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Weekend Videos: Casablanca Drivers – “No Mercy”

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Weekend Videos: Model/Actriz – “Cinderella”

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

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CM Selects: Pop July 2026 #1

Mike·July 1, 2026

In this edition, we uncover healing through honesty, question humanity in the digital age, embrace the freedom of...

CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #14

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

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Track Spotlight: Montana Joanna – “Some Stars”

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Introducing Lana Crow

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Introducing Eoin Shannon

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Mt. Kili

Introducing Mt. Kili

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Introducing Intercontinen7al

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Weekend Videos: Hiroki Tanaka – “Yamato”

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Weekend Videos: Car Seat Headrest – Gethesemene

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Weekend Videos: Little Simz – Flood

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

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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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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

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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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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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From the archives

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Frightened Rabbit release The Winter Of Mixed Drinks

Kenny·April 9, 2010

Frightened Rabbit came to my attention back in December with a blistering set opening for Modest Mouse at...

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Santigold releases brave and exciting “Spirituals”

Chief Cougar·September 16, 2022

Santigold is a musical pioneer who often doesn’t get the credit she deserves. Her 2008 self-titled album was...

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Rock En Seine Day 2: Saturday 29th Of August

Chief Cougar·September 8, 2009

The previous nights partying has taken its toll and my ears are still ringing loud. I head straight...

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CM Selects

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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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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #9

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CM Selects: Electronica June 2026 #3

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #8

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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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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...

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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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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...

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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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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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40 Years in the Making: Kim Deal’s Nobody Loves You More Reviewed

Sanch·December 1, 2024

For someone synonymous with bands that thrived on friction and loose edges, Kim Deal‘s solo debut is surprisingly...

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