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Can You Keep A Secret? by Diva Bleach
Diva Bleach’s debut album Can You Keep a Secret? (InVogue Records, January 2025) is a…
Superunknown by Soundgarden
Soundgarden’s Superunknown, released March 8, 1994, on A&M Records, remains the definitive grunge masterpiece. After…
Dreamboat Annie by Heart
Heart’s 1976 debut Dreamboat Annie arrived like a thunderclap in an era when women were…
Evol by HAARPER
HAARPER’s Evol, released October 30, 2019, is a brisk 22-minute underground trap ride that feels…
Play Me by Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon has never sounded more pissed off—or more alive. At 73, the Sonic Youth…
How I Fell in Love with the Void by Intercourse
Connecticut’s noise rock outfit Intercourse unleashes their most visceral offering yet with How I Fell…
Hard Hearted Woman by Ora Cogan
In an era when tenderness feels like rebellion, Ora Cogan’s Hard Hearted Woman arrives like…
Heaven 2 by Lala Lala
After years of restless migration—from Chicago’s gritty indie scene to off-grid Taos winters, sunless Icelandic…
Above and Beyond by JAIME
Norwegian-Ecuadorian progressive metal project JAIME burst onto the scene with Above and Beyond, a stunning…
Dead Come to Dance by Supralunar
Stockholm’s hard-rock trio Supralunar have finally delivered their third full-length, and it was worth the…
The Legend of ABM by Angry Blackmen
Chicago duo Quentin Branch and Brian Warren had been sharpening their blades since 2017, but…