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CM Selects: Pop July 2026 #1

Mike·July 1, 2026

In this edition, we uncover healing through honesty, question humanity in the digital age, embrace the freedom of...

CM Selects: Indie/Rock June 2026 #14

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

Artist Spotlight Introducing

Track Spotlight: Montana Joanna – “Some Stars”

Track Spotlight

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Introducing Lana Crow

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Introducing Eoin Shannon

Introducing Mt. Kili

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Intercontinen7al "Love Is Everywhere" single cover.

Introducing Intercontinen7al

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Weekend Videos

Weekend Videos: Hiroki Tanaka – “Yamato”

Artist Spotlight Weekend Videos

Weekend Videos: Car Seat Headrest – Gethesemene

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Weekend Videos: Little Simz – Flood

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

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Weekend Videos: Destroyer – Bologna

Interviews

Interview with Evil Little Thing

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

Interview with Chelle

Editorial

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

Featured Track Spotlight

Divorce Find Their Voice on ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’

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

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

Album Spotlight Artist Spotlight

From the archives

Weekend Videos: Kelsie Kimberlin – “We Are The Promise”

Mike·January 28, 2024

In the current tumultuous global climate, where the echoes of oppression are seemingly ringing again, Kelsie Kimberlin emerges...

Weekend Videos

Albin Eidhagen releases honest and timeless “Run, Run, Run”

T.R. Wicks·March 1, 2017

When Swedish songwriter and performer Albin Eidhagen sings, it feels like he is confiding in me, in secret,...

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Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2011: Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix

Chief Cougar·December 31, 2011

Still only in their early 20’s Londoner‘s Bombay Bicycle Club released their third album in as many years...

CM Selects

CM Selects: Electronica June 2026 #5

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CM Selects: Pop June 2026 #4

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Artist Spotlight Featured

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...

Artist Spotlight Featured

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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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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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...

Weekend Videos

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...

Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More album cover

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...