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CM Selects: Indie/Rock July 2026 #5

Ruby·July 13, 2026

This edition we bring you grief dressed in rock, cheerful melodies hiding dark confessions, smoky late-night storytelling, and...

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Album Review + Interview: Emma Miller Drops A Physical Anchor In Digital Waters With “I Want To Be The Anchor”

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Track Spotlight: Mount Palomar – L’Aliment

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Quiet as a Mouse – Nostalgia is fine… But… This album is better

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High Noon by Moon and Aries: A delightful taste of upcoming EP Prairie Souls

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Track Spotlight: Montana Joanna – “Same Stars”

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Irina Imme’s Y2K binds that 2000’s energy in pure sonic bliss

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Antoin Gibson’s “Diss Tribute”: A Fierce Rap Flip on the Algorithm Era

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Weekend Videos: The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight

Chief Cougar·February 13, 2011

The Smashing Pumkins kicked off their ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness‘ properly with ‘Tonight, Tonight’ and its...

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Tania Vinokur releases ‘In Time’

Chief Cougar·May 14, 2019

Violinist, singer and dancer Tania Vinokur has truly had a whirlwind career that has seen her perform all...

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Voxtrot Spark Nostalgia and Anticipation with “Another Fire” and “New World Romance”

Sanch·November 10, 2023

In the world of late 00/early 10’s indie music, few bands evoke the kind of personal and fervent...

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Talk in Vain rework “I Drove All Night” into a rock-driven sprint

Oliver·June 5, 2026

Talk in Vain’s rock-driven reinterpretation of “I Drove All Night”* is out today, and it gives a familiar song...

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Interview with M4TR

Valya·May 25, 2026

M4TR returns with ‘Reimagination: The Remixes, Vol. 1‘, a release that finds him handing key tracks from ‘Love...

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Sasha Joy’s “Got You Something” Gives Heartbreak a Glow-up

Jen·May 15, 2026

Breakup songs have a reputation problem. Too many of them want you to either sob into your pillow...

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Divorce Find Their Voice on ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’

Chief Cougar·July 3, 2025

When I first heard Divorce’s self-titled EP back in 2022, it felt like a raw, jagged artefact from...

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Great Grandpa – Patience, Moonbeam: An Ambitious Indie Rock Comeback That Holds

Oliver·April 7, 2025

After years of near-silence and the threat of collapse, Great Grandpa return sounding less like a reunion and...

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Courting’s Lust for Life Is a Fast, Frenzied, Brilliant Mess

Sam·March 12, 2025

The first real beat on ‘Lust for Life‘ does not so much drop as detonate, snapping Courting out of a...

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Antony Szmierek: Words That Make You Think, Beats That Make You Drift

Sam·March 12, 2025

Two years ago, Antony Szmierek was teaching English and self-publishing novels. Now he has made a debut that...

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Porridge Radio Sign Off With The Machine Starts To Sing, And It Stings

Olivia·February 27, 2025

It is a strange thing to make sense of a breakup when the music arriving alongside it still...

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Art D’Ecco – Serene Demon: Pop Ambition Done Right

Sam·February 20, 2025

There is something quietly satisfying about being caught off guard by a record you almost skipped. Before 2025, Art...

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