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COUGAR MICROBES SELECTS: POP APRIL 2026
Mike·
A selection of new and/or relevant Pop and Pop-leaning tracks that have recently left an impression on us....
Cameron Winter’s Precocious ‘Heavy Metal’ Debut Rewrites the Rules
Sam·
Cameron Winter dropped ‘Heavy Metal’ in December, and it was either terrible timing or a quietly brilliant act of defiance. Technically,...
Father John Misty’s Mahashmashana: Smashing Through The Fourth Wall
Sam·
Before ‘Mahashmashana‘, I had often found myself on the fence with Father John Misty. Josh Tillman existed behind...
40 Years in the Making: Kim Deal’s Nobody Loves You More Reviewed
For someone synonymous with bands that thrived on friction and loose edges, Kim Deal‘s solo debut is surprisingly...
The Cure Prove Their Darkness Only Deepens on Songs Of A Lost World
Forty-five years after ‘Pornography’* scared off half their audience with its gloom, The Cure circle back to that same darkness on ‘Songs...
The Smile ‘Cutouts’: A Band Refusing To Slow Down
Jen·
In an era when most bands treat album cycles like slow‑moving glaciers, The Smile tear through 2024 at a pace...
Porridge Radio: The Sound of Reckoning
I’ve admired Porridge Radio from a distance for years, aware of their clear identity but never quite making...
Geordie Greep goes for the Jugular with ‘The New Sound’
What in the world am I even listening to? That question, asked within the first minute of Geordie...
Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor: Patient, Intricate, Quietly Brilliant
I have been tracking Nilüfer Yanya across a few records now, each one a quiet sharpening of her craft rather...
