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Top 200 Albums of Twenty Years
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Amplified Vault: Decoding Interpol — Ranking Every Album
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Various Artists: Red Xerox – Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025 [Album Review]
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Fire Track: Bicentennial Drug Lord – “Thaw”
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Uni Boys: Uni Boys [Album Review]
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True Green: Hail Disaster [Album Review]
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Damaged Bug: ZUZAX [Album Review]
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Suitor: Saw You Out With The Weeds [Album Review]
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Kim Gordon: PLAY ME [Album Review]
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Amplified Vault: Decoding Social Distortion — Ranking Every Album
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Bill Callahan: My Days Of 58 [Album Review]
My Days Of 58 Bill Callahan — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27, 2026 LabelDrag City Records Produced ByBill Callaha Runtime~61 min / 12 tracks Album Review Bill … Read more
Landowner: Assumption [Album Review]
Assumption Landowner — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27 LabelExploding In Sound Records Recorded & Mixed ByBrett Nagafuchi Runtime~35 min / 12 tracks Album Review Landowner • Assumption … Read more
The Vinyl Rewind – Legacy Pressings & Living Movements (VR-008)
This edition balances reverence and rebellion. A British Invasion cornerstone reborn in mono. A ‘90s cult favorite finally getting wax. A fragile Irish debut turning … Read more
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 … Read more
Mariachi El Bronx: IV [Album Review]
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Joyce Manor: I Used To Go To This Bar [Album Review]
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GUV: Warmer Than Gold [Album Review]
GUVWarmer Than GoldRun For Cover Records [2026] “GUV trades jangle for groove and comes back glowing — a late-night city pop record built for motion.” … Read more
Scattered Purgatory: Post Purgatory [Album Review]
Scattered PurgatoryPost PurgatoryGuruguru Brain [2026] “Scattered Purgatory emerge from silence with a record that feels carved, not chaotic—dense, deliberate, and deeply immersive.” Album Overview: Scattered … Read more
Ty Segall & The Muggers: “Live” “At” “The” “BBC” [Album Review]
Ty Segall & The Muggers“Live” “At” “The” “BBC”Drag City Records [2026] “A blistering snapshot of Ty Segall & The Muggers at full throttle—raw, loud, and … Read more
The Vinyl Rewind – Forward Motion, Heavy Grooves & Modern Rituals (VR-007)
This edition of Vinyl Rewind leans forward without losing sight of the past. From an indie classic finally getting proper weight, to a new imprint … Read more