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![Review: Olivia Rodrigo – SOUR](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/oliviarodrigo-1024x1024.jpeg)
Review: Olivia Rodrigo – SOUR
Olivia Rodrigo = Lorde x Courtney Love … read more
![Review: Ishtar Sr. – Divine Ecdysis](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/isharsrdivine-1024x1024.jpg)
Review: Ishtar Sr. – Divine Ecdysis
Ishtar Sr. Divine Ecdysis Grimalkin Records Street: 05.21 Ishtar Sr. = (J. Fisher x THEESatisfaction) x Headboggle density&destiny— in sound, narrative and concept, Ishtar Sr.’s (Savan DePaul‘s) Divine Ecdysis holds an almost unbearable concentration of weight and import. Best described as an avant-hip-hop space opera, the album narrates DePaul’s own journey toward a self-assured identity
![Review: Juliana Hatfield – Blood](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/390-ED-National-Music-Review-Juliana-Hatfield-1024x1024.jpeg)
Review: Juliana Hatfield – Blood
Juliana Hatfield = Olivia Newton John + Tool … read more
![Review: Sharkula x Mukqs – Take Caution on the Beach](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sharkulaxmukqs-1024x1024.jpg)
Review: Sharkula x Mukqs – Take Caution on the Beach
Sharkula x Mukqs = Best Available Technology + Lil B … read more
![Review: Century Egg – Little Piece of Hair EP](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/390-ED-National-Music-Review-Century-Egg-1024x1024.jpeg)
Review: Century Egg – Little Piece of Hair EP
Century Egg = Speedy Ortiz + The Strokes … read more
![Review: Amulets – Blooming](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a0112182832_16.jpeg)
Review: Amulets – Blooming
Blooming makes for a worthy addition to the library of anybody with a voracious appetite for creative, interesting soundscapes. … read more
![Review: J Fisher – broken sp-404 x op-1](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a0544718651_10-1024x1024.jpeg)
Review: J Fisher – broken sp-404 x op-1
Listening to J Fisher’s broken sp-404 x op-1 is like floating in a river that likes to remind you it has waves. … read more
![Review: claire rousay – a softer focus](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/clairerousayasofterfocus-994x1024.jpg)
Review: claire rousay – a softer focus
claire rousay = Atsuko Hatano + Eluvium + Anne Guthrie … read more
![Review: Nick Hakim + Roy Nathanson – Small Things](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a0366315146_16.jpeg)
Review: Nick Hakim + Roy Nathanson – Small Things
Small Things is the first album to be released on Onyx Collective’s new record label NYXO, and promisingly so. … read more
![Review: Roses & Roaches – And Yet We Ain’t Alone](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rosesroaches-1024x1024.jpg)
Review: Roses & Roaches – And Yet We Ain’t Alone
Roses & Roaches = (Irreversible Entanglements x Rock in Opposition) + Patty Waters … read more