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Amplified Vault: A Monthly Deep Dive into Iconic Albums & Artists Amplified Vault unpacks legendary discographies, decoding what made them matter and how they continue… The Mirror Buck Meek — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27 Label4AD Produced By James Krivchenia Runtime~40 min / 11 tracks Album Review Buck Meek • The Mirror… Kim Gordon Just Dropped the Title Track and It Slaps: Play Me Arrives Friday Kim Gordon is back and she brought the chaos. Her third… Never Sing Alone Motorists — 2026 ReleasedMarch 6 LabelWe Are Time Produced ByChris Cohen Runtime~34 min / 11 tracks Album Review Motorists • Never Sing… Watch The Pretty Flowers Ride Around in “To Be So Cool” Los Angeles-based The Pretty Flowers have shared the video for “To Be So Cool,”… My Days Of 58 Bill Callahan — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27, 2026 LabelDrag City Records Produced ByBill Callaha Runtime~61 min / 12 tracks Album Review Bill…
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Buck Meek: The Mirror [Album Review]
Kim Gordon – “PLAY ME” [Video]
Motorists: Never Sing Alone [Album Review]
The Pretty Flowers – “To Be So Cool” [Video]
Bill Callahan: My Days Of 58 [Album Review]
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Touch Girl Apple Blossom – “Vacation” [Video]
Second single alert. Austin’s Touch Girl Apple Blossom are out here channeling their inner Orange Juice and absolutely making it work. If New Zealand college jangle is your happy place then this newest track should be added to your most recent playlist! The band is currently out on the road with the Good Flying Birds,…
Kim Gordon – “PLAY ME” [Video]
Kim Gordon Just Dropped the Title Track and It Slaps: Play Me Arrives Friday Kim Gordon is back and she brought the chaos. Her third solo album, Play Me, lands this Friday, March 13 via Matador Records — and today she unleashed the title track along with a video directed by Barney Clay. Go watch…
The Pretty Flowers – “To Be So Cool” [Video]
Watch The Pretty Flowers Ride Around in “To Be So Cool” Los Angeles-based The Pretty Flowers have shared the video for “To Be So Cool,” the new single off their upcoming album Never Felt Bitter, out March 27 via Chicago’s Forge Again Records. Directed by Tambi Haron and shot by Sami Drasin, the clip finds…
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Gus Englehorn: The Broken Balladeer [Album Review]
The Broken Balladeer Gus Englehorn — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27 LabelSecret City Records Produced ByPaul Leary Runtime~40 min / 12 tracks Album Review Gus Englehorn •…
Tim Easton: fIREHORSE [Album Review]
Tim EastonfIREHORSECampfire Propaganda/Handmade Records [2026] “Authentic, analog, and unmistakably Tim Easton.” Album Overview: Tim Easton grew up the youngest of seven kids, raised in both…
Ratboys: Singin’ To An Empty Chair [Album Review]
RatboysSingin’ To An Empty ChairNew West Records [2026] “A slow-burn triumph that proves sometimes the bravest thing a band can do is let the silence…
Shaking Hand: Shaking Hand [Album Review]
Shaking HandShaking HandMelodic Records [2026] “Six-minute grooves, glowing guitars, and zero wasted motion — this one hits like a midnight walk with the volume all…
