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Here are 20 albums we can’t wait to hear in April
By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, David Anthony, Danette Chavez, Randall Colburn, A.A. Dowd April 1, 2019 | 11:00am
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5 new releases we love: Bracingly original pop, lost Motown gems, and more
By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Annie Zaleski, Mosi Reeves March 29, 2019 | 5:25pm
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5 new releases we love: An infectious ass-shaker, a dystopian pop debut, and more
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Randall Colburn, Clayton Purdom, Max Freedman March 22, 2019 | 5:00pm
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Andrew Bird knows better than anyone this is his Finest Work Yet
By Danette Chavez March 21, 2019 | 3:00pm
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Lollapalooza enlists cute doggos to announce partial lineup led by Tame Impala, Janelle Monáe
By Kelsey J. Waite March 19, 2019 | 8:52pm
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“I’m speaking about stuff I’ve never talked about”: Jenny Lewis on her best solo album to date
By Erik Adams March 19, 2019 | 3:00pm
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5 new releases we love: A retro-cool collab, a Southern funk sojourn, and more
By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, David Anthony, Clayton Purdom March 15, 2019 | 5:00pm
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With Pyromania, Def Leppard made a pop-metal hybrid for the ages
By Gwen Ihnat March 12, 2019 | 11:00am
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Our 5 favorite albums this week celebrate the future of R&B, queer songwriters, and resilient women
By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Jesse Hassenger, Clayton Purdom March 8, 2019 | 7:00pm
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Hospice at 10: The Antlers’ Peter Silberman on how an album about death is now healing his voice
By Randall Colburn March 5, 2019 | 12:00pm
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Helado Negro's new album is caldo de pollo for the soul
By Danette Chavez March 2, 2019 | 6:00pm
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Tierra Whack, Little Simz, and 3 non-Solange releases you should still hear today
By The A.V. Club, David Anthony, Alex McLevy, Clayton Purdom March 1, 2019 | 7:00pm
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What’s a song you love but found from an unexpected source?
By The A.V. Club, William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Randall Colburn, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy March 1, 2019 | 6:00pm
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Jenny Lewis, a lost Marvin Gaye album, and more anticipated music for March
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Laura Adamczyk, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Danette Chavez, A.A. Dowd, William Hughes, Randall Colburn March 1, 2019 | 2:00pm
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Jonas Åkerlund on Lords Of Chaos, Beyoncé, and how Lady Gaga inspired him to keep making music videos
By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin February 28, 2019 | 9:30pm
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Metalheads, skaters, hippies, and punks—all are welcome at Red Bull Music Festival LA
By Katie Rife February 27, 2019 | 4:00pm
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Dream team Madlib & Freddie Gibbs are back, plus Julia Jacklin and more of the week’s best music
By Kelsey J. Waite, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Clayton Purdom, John Everhart February 22, 2019 | 3:00pm
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Midwinter report: Were Pitchfork’s nights at the museum a masterpiece?
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Randall Colburn, Clayton Purdom February 19, 2019 | 12:00pm
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20 years ago, Rushmore took the soundtrack back to school
By Sean O'Neal February 18, 2019 | 12:00pm
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’80s Japanese ambient, Y La Bamba’s expansive Chicana indie pop lead this week’s music recs
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Danette Chavez, Ann-Derrick Gaillot February 15, 2019 | 5:30pm
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Leaving Whiskeytown: 2 hours of alternative folk-rock
By Laura M. Browning February 14, 2019 | 9:30pm
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Slowdive meets Seurat: 11 must-see sets at Pitchfork Midwinter
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Clayton Purdom February 13, 2019 | 12:00pm
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The slow and steady perfection of Galaxie 500’s On Fire
By Ashley Naftule February 12, 2019 | 12:00pm
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Inside the Grammy Museum's new Dolly Parton exhibit
By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin February 8, 2019 | 9:30pm
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Panda Bear’s hypnotic Buoys, Mercury Rev’s Bobbie Gentry tribute, and more great new music
By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Danette Chavez, Adam Isaac Itkoff February 8, 2019 | 4:30pm
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Now That’s What I Call Meow-sic: 16 times cats made their way into song
By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, William Hughes, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat, Laura Adamczyk, Laura M. Browning February 6, 2019 | 12:00pm
