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Zach Staggers (The So So Glos) Talks the Libertines’ Anthems for Doomed Youth

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By Zach Staggers | September 14, 2015

Zach Staggers (The So So Glos) Talks the Libertines’ Anthems for Doomed Youth

More than ten years have elapsed since their previous record, but faith in love, music and the Libertines remains.

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Flesh World’s The Wild Animals in My Life

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By Zachary Lipez | September 11, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Flesh World’s The Wild Animals in My Life

Noise? Queercore? Shoegaze? Flesh World’s new album defies such easy classification — which makes it way more fun to talk about at parties.

Lois Macdonald (PINS) Talks Shannon and the Clams’ Gone by the Dawn

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By Lois Macdonald | September 10, 2015

Lois Macdonald (PINS) Talks Shannon and the Clams’ Gone by the Dawn

Embracing Ennio Morricone, H.P. Lovecraft and the Muppets, Shannon and the Clams' retro-garage is a late-night ramble with the loved and the lost.

Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) Talks Sublime With Rome’s Sirens

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By Victoria Ruiz | September 8, 2015

Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) Talks Sublime With Rome’s Sirens

On the band's new album, Sublime with Rome contends with the for-midable legacy of its predecessor, Sublime. Guess who wins.

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Public Image Ltd’s What the World Needs Now

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By Rjyan Kidwell | September 4, 2015

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Public Image Ltd’s What the World Needs Now

The new PiL album is OK, but our society is chaotic, and its future uncertain only in the rate of the acceleration of the creeping bleakness.

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Motörhead’s Bad Magic

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By Mish Way | September 3, 2015

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Motörhead’s Bad Magic

You can hear the ailments and old age in Lemmy's voice, but the new album is fast, loud and tough, and every song has the basic message “fuck off.”

Dylan Baldi (Cloud Nothings) Talks Malcolm Goldstein’s Full Circle Sounding

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By Dylan Baldi | September 2, 2015

Dylan Baldi (Cloud Nothings) Talks Malcolm Goldstein’s Full Circle Sounding

How the new album by a 73-year-old extended-technique avant-garde violinist inspired a creative breakthrough for a twentysomething rock guitarist.

Jen Goma (A Sunny Day in Glasgow, People Get Ready) Talks Destroyer’s Poison Season

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By Jen Goma | August 28, 2015

Jen Goma (A Sunny Day in Glasgow, People Get Ready) Talks Destroyer’s Poison Season

Destroyer's new album Poison Season feels as intentional as a room with a pen and a briefcase in it. Our writer explains.

David Garland Talks Deradoorian’s The Expanding Flower Planet

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By David Garland | August 26, 2015

David Garland Talks Deradoorian’s The Expanding Flower Planet

Questing and questioning, reevaluating form and proportion, and rethinking the drums, Deradoorian's debut album is the sound of going forward — fast.

Frances Quinlan (Hop Along) Talks Yo La Tengo’s Stuff Like That There

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By Frances Quinlan | August 24, 2015

Frances Quinlan (Hop Along) Talks Yo La Tengo’s Stuff Like That There

Yo La Tengo's new album of (mostly) covers is an act of generosity and expert reverence. The band continues to send ardent signals into outer space.