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

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

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #9

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #10

Mike·June 22, 2026

From choosing the devil you know to flying away with someone you love, this edition explores risk, reinvention,...

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Introducing

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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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Kiki Kramer by Katherine Cook

Introducing Kiki Kramer

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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

M4TR

Interview with M4TR

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

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Divorce Find Their Voice on ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’

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

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

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Porridge Radio

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

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

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From the archives

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Muse’s ‘The 2nd Law’ reviewed

Mario·October 15, 2012

Looking back it’s still strange to think that Teignmouth in Devon would be the place to produce a...

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Weekend Videos: Roo Panes – “Open Road

Chief Cougar·December 1, 2013

In Roo Panes‘ aptly titled music video “Open Road”, some of his close friends decided to take a...

The XX reveal new track “Angels”

Chief Cougar·July 16, 2012

The xx revealed details of the first single from their much awaited new album ‘Coexist‘. “Angels” has been...

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Electronica June 2026 #3

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #8

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #7

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Electronica June 2026 #2

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Hip Hop June 2026

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Pop June 2026 #2

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Hip-Hop June 2026 #1

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #4

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Pop June 2026

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Further reading...

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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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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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Cougar Microbes Selects: Indie/Rock May 2026

Ruby·May 8, 2026

A selection of new and/or relevant indie/rock tracks that have recently left an impression on us. For the...

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Cougar Microbes Selects: Electronica May 2026

Ruby·May 7, 2026

A selection of new and/or relevant Electronica and Electro-leaning tracks that have recently left an impression on us....

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COUGAR MICROBES SELECTS: POP APRIL 2026

Mike·April 15, 2026

A selection of new and/or relevant Pop and Pop-leaning tracks that have recently left an impression on us....

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

Olivia·January 25, 2025

Three years on from ‘Ugly Season’* — an album so deliberately closed-off it felt like a door locked from...

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Weekend Videos: Destroyer – Bologna

Chief Cougar·January 12, 2025

You’d expect Dan Bejar to make you work for it. He has built two decades of Destroyer records...

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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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Father John Misty’s Mahashmashana: Smashing Through The Fourth Wall

Sam·December 2, 2024

Before ‘Mahashmashana‘, I had often found myself on the fence with Father John Misty. Josh Tillman existed behind...

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