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Interview with Vava Quail Chief Cougar·January 2, 2024We caught up with the Berlin-based piano whiz, Vava Quail, to discuss his dreamy debut album, “Beloved Ashes.”...Folk PopGermanyInterviewPopsinger songwriter
Sufjan Stevens’ “Javelin”: Blissful Melancholy and Uplifting Grandeur Mario·October 24, 2023Sufjan Stevens returns with “Javelin,” a magical album that seamlessly blends blissful melancholy with uplifting grandeur. Since the...Album SpotlightIndieUSA
Introducing Headphone Hair Chief Cougar·December 6, 2016Headphone Hair is the alter ego of twenty something year old Ian Walters. To think that if it...IntroducingUSA
Introducing Rory McVicar T.R. Wicks·April 7, 2016Rory McVicar seems to come from that same artistic gene pool as composers like Sufjan Stevens and Bon...Introducing
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Cougar Microbes Writer Picks 2015: Jabes Jabes·January 31, 20161. Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Just Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit Full review here 2....Artist Spotlight
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