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CM Selects: Indie/Rock July 2026 #6

Jen·July 14, 2026

Sun-soaked hooks, throat singing, heart-on-sleeve confessions, and mysterious waves collide in this edition of indie/rock review. For full...

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Introducing Lana Crow

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Introducing Eoin Shannon

Introducing Mt. Kili

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Weekend Videos: Stereolab – “Aerial Troubles”

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Interview with Evil Little Thing

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

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Track Spotlight: Mount Palomar – L’Aliment

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Quiet as a Mouse – Nostalgia is fine… But… This album is better

High Noon by Moon and Aries: A delightful taste of upcoming EP Prairie Souls

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Track Spotlight: Montana Joanna – “Same Stars”

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

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

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From the archives

Transcending Expectations: Overmono’s Debut Album ‘Good Lies’

Chief Cougar·May 16, 2023

Overmono have unleashed the highly anticipated debut album, “Good Lies,” via XL Recordings. Armed with an array of...

New Ellie Goulding + Kanye West mashup from The Hood Internet

Chief Cougar·June 17, 2011

Thank fuck for The Hood Internet! Every time my music collection spits out one of their mashups it...

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Cougar Microbes presents #Blogtober featuring Heavy Heart, Dead Seem Old & Officer

Chief Cougar·October 19, 2017

We are happy to be involved in this year’s #blogtober, organised by the great folk at Lost In...

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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...

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...

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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...

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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...

Introducing Kiki Kramer

SJ·May 4, 2026

Born of New York City nightlife and the restless energy of the digital age, Kiki Kramer is an alt‑pop artist who understands...

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

Oliver·April 7, 2025

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

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

Sam·March 12, 2025

The first real beat on ‘Lust for Life‘ does not so much drop as detonate, snapping Courting out of a...

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

Sam·March 12, 2025

Two years ago, Antony Szmierek was teaching English and self-publishing novels. Now he has made a debut that...

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...