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On 'It's Real,' Ex Hex Keep Ripping, Unearthing New Terrain In The Process

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On 'It's Real,' Ex Hex Keep Ripping, Unearthing New Terrain In The Process

March 18, 2019 • The D.C.-based three-piece Ex Hex, in a word, rocks. For its new record, the band shakes up the frayed-but-taut tumult for which its known with some nods to '70s prog-rock and '80s hair-metal.

TEEN Dives Into the Gray Areas of Fading Love on 'Good Fruit'

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TEEN Dives Into the Gray Areas of Fading Love on 'Good Fruit'

February 21, 2019 • On its dark but buoyant new album, the artful pop band explores the complexities and contradictions in love, loss and learning to leave the past behind.

Emily Reo Counters Toxic Masculinity With 'Strawberry' Anthem

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Emily Reo Counters Toxic Masculinity With 'Strawberry' Anthem

January 28, 2019 • The Brooklyn-based musician reels off example after example of the barrage of harassment women face on a daily basis.

TEEN's Exuberant 'Only Water' Ruminates On Loss And Celebrates Life

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TEEN's Exuberant 'Only Water' Ruminates On Loss And Celebrates Life

November 28, 2018 • The Brooklyn band's first single from Good Fruit processes the sorrow and aimlessness felt after the death of a loved one, before becoming a life-affirming anthem.

Exitmusic's Eerie New Video An Elegy To Lost Love

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Exitmusic's Eerie New Video An Elegy To Lost Love

September 19, 2018 • Following the dissolution of their marriage and band, Exitmusic's Aleksa Palladino and Devon Church unleash a gorgeous if haunting storm of images and sound.

Nothing's 'Dance On The Blacktop' Opens Old Wounds With Feedback

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Nothing's 'Dance On The Blacktop' Opens Old Wounds With Feedback

August 16, 2018 • Domenic Palermo channels a lifetime of tragedy into Nothing's blustery distortion, scorching riffs and stirring melodies.

As Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers Goes Solo, 'Mulberry Violence' Expands

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As Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers Goes Solo, 'Mulberry Violence' Expands

August 9, 2018 • The solo debut from the Youth Lagoon frontman sounds like nothing Trevor Powers has made yet — gorgeous and ornate while bleakly unsettling.

Madeline Kenney's Joyous 'Cut Me Off' Video Features Some Fancy Office Moves

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Madeline Kenney's Joyous 'Cut Me Off' Video Features Some Fancy Office Moves

July 11, 2018 • Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak produces Perfect Shapes, the second album for the Oakland-based songwriter and musician, out Oct. 5.

Speedy Ortiz's 'Twerp Verse' Empowers Through Empathy

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Speedy Ortiz's 'Twerp Verse' Empowers Through Empathy

April 19, 2018 • Twerp Verse shows Sadie Dupuis and her band at their most pointed and fearless.

Exitmusic's Gorgeous 'The Recognitions' Pulls Apart A Romance

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Exitmusic's Gorgeous 'The Recognitions' Pulls Apart A Romance

April 12, 2018 • Recorded amidst the slow dissipation of the duo's marriage and after their separation, these nine songs unwind like a melodramatic love story.

Love And Sadness Linger In Snail Mail's 'Pristine'

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Love And Sadness Linger In Snail Mail's 'Pristine'

March 21, 2018 • The bittersweet first single from Snail Mail's debut album, Lush, exudes the confidence of an artist coming into her own right in front of us.

Remember The Band Sports? Guess What. Now It's Remember Sports

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Remember The Band Sports? Guess What. Now It's Remember Sports

February 20, 2018 • After a location and name change, Remember Sports has re-emerged as a pop-punk band that'll be hard to forget. Hear the first single from Slow Buzz, out May 18.

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Review: Son Lux, 'Brighter Wounds'

February 1, 2018 • Brighter Wounds achieves another breakthrough during a fraught and heartbreaking period. It's the band's most personal album yet.

Soccer Mommy Doesn't Want To Be 'Your Dog'

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Soccer Mommy Doesn't Want To Be 'Your Dog'

January 9, 2018 • The first single from Sophie Allison's forthcoming album Clean is both a post-breakup kiss-off and an anthem demanding respect and agency.

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Song
Your Dog
Album
Clean
Artist
Soccer Mommy
Label
Fat Possum
Released
2018

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