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The Mountain Goats are back to soundtrack your D&D campaign, plus more of this week’s top music recs
By The A.V. Club, Danette Chavez, Randall Colburn, Clayton Purdom, Max Freedman February 1, 2019 | 4:00pm
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Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan, and 18 more new albums to keep you warm in February
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Laura Adamczyk, Randall Colburn February 1, 2019 | 2:00pm
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A wintry mix to get you through the polar vortex
By Kelsey J. Waite January 30, 2019 | 5:05pm
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Vampire Weekend returns refreshed, Jenny Lewis has a Bella Donna moment, and more of the week’s best music
By The A.V. Club, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Randall Colburn, Matt Williams, Max Freedman January 25, 2019 | 4:00pm
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Mark Mothersbaugh on his journey from Devo to Hollywood
By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin January 21, 2019 | 8:30pm
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A-Sides: James Blake and André 3000’s effervescent team-up, plus new Toro Y Moi and more
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Marty Sartini Garner, Katie Rife January 18, 2019 | 5:10pm
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British meme rap project: The year in band names 2018
By Kyle Ryan January 15, 2019 | 12:00pm
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A-Sides: Ex Hex’s rollicking return, plus 4 more great releases you should hear this week
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, David Anthony January 11, 2019 | 6:00pm
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Panopticon’s Kentucky combined folk and black metal to take on the coal industry
By Andrew Paul January 9, 2019 | 6:00pm
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The 20 most anticipated albums of 2019
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Laura Adamczyk, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, David Anthony January 8, 2019 | 12:00pm
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Full tank of gas and a ’69 Tempest: An hour of great mainstream country from the ’80s and ’90s
By Laura M. Browning January 3, 2019 | 4:00pm
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Catch up with the year’s best music and more with The A.V. Club’s Spotify playlists
By Kelsey J. Waite December 26, 2018 | 4:00pm
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A-Sides: John Legend, RuPaul, and all of this Christmas’ red-hot musical chestnuts
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Annie Zaleski December 21, 2018 | 4:00pm
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The best albums of 2018: The ballots
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony, Annie Zaleski, Marty Sartini Garner December 18, 2018 | 12:00pm
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The A.V. Club’s 20 best albums of 2018
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony, Annie Zaleski, Marty Sartini Garner December 18, 2018 | 12:00pm
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The best indie and rock albums of 2018
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, David Anthony December 17, 2018 | 4:00pm
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The best pop and R&B albums of 2018
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy December 15, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Paul Williams on the enduring magic and no-longer-lost music of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas
By Erik Adams December 13, 2018 | 7:00pm
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Jamila Woods’ final performance of Heavn was one of 2018’s best live shows
By The A.V. Club, Kelsey J. Waite, Danette Chavez December 12, 2018 | 8:45pm
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The best hip-hop albums of 2018
By The A.V. Club, Kelsey J. Waite, Colin McGowan, Katie Rife December 12, 2018 | 4:00pm
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The best electronic albums of 2018
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Nina Corcoran, Marty Sartini Garner, Brian Howe December 8, 2018 | 2:00pm
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A-Sides: Stocking stuffers from Chance, Meek Mill’s triumphant return, Little Simz, and more
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Adam Isaac Itkoff December 7, 2018 | 8:00pm
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The best country albums of 2018
By The A.V. Club, Matt Williams, Annie Zaleski, Gwen Ihnat December 6, 2018 | 4:00pm
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The best punk and hardcore albums of 2018
By David Anthony and Alex McLevy, Alex McLevy December 4, 2018 | 5:38pm
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A-Sides: Earl Sweatshirt’s astonishing Rap Songs, plus Grimes, The 1975, and more
By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Annie Zaleski November 30, 2018 | 6:00pm
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The best metal albums of 2018
By A.A. Dowd and David Anthony, David Anthony November 27, 2018 | 12:00pm
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A-Sides: Anderson Paak, 10 years of Brainfeeder, and the rest of this week’s essential music
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy November 16, 2018 | 8:00pm
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Here’s how you’re damaging your ears—and what you can do to protect them
