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Little Simz B&W photo by Thibaut Grevet

Weekend Videos: Little Simz – Flood

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Destroyer Press Photo for Dan's Boogie. Dan Bejar in black and white in what looks like a changing room.

Weekend Videos: Destroyer – Bologna

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

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – ‘Fever to Tell’, A Last Hoorah for Guitar Music

Chief Cougar·July 2, 2026

‘Fever to Tell‘ still sounds like a bottle smashed against a wall. The album’s opening blast and Karen...

Eternal Soundtrack

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The Bends: 30 Years Since Radiohead Stopped Following and Started Leading

Eternal Soundtrack

Nostalgia is fine...But...

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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Introducing Lana Crow

Eoin Shannon promo photo

Introducing Eoin Shannon

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Mt. Kili

Introducing Mt. Kili

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Intercontinen7al "Love Is Everywhere" single cover.

Introducing Intercontinen7al

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Weekend Videos: Hiroki Tanaka – “Yamato”

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Car Seat Headrest Promo

Weekend Videos: Car Seat Headrest – Gethesemene

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Weekend Videos: Model/Actriz – “Cinderella”

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Weekend Videos: Casablanca Drivers – “No Mercy”

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Perfume Genius It's A Mirror promo by Cody Critcheloe

Weekend Videos: Perfume Genius – “It’s A Mirror”

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Interviews

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Interview with Evil Little Thing

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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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Interview with Chelle

Editorial

Montana Joanna single cover

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 - Diss Tribute

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

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Divorce Find Their Voice on ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’

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Great Grandpa Patience, Moonbeam album cover

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

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Courting Lust For Life Album Cover

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

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From the archives

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Bleach Blood release free EP ‘Darling Don’t Dive’

Chief Cougar·March 31, 2014

Manor House boys Bleach Blood, fronted by former King Blues man Jamie Jazz, are seemingly on a mission...

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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...

Album Spotlight Introducing

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Alex Ebert, AKA Alexander, shows off RZA collaboration on ‘Truth’

Chief Cougar·July 20, 2011

Every time I think I have covered every possible angle I could write about Alex Ebert and his...

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CM Selects

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CM Selects: Pop July 2026 #1

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #14

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CM Selects: Electronica June 2026 #5

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #13

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #12

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #11

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CM Selects: Pop June 2026 #4

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #10

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CM Selects: Pop June 2026 #4

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CM Selects: Electronica June 2026 #4

Cougar MIcrobes Selects Hip Hip

CM Selects: Hip Hop May 2026 #3

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M0n0 Jay Is Multiplying and “Variant” Is Undeniable Proof

Jen·June 29, 2026

M0n0 Jay’s “Variant” is sensory pop music with deep house running through its veins, and it knows exactly...

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Train In Vain cover art

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...

M4TR

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...

Kiki Kramer by Katherine Cook

Introducing Kiki Kramer

SJ·May 4, 2026

Born of New York City nightlife and the restless energy of the digital age, Kiki Kramer is an alt‑pop artist who understands...

Artist Spotlight Featured Introducing

Antony Szmierek - Service Station at The End of The Universe album cover

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

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 album cover

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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Cameron Winter Heavy Metal Album cover

Cameron Winter’s Precocious ‘Heavy Metal’ Debut Rewrites the Rules

Sam·January 6, 2025

Cameron Winter dropped ‘Heavy Metal’ in December, and it was either terrible timing or a quietly brilliant act of defiance. Technically,...

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Antony Szmierek - Yoga teacher single cover, the artist practicing a yoga pause in a smoky dimly lit green room.

Weekend Videos: Antony Szmierek – “Yoga Teacher”

Sam·December 14, 2024

The yoga mat is out. The incense is lit. The instructor’s voice is soothing. And somewhere between the...

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