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Dina Maccabee Sings the Blur in the Middle of the Alphabet on LMNO
A childhood run of letters becomes the plea at the center of her new album, then refuses to settle.
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Giorgio Watanabe
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Zo Burton leaves the keys in the safe on space
On his first single, Zo Burton treats a green message bubble like a change of address, then refuses to clear the room.
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Marek De Vann Rebuilds the Night City on Stereotyping
After years on bass in surf and stoner bands, the Piacenza musician steps into jazz funk with organist Paolo Apollo Negri and treats the signals of 1970s Italian crime cinema as living architecture.
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JAE-X Lets the Split Drum Speak Again on Friendship Manifesto
London percussionist Jay Mistry maps the private weather of connection across six phases of tabla, voice and ambient space.
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Exzenya Reads the Fine Print on B!tch Please
On her latest single the independent artist brings decades of behavioral insight and business clarity to a mid-tempo roots-rock confrontation written from the moment the door opens.
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Owen Steib Starts With the Objects Left Behind on Jolie
At 18, New York City songwriter Owen Steib opens his catalog with Jolie, a full-band single that moves like 90s college rock while the story arrives in pieces.
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Maria Lane Turns an Unanswered Text into Architecture on I Love You Always
The Brooklyn singer-songwriter’s third album treats a single unreplied message as the center of a longer domestic weather system.
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The Burton D'Agostini Procedure Turns the Examination Room Inside Out on Strange Condition
Jeff Burton and John D'Agostini have spent decades shaping immersive stereo spaces. On Strange Condition the procedure becomes the subject.
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Winchester 7 & the Runners Repair the Everyday Fracture on No Worse For Wear
The Atlanta-rooted trio keep an electric tenor ukulele at the centre and let the wear of connection show without losing the signal.
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Milo Kobayashi Completes the Sage Mode on Metamorphosis
The Charlotte-based blerd treats the Crunchyroll night and the frog reference as working tools, not leftover costumes.