Music Essentials

  • Shower Curtain — Words from a Wishing Well

    Words from a Wishing Well

    Words from a Wishing Well is Shower Curtain’s debut record, but lots of these songs sound like Matador Records in 1995

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  • Lilly Flower – american sweetheart / im not hungry

    American Sweetheart / I’m Not Hungry

    Lilly Flower’s music is catchy and sunny shoegaze-adjacent indie pop with a shockingly dark side to it

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  • Dead Anyway — Tough, Listen

    Tough, Listen

    Tough, Listen is the second full-length of 2024 from Dead Anyway. They continue to push their dark and sinister sounds in new directions. It’s killer stuff

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  • En-Vitro — En-Vitro

    En-Vitro

    All you really need to know about En-Vitro is that they are a wildly talented punk-ish band from LA. Also, their debut self-titled record is crazy good

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  • Dead Anyway – Kicking at Tombstones

    Kicking at Tombstones

    This collection of songs from Dead Anyway’s discography is a companion to the book of lyrics. It’s instantly compelling and a perfect complement to the printed piece.

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  • niina — honestly, does this smell off to you?

    honestly, does this smell off to you?

    niina’s debut record honestly, does this smell off to you? is a record that I’ve played almost constantly for the past couple of weeks. And there’s a lot more where that came from

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  • Bus Crush – Sports and Leisure

    Sports & Leisure

    The debut album from Bus Crush does 90s indie nostalgia well, and the melodies and lyrics make it one of the strongest releases of 2024

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  • Kathy Katouzi – Afterparty / FLATL!NE / OHNO

    Afterparty/Flatline/OHNO

    Kathy Katouzi is on a tear. She’s got a distinct sound, three killer singles released in 2024 and an EP on the way.

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  • Virgins – g l i s s / Nothing Hurt and Everything was Beautiful

    Nothing Hurt and Everything was Beautiful

    Nothing Hurt and Everything Was Beautiful is the debut album from Virgins, though their sound is polished and distinct from other current shoegaze artists

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  • little bit – Talk A Blue Streak EP

    talk a blue streak

    I’m not sure whether little bit is a fan of Liz Phair’s early records, but her talk a blue streak EP is pitch-perfect mid-90s indie rock

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  • Bassvictim – Alice / Basspunk EP

    Alice / Basspunk

    Bassvictim sounds like an evolution of the mid-2000’s DFA Records sound. It’s unpredictable, intense and euphoric

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  • Vitesse X – This Infinite

    This Infinite

    The second album from Vitesse X is all soothing melodies, gentle yet personal vocals and musical catharsis. It’s a warm and therapeutic listen

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