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2024 Review: Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood • Anniversary: Frankie Cosmos - Zentropy • Interview: Mannequin Pussy • Review: Pouty - Forgot About Me • Review: Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry


2023 Anniversary: Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place • Anniversary: Lorde - Pure Heroine • Review: Slow Pulp - Yard • Review: Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We • Anniversary: Metric - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? • Review: Madeline Kenney - A New Reality Mind • Review: Joanna Sternberg - I've Got Me • Interview: Truth Club • Review: Feeble Little Horse - Girl With Fish • Review: Bully - Lucky For You • Review: Water From Your Eyes - Everyone's Crushed • Interview: Gia Margaret • Review: Overmono - Good Lies • Anniversary: Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch • Review: Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! • Anniversary: Charli XCX - True Romance • Review: Feist - Multitudes • Interview: Wednesday • Review: Katie Gately - Fawn / Brute • Review: Debby Friday - GOOD LUCK • Review: Fever Ray - Radical Romantics • Anniversary: Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt • Review: Kate NV - WOW • Review: John Cale - MERCY • Anniversary: The Knife - Deep Cuts


2022 Review: Show Me The Body - Trouble The Water • Review: Alvvays - Blue Rev • Review: Sorry - Anywhere But Here • Anniversary: Rilo Kiley - The Execution Of All Things • Review: Alex G - God Save The Animals • Review: Rachika Nayar - Heaven Come Crashing • Anniversary: Tegan And Sara - If It Was You • Review: Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Reset • Review: Friendship - Love The Stranger • Anniversary: Purity Ring - Shrines • Review: Rico Nasty - Las Ruinas • Anniversary: Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan • Review: Naima Bock - Giant Palm • Interview: Soccer Mommy • Review: Bartees Strange - Farm To Table • Anniversary: Avril Lavigne - Let Go • Review: Maria BC - Hyaline • Review: Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky • Review: Tomberlin - I don't know who needs to hear this... • Review: Joyride! - Miracle Question • Anniversary: Chromatics - Kill For Love • Review: Guerilla Toss - Famously Alive • Review: Charli XCX - Crash • Review: Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS • Review: Sasami - Squeeze • Anniversary: Grimes - Visions • Interview: Beach House • Review: Empath - Visitor • Review: Mitski - Laurel Hell • Anniversary: Lana Del Rey - Born To Die • Review: FKA Twigs - CAPRISONGS


2021 Review: Arca - KicK iii • Interview: Snail Mail • Review: Lily Konigsberg - Lily We Need To Talk Now • Review: Xenia Rubinos - Una Rosa • Review: Illuminati Hotties - Let Me Do One More • Review: Ada Lea - one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden • Review: Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert • Review: Lorde - Solar Power • Review: Laura Stevenson - Laura Stevenson • Review: Torres - Thirstier • Review: Anika - Change • Anniversary: Regina Spektor - 11:11 • Review: Lucy Dacus - Home Video • Anniversary: Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver • Review: Backxwash - I Lie Here Buried With My Rings And My Dresses • Interview: Wednesday • Interview: Japanese Breakfast • Anniversary: Lady Gaga - Born This Way • Review: Erika de Casier - Sensational • Anniversary: EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints • Review: Remember Sports - Like A Stone • Review: serpentwithfeet - DEACON • Review: Closer - Within One Stem • Review: Nervous Dater - Call In The Mess • Review: Katy Kirby - Cool Dry Place • Anniversary: James Blake - James Blake • Essay: SOPHIE Could Make You Feel Better • Review: Lande Hekt - Going To Hell


2020 Review: Rico Nasty - Nightmare Vacation • Anniversary: Robyn - Body Talk • Review: Told Slant - Point The Flashlight And Walk • Review: Adulkt Life - Book Of Curses • Review: Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never • Anniversary: Taylor Swift - Speak Now • Review: Magik Markers - 2020 • Essay: The Social Network And 10 Years Of Reznor & Ross Scores • Review: Bartees Strange - Live Forever • Review: Devi McCallion & Katie Dey - Magic Fire Brain • Interview: Almost Famous Could Never Happen Today • Review: Lomelda - Hannah • Review: Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song • Anniversary: Katy Perry - Teenage Dream • Review: A. G. Cook - 7G • Anniversary: Best Coast - Crazy For You • Review: Katie Dey - mydata • List: 10 Best Krill Songs • Anniversary: M.I.A. - ΛΛ Λ Y Λ • List: 10 Best Waxahatchee Songs • Review: Arca - KiCk i • Review: Braids - Shadow Offering • Review: 2nd Grade - Hit To Hit • Anniversary: Sleigh Bells - Treats • Review: Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now • Review: Perfume Genius - Set My Heart On Fire Immediately • Review: Car Seat Headrest - Making A Door Less Open • Review: Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter • Anniversary: Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be • Review: Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud • Review: Soccer Mommy - color theory • Review: Grimes - Miss Anthropocene • Review: Frances Quinlan - Likewise • Anniversary: Beach House - Teen Dream • Anniversary: Explosions In The Sky - How Strange, Innocence • Review: The Innocence Mission - See You Tomorrow • Anniversary: Vampire Weekend - Contra • Review: Georgia - Seeking Thrills


