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Destroyer Press Photo for Dan's Boogie. Dan Bejar in black and white in what looks like a changing room.

Weekend Videos: Destroyer – Bologna

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The classic album cover for London Calling by The Clash, Joe Strummer's biggest songs.

Joe Strummer, a Bologna Monsoon, and a Bumper Held On by Hope

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Perfume Genius It's A Mirror promo by Cody Critcheloe

Weekend Videos: Perfume Genius – “It’s A Mirror”

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Great Grandpa – Patience, Moonbeam: An Ambitious Indie Rock Comeback That Holds

Oliver·June 30, 2026

After years of near-silence and the threat of collapse, Great Grandpa return sounding less like a reunion and...

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Montana Joanna single cover

Track Spotlight: Montana Joanna – “Some Stars”

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Lana Crow promotional photo

Introducing Lana Crow

CM Selects: Electronica June 2026 #5

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Eoin Shannon promo photo

Introducing Eoin Shannon

Artist Spotlight Introducing

Mt. Kili

Introducing Mt. Kili

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Introducing Intercontinen7al

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Kiki Kramer by Katherine Cook

Introducing Kiki Kramer

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Weekend Videos

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Weekend Videos: Hiroki Tanaka – “Yamato”

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Car Seat Headrest Promo

Weekend Videos: Car Seat Headrest – Gethesemene

Little Simz B&W photo by Thibaut Grevet

Weekend Videos: Little Simz – Flood

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Weekend Videos: Model/Actriz – “Cinderella”

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Weekend Videos: Casablanca Drivers – “No Mercy”

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Interviews

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Interview with Evil Little Thing

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Album Review + Interview: Emma Miller Drops A Physical Anchor In Digital Waters With “I Want To Be The Anchor”

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Interview with Chelle

Editorial

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Irina Imme’s Y2K binds that 2000’s energy in pure sonic bliss

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Antoin Gibson - Diss Tribute

Antoin Gibson’s “Diss Tribute”: A Fierce Rap Flip on the Algorithm Era

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Divorce Find Their Voice on ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’

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Courting Lust For Life Album Cover

Courting’s Lust for Life Is a Fast, Frenzied, Brilliant Mess

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Antony Szmierek: Words That Make You Think, Beats That Make You Drift

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Porridge Radio

Porridge Radio Sign Off With The Machine Starts To Sing, And It Stings

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From the archives

Cougar Microbes heads to CMJ Music Marathon 2013 (Oct. 15-19)

Chief Cougar·October 1, 2013

Cougar Microbes is excited to be headed back Stateside later this month to attend New York City‘s legendary...

Festival Live show

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JF Robitaille releases timeless lament “Missing You”

T.R. Wicks·April 8, 2016

Never underestimate the effect of a simple set of words that simply express what you’re trying to say...

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Weekend Videos: Ashtar Command – Mark IV

Chief Cougar·November 19, 2011

Ashtar Command‘s debut album ‘American Sunshine‘ was finally unleashed this fall marking the culmination of almost ten years...

Introducing Weekend Videos

CM Selects

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #13

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #12

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #11

Cougar Microbes Selects POp

CM Selects: Pop June 2026 #4

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #10

Cougar Microbes Selects POp

CM Selects: Pop June 2026 #4

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CM Selects: Electronica June 2026 #4

Cougar MIcrobes Selects Hip Hip

CM Selects: Hip Hop May 2026 #3

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #9

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CM Selects: Electronica June 2026 #3

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #8

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CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #7

Further reading...

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M0n0 Jay Is Multiplying and “Variant” Is Undeniable Proof

Jen·June 29, 2026

M0n0 Jay’s “Variant” is sensory pop music with deep house running through its veins, and it knows exactly...

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Talk in Vain rework “I Drove All Night” into a rock-driven sprint

Oliver·June 5, 2026

Talk in Vain’s rock-driven reinterpretation of “I Drove All Night”* is out today, and it gives a familiar song...

M4TR

Interview with M4TR

Valya·May 25, 2026

M4TR returns with ‘Reimagination: The Remixes, Vol. 1‘, a release that finds him handing key tracks from ‘Love...

Cover for Sasha Joy's Got You Something

Sasha Joy’s “Got You Something” Gives Heartbreak a Glow-up

Jen·May 15, 2026

Breakup songs have a reputation problem. Too many of them want you to either sob into your pillow...

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Art D’Ecco – Serene Demon: Pop Ambition Done Right

Sam·February 20, 2025

There is something quietly satisfying about being caught off guard by a record you almost skipped. Before 2025, Art...

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Cameron Winter’s Precocious ‘Heavy Metal’ Debut Rewrites the Rules

Sam·January 6, 2025

Cameron Winter dropped ‘Heavy Metal’ in December, and it was either terrible timing or a quietly brilliant act of defiance. Technically,...

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Antony Szmierek - Yoga teacher single cover, the artist practicing a yoga pause in a smoky dimly lit green room.

Weekend Videos: Antony Szmierek – “Yoga Teacher”

Sam·December 14, 2024

The yoga mat is out. The incense is lit. The instructor’s voice is soothing. And somewhere between the...

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Father John Misty’s Mahashmashana: Smashing Through The Fourth Wall

Sam·December 2, 2024

Before ‘Mahashmashana‘, I had often found myself on the fence with Father John Misty. Josh Tillman existed behind...

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40 Years in the Making: Kim Deal’s Nobody Loves You More Reviewed

Sanch·December 1, 2024

For someone synonymous with bands that thrived on friction and loose edges, Kim Deal‘s solo debut is surprisingly...

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