By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin November 12, 2018 | 8:00pm
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Earl Sweatshirt’s cryptic return, free jazz from Lynch and Badalamenti, plus 3 more releases to hear
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife November 9, 2018 | 5:20pm
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Vince Staples shows us how it’s done, plus 4 more new releases you should hear
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Annie Zaleski, Marty Sartini Garner, Kelsey J. Waite November 2, 2018 | 2:45pm
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Solange and Anderson Paak lead our 21 most-anticipated albums of November
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Laura Adamczyk, A.A. Dowd, Danette Chavez, Gwen Ihnat, Erik Adams, Katie Rife October 31, 2018 | 3:00pm
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Beyond “Monster Mash”: 60 minutes of killer tunes for your graveyard smash
By Katie Rife October 27, 2018 | 1:00pm
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A-Sides: Robyn, Mick Jenkins, Julia Holter, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Daughters
By The A.V. Club, David Anthony, Ann-Derrick Gaillot, Max Freedman, Meagan Fredette October 26, 2018 | 1:00pm
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One of punk’s true originals, Germfree Adolescents is as fresh today as it was in 1978
By Katie Rife October 23, 2018 | 4:30pm
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A-Sides: Empress Of, Elvis Costello, Usher, Windhand, and Farao
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd October 19, 2018 | 6:00pm
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Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and the story of indie rock’s best new supergroup
By Steven Edelstone October 16, 2018 | 3:00pm
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Fembots, dancing queens, and love fools: 60 minutes of Swedish pop
By Annie Zaleski October 12, 2018 | 7:00pm
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A-Sides: Sheck Wes, Daniel Avery, A Star Is Born, Reason, and Colter Wall
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, Gwen Ihnat, Matt Williams October 12, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Robyn, Thom Yorke’s Suspiria score, and 18 more scary-good albums out this month
By The A.V. Club, A.A. Dowd, Clayton Purdom, Laura Adamczyk, Danette Chavez, David Anthony October 1, 2018 | 2:00pm
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40 years after Are We Not Men? we’re just now starting to get Devo
By Erik Adams September 29, 2018 | 2:00pm
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First-ever Red Bull Music Fest Chicago to feature Nas, Pusha T, Cupcakke, and more
By Kelsey J. Waite September 19, 2018 | 8:30pm
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Robyn finally confirms new album, Honey, out next month
By Kelsey J. Waite September 19, 2018 | 12:33pm
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60 minutes proving De La Soul is one of hip-hop’s greats—but its legacy is in danger
By Alex McLevy September 19, 2018 | 11:00am
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Sing-alongs and bare asses: Nostalgia ruled at this year’s Riot Fest
By Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, David Anthony September 17, 2018 | 7:30pm
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Weird Al emerged, post-punk exploded, and DJing matured in 1981
By Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Sean O'Neal, Matt Gerardi, Kyle Ryan, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat September 17, 2018 | 11:00am
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Marianne Faithfull returns with a gorgeous new Nick Cave duet
By Kelsey J. Waite September 14, 2018 | 5:20pm
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Celebrate Amy Winehouse's birthday with this playlist of the singer at her best
By Maggie Donahue September 14, 2018 | 4:53pm
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The 30 most-anticipated albums of September
By The A.V. Club, Clayton Purdom, A.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, David Anthony, Alex McLevy, Sean O'Neal September 1, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Roísín Murphy’s quietly releasing a string of monstrously fun EPs
By Clayton Purdom and Kelsey J. Waite, Kelsey J. Waite August 30, 2018 | 3:00pm
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Tirzah’s Devotion is loaded with weird, brilliant tracks
By Clayton Purdom and Maggie Donahue, Maggie Donahue August 23, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Lauryn Hill’s Miseducation is more than a crossover—it’s a beacon
By Erin Osmon August 21, 2018 | 11:00am
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1998 somehow brought us boy bands, nü-metal, and Neutral Milk Hotel
By Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony August 20, 2018 | 2:00pm
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What’s your favorite Aretha Franklin song?
By The A.V. Club, Danette Chavez, Gwen Ihnat, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife August 16, 2018 | 5:05pm
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Doja Cat's "Mooo!" is the extremely unlikely song of the summer
By Clayton Purdom, Gwen Ihnat, and Baraka Kaseko, Gwen Ihnat, Baraka Kaseko August 16, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Lo-fi house wunderkind Ross From Friends is a lot more than a gimmicky name
By Clayton Purdom and Alex McLevy, Alex McLevy August 9, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Ask an indie rock veteran: What's the best band of all time?
