Marissa Lorusso
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El Kempner turns the force of their wiry indie rock toward collapse, yet the visceral palette of Eye on the Bat has an unexpectedly joyful quality. -
With a new home in Nashville, the singer-songwriter's fifth solo album is a laid-back affair full of zen-like wisdom that lands as guidance for a generation.
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What does it mean to illustrate the world of Steely Dan? NPR Music contributor Marissa Lorusso spoke with the Danfans behind the new book Quantum Criminals.
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The magic of boygenius is the way its songs don't force the three songwriters to conform to a single vision, but synthesizes their strengths.
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The band channels a country-rock sound that lends a wistful sweetness to Karly Hartzman's admissions of youthful recklessness.
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The cult-beloved Philly singer-songwriter plays a handful of stripped-down songs from across his vast discography, including songs from this year's God Save The Animals.
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Pile has spent the past couple years in a reflective state, but the rock band's new single is no less ferocious.
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The Pittsburgh band makes noisy, catchy pop songs filled with crunchy textures and delightful little moments of tension.
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The experimental shoegaze band submerges Douglas Dulgarian's vocals under a Jenga tower of noise that threatens to topple.
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Philadelphia's Knifeplay mixes twangy confessionals, bruising shoegaze and sprawling slowcore in its intricate and majestic sound.
