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Baked, Debt

What is Baked paying off with their latest release, Debt? Is it school loans? Overdue karma points? The penalty for breaking a lease in New York City? Formed

G. Green, Area Codes

Sacramento punks G. Green’s latest album Area Codes is about a band trapped between two worlds; a band that’s right on the cusp of maturity,

Naomi Punk, Television Man, Rd. 2

Sophomore records are a time for reinvention. That’s what history, as well as the all-knowing Music Critic, has led us to expect. When artists choose

Amanda X, Amnesia

Let’s begin with some Amanda X fan fiction: In early 2011, the band’s three members were strangers browsing in a Philadelphia-area record store when they suddenly

Roman Ruins, Source of Pride

Becoming a parent is a momentous step for any one person to take. You’ve created life, and no matter how you slice that, it’s a

Soft Walls, No Time

Dan Reeves has had his hands full since his 2012 self-titled release under the moniker of Soft Walls. The Brighton-based performer plays in the band

Shabazz Palaces, Lese Majesty

When Shabazz Palaces released a pair of EPs in 2009, there wasn’t much else out there that sounded like them. By the time of 2011’s

Courtship Ritual, Pith

In the video for “Yellow Spiders”–the opening song on Courtship Ritual’s debut album, Pith–flowers expand to bloom in slow motion, perfectly matching Monica Salazar’s vocals in