By Paul Maroon August 7, 2018 | 11:00am
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The Coup and Lakeith Stanfield turn Sorry To Bother You’s soundtrack into a rousing call to arms
By Clayton Purdom and Laura Adamczyk, Laura Adamczyk August 2, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Cowboys, queens, and marauders: The 31 most-anticipated albums of August
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Alex McLevy, A.A. Dowd, Maggie Donahue, Sean O'Neal August 1, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Beyond The Beatles: The protopunks, French classics, and ska pioneers of 1964
By Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Kelsey J. Waite, Erik Adams, Laura M. Browning July 30, 2018 | 1:00pm
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Those new Chance The Rapper tracks are exactly what this summer needed
By The A.V. Club, Matt Gerardi, Katie Rife July 26, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Ask an indie rock veteran: Why is “Auld Lang Syne” the best melody?
By Paul Maroon July 24, 2018 | 2:00pm
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The A.V. Club climbs out of the sultry mudpit that was Pitchfork Fest 2018
By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Laura Adamczyk, Danette Chavez July 23, 2018 | 6:10pm
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Stream the new album Night Swimming from addictive New Jersey surf-pop trio Dentist
By Alex McLevy July 19, 2018 | 9:00pm
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The scam industry: How the hip-hop boom sets hopefuls up for failure
By Ryan Pfeffer July 19, 2018 | 4:00pm
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Chaka Khan’s first track in 10 years shows she’s still got it
By The A.V. Club, Laura Adamczyk, Alex McLevy July 19, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Moving out from “The Middle”: 60 minutes of eternal adolescence with Jimmy Eat World
By A.A. Dowd July 16, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Reggie Watts recounts the origins his new musical side project, Wajatta
By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin July 12, 2018 | 8:15pm
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It's never a bad time to dive back into the Queen discography
By Clayton Purdom and Gwen Ihnat, Gwen Ihnat July 12, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Ask an indie rock veteran: What’s the best bad Bob Dylan album?
By Paul Maroon July 10, 2018 | 2:00pm
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The 28 albums we can’t wait to hear in 2018’s second half
By The A.V. Club, Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy July 10, 2018 | 11:00am
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Radiohead is somehow getting better
By Clayton Purdom July 9, 2018 | 6:20pm
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The Modern Lovers, Pere Ubu, and Blondie were ready to rip up 1976
By Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan, Kelsey J. Waite, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Clayton Purdom, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Alex McLevy July 9, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Get
the party started with this celebration of P&P Records’
“underground disco”
By Matt Gerardi July 7, 2018 | 3:00pm
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Suggestion: Sit in a cabin and listen to Judee Sill
By The A.V. Club, Matt Gerardi, Kelsey J. Waite July 5, 2018 | 2:00pm
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The 17 most-anticipated albums of July
By The A.V. Club, Matt Gerardi, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, A.A. Dowd, Kyle Ryan July 4, 2018 | 11:00am
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How Twenty One Pilots rectify rock radio’s depression obsession
By Sasha Geffen June 28, 2018 | 8:00pm
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At long last, Ned Flanders has received his own rap song
By The A.V. Club, Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan June 28, 2018 | 4:00pm
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Reggie Watts picks the 5 most influential albums in his life
By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin June 27, 2018 | 7:30pm
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The best albums of 2018 so far
By The A.V. Club, Colin McGowan, Alex McLevy, Nina Corcoran, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Sean O'Neal, Danette Chavez, A.A. Dowd, Matt Gerardi, Tabassum Siddiqui, Kyle Ryan June 27, 2018 | 11:00am
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Ask an indie rock veteran: How do you bounce back from a disastrous tour?
By Paul Maroon June 26, 2018 | 2:00pm
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Watch Wye Oak rework “It Was Not Natural” in a room full of Moogs
By Kelsey J. Waite June 25, 2018 | 4:00pm
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Sonic Youth, They Might Be Giants, and Ice-T livened up a numb 1986
By Sean O'Neal, Kelsey J. Waite, Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Kyle Ryan June 25, 2018 | 11:00am
