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Juliana Hatfield :: Blood

Juliana Hatfield :: Blood

Hatfield’s relentless output is given some inventive production, and I have to pause to carefully listen. There’s a lot to unpack, sonically and lyrically, and it refuses to fade into the background.

Eels :: Earth To Dora

Eels :: Earth To Dora

Pain, desperation, a desperate will to hang in there, and an obsession with noticing the small things in life are common themes in Eels’ musical career, and they remain present here to comfort those in need of a song to help them through.

Panda Bear :: Buoys

Panda Bear :: Buoys

Multilayered excursions into the analog and digital realms, blurring everything into a psychoactive tapestry.

Toro Y Moi :: Outer Peace

Toro Y Moi :: Outer Peace

The beat rules supreme, the instrumentation is slinky, the vocals are coaxing you to the dance floor, and the whole thing says you’re going to be up all night.