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“Where is the policy? Where is the so-called ‘free,’” they wondered over a plugged-in acoustic guitar, their voice velvety but pointed. “Now if this world was meant for me, I’d welcome it happily, I’d live your American dream.” hearingthings.co/cleo-reeds-…
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TWO Must Hear albums–a dispatch from the next great riot grrrl band and a coldly slick rapper-producer collaboration! DIY indie made on Discord that pulls from 2000s emo, doo-wop, and waltz! All this and more in this week's edition of Five Albums hearingthings.co/the-next-gr…
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My ideal Halloween isn’t about being commodified to death or cheap jump scares. It’s about being chilled. Set uneasy. It’s Tom Waits warbling through a ghost story about a hitchhiker and a truck driver on a midnight highway. hearingthings.co/the-five-sp…
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California singer Joyce Wrice's sophomore album Machiko is a love letter to R&B and soul of the past and present. We spoke to her aboutt he five-year journey of creating it and the influence of her favorite songs by Brandy, Amel Larrieux, D'Angelo, & more hearingthings.co/joyce-wrice…
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Post-apocalyptic indie rap! Trip-hop reminiscent of Madchester acid-house! Instrumental electronic music with a dubby edge! All this and more in this week's edition of Five Albums hearingthings.co/rap-for-mak…
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"The physicality of the sound is a radical act against atomization, and the powers that be who want us to stay home and watch Netflix." hearingthings.co/let-jacques…
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The chilling score to You Can See Everything! Music for Puerto Rican liberation! A mind-scrambling mix of footwork, jungle, techno, and prime M.I.A.! All this and more in this week's Five Albums hearingthings.co/an-existent…
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Grammy-winning producer and Doechii collaborator Stoic recently joined us for an edition of The Producers to talk about his favorite beats by MF Doom, No I.D., Madlib, Baby Keem, and his latest album Paella! hearingthings.co/stoic-break…
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Tinashe's well-deserved uplifting! Imaginative DIY guitar music! Collages of hip-hop, Afrobeat, and drum n bass! All this and more in this week's Five Albums hearingthings.co/the-dancefl…
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At this point, Slow Pulp's Emily Massey and her dad aren’t just fellow musicians. They’re collaborators. For all three of the band's albums, Emily has recorded her vocals with her father, just the two of them. “It is not normal,” she admits with a laugh. hearingthings.co/one-night-i…
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