Music Essentials
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Mädchen, Frau etc.
Mädchen, Frau etc. is the soundtrack to the German audio adaptation of the brilliant novel Girl, Woman, Other. It’s an incredible and eclectic collection (or two) of music
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Only music makes me cry now
Only music can make me cry now is the debut album from Sweden’s Becky and the Birds. It’s complicated, intimate hyperpop that’s packed with ideas and experiments, yet still feels restrained.
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Physical Surveillance
Physical Surveillance is the third album from Jagged Baptist Club. It’s high-energy, hooky rock and roll built for the live show.
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The Actress EP
I didn’t know Goldie Boutilier until very recently. Her story is shocking and stranger than fiction. The Actress is great, but when you know the backstory it’s breathtaking.
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Headache
Girl Scout’s third EP is an indie rock barnburner. Anxiety and depression rarely sound this much fun.
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Banger / fragments
Iceland’s Virgin Orchestra is an experimental post-punk band with a real orchestral sound. It’s weird, aborbing and hypnotic
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Get Ugly
The debut record from Trophy Wife is intense and personal. It’s anxious, claustrophobic and cathartic.
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New Obsession
Quiet Houses has a warm and soothing dreampop sound with great songwriting. They’ve become my, uh, latest fixation
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Moving
Punk Mafia has had a prolific 2024 with a steady stream of singles. Their sound is kind of post-genre, but the attitude is all punk rock
