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COUGAR MICROBES SELECTS: POP APRIL 2026
Mike·
A selection of new and/or relevant Pop and Pop-leaning tracks that have recently left an impression on us....
Weekend Videos: Antony Szmierek – “Yoga Teacher”
Sam·
The yoga mat is out. The incense is lit. The instructor’s voice is soothing. And somewhere between the...
The Cure Prove Their Darkness Only Deepens on Songs Of A Lost World
Forty-five years after ‘Pornography’* scared off half their audience with its gloom, The Cure circle back to that same darkness on ‘Songs...
The Smile ‘Cutouts’: A Band Refusing To Slow Down
Jen·
In an era when most bands treat album cycles like slow‑moving glaciers, The Smile tear through 2024 at a pace...
Porridge Radio: The Sound of Reckoning
I’ve admired Porridge Radio from a distance for years, aware of their clear identity but never quite making...
Geordie Greep goes for the Jugular with ‘The New Sound’
What in the world am I even listening to? That question, asked within the first minute of Geordie...
Introducing Katanak
Sam·
Katanak, the Brisbane-based indie-pop dynamo, is steadily carving out his niche sound while making a strong impression in...
Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor: Patient, Intricate, Quietly Brilliant
I have been tracking Nilüfer Yanya across a few records now, each one a quiet sharpening of her craft rather...
Relentless Resilience: Icarus Phoenix Soars Through Heartbreak
Kurt·
“I Should Have Known the Things You Never Said“, the new album by Icarus Phoenix, is the fourth...
