Lyndsey McKenna
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On the first Pedro the Lion album in 15 years, songwriter David Bazan reckons with his roots, telling an origin story while avoiding any trace of self-mythologizing.
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"I think 'Wide Open Spaces' is one of those perfect '90s alt-country songs," Sophie Allison says of the Dixie Chicks hit.
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Within layers of frenzied sound, the Toronto hardcore band details the relentless pace of modernity.
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The Philly band distills cathartic choruses and gratuitous guitars into tender, explosive rock.
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Sharon Van Etten performed "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" as part of the annual summertime BBC Proms performance series.
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Dose Your Dreams is a return to David, a recurring titular hero in F***** Up's work, who now finds himself pushing paper in a desk job.
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Banks requested the song after The Mountain Goats released Beat The Champ, a wrestling-themed album, in 2015. Now, songwriter John Darnielle has delivered.
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The self-described "tenderpunk" project of L.A. producer-engineer Sarah Tudzin reckons with the simultaneous blessing and curse of "fortitude and weakness both in spades."
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The Aces' full-length debut is a pop confectionery, and fit to be blasted from car stereos, but there's substance to its sweetness
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Twenty years in, the Chicago band has staying power without sacrificing a sense of sonic exploration. Hear its catalog-spanning Newport Folk set now.