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“Fucked Up does anthems expertly, and these 11 tight, catchy, urgent pieces clock in at a lean 40 minutes. The album’s brevity makes it easy to get drawn into instant replayability.”

“SG Lewis’s knack for writing catchy electro-pop-funk earworms has only sharpened in the two years since his excellent debut LP.”

“The only reason the 2022 mix of Revolver isn’t getting a perfect 10 is because no amount of goodwill can ever forgive ‘Yellow Submarine.'”

“If the 1975 is the sound of pop music eating itself, they’ve worn it pretty damn well over the years.”

The local band is releasing a pair of “party rock anthems” for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

“Instrumentally full of texture and colour — the album was recorded in the Louvre Palace, after all — Alpha Zulu boasts some of Phoenix’s most glittering pop tunes.”

The Gene Tellem-produced track is the second single from Laroie’s upcoming third EP.

“DreamLand” is the second single from the band’s forthcoming album, to be released in the Spring.

“With this third entry in a trilogy of albums, Backxwash outmatches herself in a sudden death round at her own playoff series.”

The video for the new “feel-good R&B earworm” is out today.