2019 Review: Duster - Duster • Review: FKA Twigs - MAGDALENE • Review: Great Grandpa - Four Of Arrows • Interview: Emily Yacina • Anniversary: Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport • Review: Chromatics - Closer To Grey • Essay: Growing Up Tegan & Sara • Review: Vivian Girls - Memory • Review: Charli XCX - Charli • Review: Alex G - House Of Sugar • Anniversary: The xx - xx • Review: Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend • Interview: Infinity Crush • Review: Slaughter Beach, Dog - Safe And Also No Fear • Anniversary: Discovery - LP • Interview: Florist • Anniversary: Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca • Review: Palehound - Black Friday • Review: Cate Le Bon - Reward • Review: Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated • Cover Story: Vampire Weekend • Review: Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe • Review: CHAI - PUNK • Anniversary: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz • Interview: Yohuna • Review: Hand Habits - placeholder • Review: James Blake - Assume Form • Interview: SASAMI


2018 • Review: Vox Lux • Review: Robyn - Honey • Interview: Sir Babygirl • List: Metric Albums From Worst To Best • Interview: Lala Lala • Interview Advance Base • Review: SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES • Interview: Sorry • Interview: Tomberlin • Interview: Beach House • Interview: Retirement Party • Interview: Dear Nora • Interview: Many Rooms • Interview: Frankie Cosmos • Anniversary: Beach House - Devotion • Interview: Vundabar


2017 • Interview: Lucy Dacus • Interview: Long Neck • Review: Fever Ray - Plunge • Review: Brand New - Science Fiction • Anniversary: Tegan And Sara - The Con • Interview: Soccer Mommy • Interview: Now, Now • Interview: Melkbelly • Interview: Lomelda • Review: Broken Social Scene - Hug Of Thunder • Review: Lorde - Melodrama • Interview: Guerilla Toss • Interview: Japanese Breakfast • Review: Perfume Genius - No Shape • Interview: Trophy Dad • Interview: Palehound • Review: Feist - Pleasure • Review: Song To Song • Interview: Lydia Ainsworth • Interview: Jay Som • Review: Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors • Interview: Sorority Noise • Anniversary: of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? • Interview: Half Waif


2016 Interview: Fred Thomas • Interview: Kero Kero Bonito • Interview: Mannequin Pussy • Interview: gobbinjr • Interview: Microwave • Interview: IAN SWEET • Interview: Yohuna • Interview: Katie Dey • Interview: Tegan & Sara • Interview: Mitski • Interview: Charly Bliss • Cover Story: Carly Rae Jepsen • Interview: The Range • Anniversary: The Knife - Silent Shout • Interview: Abi Reimold


2015 Essay: The Year In Bananas • Review: Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars • Interview: Kississippi • List: 10 Best Broken Social Scene Songs • Interview: Car Seat Headrest • Anniversary: Death Cab For Cutie - Plans • Interview: Haybaby • Interview: LIZ • Feature: Spencer Radcliffe • Interview: Amy Bezunareta • Interview: Mitski & Ryan Hemsworth • Interview: angelic milk • Interview: Adult Mom • List: 10 Best Brand New Songs • Interview: Hop Along • Interview: Gabby Smith • Interview: Carly Rae Jepsen • Interview: Yowler • Interview: Diet Cig


2014 Interview: Chumped • Interview: Girlpool • Interview: Cyberbully Mom Club • Interview: Ryan Pollie • Interview: For Everest • Interview: Cayetana • Interview: Jawbreaker Reunion • Interview: Sharpless • Interview: Roof Doctor