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“Even close to six decades into their career, Sparks still has a knack for operatic poppy vocal hooks or off-kilter melodies that chew the mind.”

“Fishbone returns with a lean, intentional five-song outing that brings them squarely back to their ska and punk roots.”

“A dizzying 26-track compilation showcasing Montreal electronic producers, with net profits being donated to the Native Women’s Shelter and refugee legal clinic Just Solutions.”

“Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus return collectively as Boygenius, following up their gorgeous 2018 self-titled EP with a spectacular album.”

“The debut LP from the drone wave/shoegaze project by Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Efrim Manuel Menuck and la Force’s Ariel Engle.”

“I don’t know when it became so unbearable to just continue existing as a 20- or 30-something, but this experiment in alt-country, Canadiana and hints of psychedelic shoegaze is a damn near perfect take on the experience.”

“This album is a marvel. The sheer imagination in the second half of ‘Heaven Surrounds Us Like a Hood’ — it’s just like falling in love with music again and again.”

“On her debut album, the Innu singer-songwriter creates a moody atmosphere of melodic, folky indie rock that can be brooding, soothing, fierce, spellbinding or unsettling.”

“This is a decidedly more elegant, jazzier and stripped-down affair than the music from Lightburn’s day job, but it’s just as emotionally gripping and riveting as anything he’s made.”

“Some Gorillaz fans may bemoan its glossier pop sheen, but Cracker Island is also more focused, concise and spirited than anything they’ve released since Plastic Beach.”