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The strange occult lore of Boards of Canada’s Geogaddi

A look back at the duo’s stunning electronic epic, and all the mystery surrounding it.

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On Perdition City, Ulver transcended black metal

The Norwegian band’s 2000 album found them embracing reinvention and new directions

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Marissa Nadler picks her 10 Best Songs

We spoke to the singer/songwriter about the greatest moments in her catalog.

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A Beginner’s Guide to the funk-soul of The Isley Brothers

A starter’s set for the funk-soul legends, with a few intermediate steps to follow.

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With No Line on the Horizon, U2 delivered an album of future hymns

Less a return to form than the realization of a new one for the group

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20 Essential Albums Recorded by Steve Albini

With a new Shellac album just around the corner, we assemble a list of our favorites with Albini behind the boards.

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The Charmed Offensive: A Conversation With Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy

We chat with Hannon ahead of The Divine Comedy’s upcoming career retrospective.

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10 Essential Major Label Debuts from Indie Artists

10 times when more resources and left-field talent resulted in something great.

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Cloakroom know their product

How the band used the pandemic to make their most refined record yet.

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10 Essential Richmond Albums

The best exports from along the James River

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U2’s How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb: A shrug that sold 9 million copies

U2’s 11th album is a fine enough set of songs, which for a band of their magnitude didn’t feel like enough.

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A Beginner’s Guide to the colossal metal of Boris

Five essential steps to hearing the Japanese metal titans.

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Photos: Dinosaur Jr. Live

Three decades into playing music together, Dinosaur Jr. continue to put on a killer live…

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U2 played it frustratingly safe on All That You Can’t Leave Behind

It was fated, I suppose. As much as a great deal of this series has…

Curtis Harding interview

Curtis Harding Has Something Worth Saying

The Atlanta artist talks about putting something positive into the world and the records that helped him.

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Hayden Pedigo is Soundtracking the Strange Beauty of the Northern Texas Landscape

The Texas guitarist has conflicting personas, but he just wants his music to be taken seriously.