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Blood Orange ‘Negro Swan’
INT. BATHROOM — DAWN: Slow track left to reveal HYNES luxuriously bathing in an overflowing bejeweled tub. A soft, pastel lavender glow pulses. Camera stops as ... Read More...
Shaun Soman
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Mitski ‘Be the Cowboy’
A flat pitch and red screen introduce listeners to Mitski Miyawaki's cinematic 'Be the Cowboy'. Suggesting not only a rebooted computer, but also a (semi-)novel... Read More...
79%
Let’s Eat Grandma ‘I’m All Ears’
Returning with 'I'm All Ears', the follow-up to 'I, Gemini', Let's Eat Grandma displays considerable growth while enchanting listeners with their delightful bra... Read More...
84%
Mommy Long Legs ‘Try Your Best’
Mommy Long Legs' debut LP 'Try Your Best' is a cacophonous, sugar-punk record that feels more urgently visceral than (but just as deliciously sardonic as) recen... Read More...
82%
serpentwithfeet ‘soil’
'soil', Josiah Wise's debut full-length release under the serpentwithfeet moniker, pulsates with desire. Wise's poetic imagery and Arca-esque compositions syner... Read More...
90%
Kamasi Washington ‘Heaven and Earth’
Radiantly emotive, cosmically expansive, and technically challenging, Kamasi Washington's sophomore effort 'Heaven and Earth' evokes lurid reverence within list... Read More...
87%
Courtney Barnett ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’
Open the gatefold sleeve encasing Courtney Barnett's 'Tell Me How You Really Feel', and one encounters a familiar visage: their own. Rather than a merely attrac... Read More...
68%
Dimmu Borgir ‘Eonian’
Within the music industry, eight years between releases is practically æonic, inspiring feverish anticipation — or, perhaps, battered hope — for cherished artis... Read More...
76%
Steven Julien ‘Bloodline’
Glancing at the artwork for Steven Julien's (FKA Funkineven) 'Bloodline', one notices a Parental Advisory sticker towards the cover's bottom. Without extensive ... Read More...
79%
Half Waif ‘Lavender’
Speaking with Sophie Allison (Soccer Mommy) during SXSW, On Point's Meghna Chakrabarti declared that the "best indie rock out there today... being made by women... Read More...
Shaun Soman
Shaun Soman, a former co-music director for 91.5 FM WLUR in Lexington, VA, produces written content for Film Matters and GIGsoup.