 | 5:00pm
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John Mulaney interviews Eric Hutchinson about music and never feeling at home in high school
By John Mulaney July 7, 2020 | 3:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Sufjan Stevens tackles "America," Khruangbin gets lyrical, and more
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Cameron Scheetz, Gwen Ihnat July 3, 2020 | 5:00pm
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The Chicks, Rufus Wainwright, and 19 more albums we can’t wait to hear in July
By The A.V. Club July 1, 2020 | 11:00am
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5 new releases we love: HAIM gets loose, Jessie Ware gets down, and more
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Danette Chavez, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz June 26, 2020 | 5:00pm
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Oliver Twixt is bringing queer Black Boy Joy to hip-hop
By Shannon Miller June 26, 2020 | 3:00pm
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For disabled and other marginalized fans, online events aren’t a compromise—they’re a lifeline
By Katie Rife, Shannon Miller, Annie Zaleski June 23, 2020 | 11:00am
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What’s your favorite album artwork?
By Baraka Kaseko, Cameron Scheetz, Erik Adams, Sam Barsanti, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, William Hughes, Katie Rife, Gwen Ihnat, Laura Adamczyk, Shannon Miller June 20, 2020 | 1:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Neil Young's long-lost classic, Elvis Costello's latest, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat, Katie Rife June 19, 2020 | 5:00pm
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4 new releases we love: Shamir’s bold return, Wyatt Waddell fights the power, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife June 12, 2020 | 5:00pm
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From Mariah to Meme-mi: How a vocal icon became a social media maven
By Shannon Miller, Danette Chavez June 11, 2020 | 1:56pm
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5 new releases we love: Run The Jewels’ cathartic roar, Hinds’ cool polish, and more
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Baraka Kaseko, Randall Colburn June 5, 2020 | 5:00pm
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Run The Jewels, HAIM, and 15 more albums we can’t wait to hear in June
By The A.V. Club, Gwen Ihnat, Katie Rife, Cameron Scheetz, A.A. Dowd, Randall Colburn, Baraka Kaseko, Erik Adams June 3, 2020 | 1:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Tank And The Bangas chill, Keiynan Lonsdale dances, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Katie Rife May 29, 2020 | 5:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Carly Rae Jepsen does it again, Jeff Rosenstock roars back, and more
By Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz May 22, 2020 | 5:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Perfume Genius gets loose, The Magnetic Fields return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Max Freedman May 15, 2020 | 5:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Kim Petras delivers a candidate for song of the summer, and more
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Shannon Miller, Erik Adams May 8, 2020 | 5:00pm
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R.I.P. "My Boy Lollipop" singer Millie Small
By Shannon Miller May 6, 2020 | 5:47pm
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Join us for a chat with Tori Amos and the Chicago Humanities Fest
By Gwen Ihnat May 1, 2020 | 7:32pm
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5 new releases we love: Car Seat Headrest soars, Sylvan Esso transforms, and more
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife May 1, 2020 | 5:00pm
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Hayley Williams, Weezer, and 17 more albums we can’t wait to hear in May
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Angelica Cataldo, Danette Chavez, Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat April 28, 2020 | 3:00pm
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5 new releases we love: RJD2’s soulful grooves, Kelly Clarkson gets worldly, and more
By The A.V. Club, Patrick Gomez, A.A. Dowd, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz April 24, 2020 | 5:00pm
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Betting it all on 311
By Marty Sartini Garner April 20, 2020 | 2:55pm
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5 new releases we love: Kid Cudi rocks the retro, Gorillaz get sweet, and more
By Alex McLevy, Baraka Kaseko, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Patrick Gomez, Shannon Miller April 17, 2020 | 5:00pm
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5 new releases we love: The Strokes bring the rock, Laura Marling surprises, and more
By The A.V. Club, Josh Modell, Nina Corcoran, Brian Howe, Nina Hernandez April 10, 2020 | 5:00pm
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With Coachella delayed, here's a virtual Fauxchella: BIGBANG, Big Sean, and more big headliners live
By Patrick Gomez April 9, 2020 | 10:58pm
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5 new releases we love: Bob Dylan mourns history, Melkbelly kicks ass, and more
By The A.V. Club, Nina Corcoran, Josh Modell, Randall Colburn, Danette Chavez, Jesse Hassenger April 3, 2020 | 5:00pm
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Adam Schlesinger and Fountains Of Wayne were so much more than “Stacy’s Mom”
By Patrick Gomez, Erik Adams, Marah Eakin, Gwen Ihnat April 2, 2020 | 2:23am
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The Strokes, Thundercat, and 9 more albums we can’t wait to hear in April
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Katie Rife, Gwen Ihnat March 31, 2020 | 1:00pm
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5 new releases we love: Waxahatchee goes vintage, Pearl Jam returns, and more
By The A.V. Club, Tabassum Siddiqui, Randall Colburn, Nina Corcoran, Matt Sigur March 27, 2020 | 5:00pm
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With Histoire De Melody Nelson, Serge Gainsbourg composed a French sex god’s teenage symphony
By Ashley Naftule March 24, 2020 | 11:00am
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5 new releases we love: Four Tet’s nostalgic offering, Matt Wilson’s return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Brian Howe, Lily Moayeri, Nina Corcoran, Gwen Ihnat March 20, 2020 | 6:00pm
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