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Indie Rock 

ALBUMS: The Defeatist Beauty of Superchunk’s Wild Loneliness

February 26, 2022 Ted Miller 0 Comments John Wilbur, Jon Wurster, Laura Ballance, Mac MacCaughan, Merge Records, North Carolina, Superchunk, Wild Loneliness

No one’s ever had a career like the North Carolina indie-pop punks, who’ve just released the fourth great album of their second act era

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Punk 

Bob Mould Navigates the American Crisis

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Jason Perri 0 Comments 2020, American Crisis, Bob Mould, Husker Du, Jason Narducy, Jon Wurster, Merge Records, Siberian Butterfly, Sugar, Workbook

The Minneapolis punk legend rages and reflects on life in 2020 

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Uncategorized 

Hiss Golden Messenger: The Diary of a Road Warrior and Family Man

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Durham, Hiss Golden Messenger, M.C. Taylor, Merge Records, North Carolina, San Francisco, The Court and Spark, Waylon Jennings

M.C. Taylor discusses his longtime band’s 11th LP, Terms of Surrender

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Indie Rock Pop 

The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs, Ranked

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 1999, 69 Love Songs, LD Beghtol, Merge Records, Stephin Merritt, The Magnetic Fields

A belatedly mathematical celebration of an indie pop masterwork for its 20th anniversary

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

Mike Krol Amps Up the Fuzz On Power Chords

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Merge Records, Mike Krol, Power pop, The Strokes, Weezer

RNRG talks to the L.A. power pop tunesmith about his new album

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Alternative Rock Power Pop 

Sunshine Superman

March 7, 2019April 11, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bob Mould, Husker Du, Merge Records

An unrepentant Bob Mould keeps to his calling

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Pop Punk Rock 

Teen Babes Eternal

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Merge Records, Redd Kross, The Melvins

An exclusive chat with Steven McDonald of Redd Kross

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