Author: Rob Moura
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Spectreview: NIIKA – Close But Not Too Close
NIIKA’s debut album, which deftly mixes Melbourne neo-soul with the artful arrangements of peak Dirty Projectors, is superb.
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SpectReview: Various Artists – Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1972-1986
Pacific Breeze 2, Light In The Attic’s follow-up to their successful 2018 city-pop compilation, once again brings the beloved genre to American shores with a heightened focus on its embryonic early-70's forms.
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Spectreview: Hayley Williams – Petals For Armor
Hayley Williams’ first solo record finds the Paramore singer in her element, laying down one smartly-crafted pop song after another.
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Season 2 Episode 6: On Listening to Cheekface (feat. Greg Katz)
On today's podcast, I talk to Cheekface frontman Greg Katz about his band. We also cover self-promotion, what to learn from the greats, and modern protest music.
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Spectreview: Adeline Hotel – Solid Love
Adeline Hotel’s Solid Love turns gently and passes like a cool breeze, providing a momentary escape from enclosed spaces.
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Spectreview: Car Seat Headrest – Making A Door Less Open
Car Seat Headrest’s first album of new material since 2016’s career-defining Teens of Denial capitulates under too much carefree exploration.
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LIGHTNING ROUND (May 1, 2020)
On this week’s LIGHTNING ROUND, tracks from Hurry Up Snufkin, Big Thief, Pure X, and more!
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Spectreview: Racoma – This Front Room
Racoma’s debut LP is an exquisitely-produced, luxuriantly-paced record that plays to the band’s strengths.
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Spectreview: X – ALPHABETLAND
X’s first album in almost 35 years finds the iconic LA punk band mostly back to business, in an often thrillingly vibrant fashion.
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Season 2 Episode 5: On Covering Underground Music (feat. Travis Shosa of COUNTERZINE)
COUNTERZINE head Travis Shosa and I talk about the pitfalls of being a music blog in 2020, the downside of Submithub, college radio, and the struggle to win an audience.
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