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Tom Avis
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the toronto blue jays are america's team
October 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Asher White is so good at interviews!
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September 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Asher to Watch!
stereogum.com Stereogum @stereogum.com · Aug 13
Asher White's captivating, confounding new album '8 Tips For Full Catastrophe Living' is both a leveling up and a left turn.

Read our Artist To Watch interview and hear the heavy new single "Cobalt Room: Good Work / Silver Saab":
Artist To Watch: Asher White
Asher White thrives in contradictions. The Brooklyn-based artist’s music clearly draws on the pop canon, but her songs rarely unfurl with the expected linearity or instant accessibility associated wit...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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New & Notable: The latest record from No Joy is a triumphant work of dreamy 90s alt rock with a black metal touch courtesy of co-producer Fire-Toolz.
Bugland, by No Joy
8 track album
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August 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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New Grumpy is very good!

www.stereogum.com/2314785/grum...
Grumpy Announces 'Piebald' EP: Hear "Crush"
It’s Grumpy time. Heaven Schmitt’s idiosyncratic indie project caught our attention last year by releasing the wonderfully weird Bayonet debut Wolfed and collaborating with country superstar Zach Brya...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Wishy x Momma 4ever!
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Wishy Take Us Behind the Scenes of Their Recent Tour with Momma
The recap of their recently wrapped set of North American dates also includes appearances by Allegra Krieger, Lily Seabird, Robber Robber, and more.
floodmagazine.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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See! Matt gets it!
www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...
June 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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stereogum.com
Asher White announces debut album '8 Tips For Full Catastrophe Living' — hear her extremely fun "Beers With My Name On Them"
Asher White Announces Debut Album '8 Tips For Full Catastrophe Living': Hear "Beers With My Name On Them"
After releasing her zany tune “Kratom Headache Girls Night” and signing to Joyful Noise in April, Asher White is back to announce her 16th album 8 Tips For Full Catastrophe Living. The extremely fun s...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Asher White LP announce day! She's so good!
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Asher White Announces New Album, Shares New Song
“Beers With My Name on Them” leads 8 Tips for Catastrophe Living, White’s debut LP on Joyful Noise
pitchfork.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Dorothea Paas ‘Think Of Mist’ has been nominated for the #Polaris2025 #PolarisAlbumLongList
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Dorothea Paas ‘Think Of Mist’ est en nomination sur la #Polaris2025 #PolarisAlbumLongList
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June 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Population II ‘Maintenant Jamais’ has been nominated for the #Polaris2025 #PolarisAlbumLongList
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Population II ‘Maintenant Jamais’ est en nomination sur la #Polaris2025 #PolarisAlbumLongList
See 10 Album Long Listers live – 25% off tickets, link in bio ↑.
June 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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For the first time since Salem 66’s breakup over 30 years ago, their music is now available in a new compilation. It’s time to reexamine this unique Boston band.
Salem 66 - A Return to the Primrose Path
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June 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Back again with a new episode! This week, @robertham.bsky.social speaks with the genre bending Canadian artist Quinton Barnes about their new album BLACK NOISE, and explores the history of Boston band Salem 66 with founding members Beth Kaplan & Judy Grunwald.

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It Says Here - Episode 026 w/ Quinton Barnes & Salem 66
Podcast Episode · It Says Here · 06/06/2025 · 1h 6m
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June 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Wrote for @bostonglobe.com about the excellent, overlooked band Salem 66, which was part of the vibrant Boston underground-rock scene in the '80s. Online now, in print Sunday:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/30/a...
For the first time, fans can stream the music of influential indie rock group Salem 66 - The Boston Globe
The all-female group was part of Boston's vibrant rock scene in the '80s alongside Pixies and Mission of Burma, and is releasing a compilation album.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Indianapolis indie poppers Wishy are building on the success of their debut with an EP and more new songs on the way.

'Planet Popstar' is out now via @w1nspear.bsky.social.

INTERVIEW ⬇️
Wishy Discuss the Buzz Orbiting 'Planet Popstar' » PopMatters
Indianapolis indie poppers Wishy are building on the success of their debut with an EP and more new songs on the way. They chat with PopMatters about it.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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New Ganser!
June 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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📌 The 50 Best Albums Of 2025 So Far
The 50 Best Albums Of 2025 So Far
I don’t envy anybody who decided to put out an album within the 12 months succeeding Brat Summer, Manning Fireworks Fall, and “Not Like Us” — especially considering that 2025, broadly speaking, did no...
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June 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Wishy NYT!
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May 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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A new compilation illuminates Salem 66's forward-thinking rock, gloomy, hard-edged music that foreshadowed the sound of Sleater-Kinney and Sebadoh.
Salem 66, Lost Queens of College Rock
A new compilation sheds light on the forward-thinking music of one of college rock's great lost groups.
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May 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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🐌🐌🐌 No Joy "Bugland" is one of Pitchfork's "Most Anticipated Albums of Summer 2025" 🌞

Pre-Order Album: orcd.co/buglandalbum

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The 37 Most Anticipated Albums of Summer 2025
New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Lorde, Young Thug, Haim, Little Simz, and more.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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No Joy!

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May 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Bug Girl Summer!

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May 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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No joy x Fire-Toolz! New LP!

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No Joy Announces New Album Bugland, Shares Video
Jasamine White-Gluz produced her follow-up to 2020’s Motherhood with Chicago experimental artist Fire-Toolz
pitchfork.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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🐞🐌 No Joy's first new album in 5 years. Bugland. Out August 8the via Hand Drawn Dracula (ROW) and Sonic Cathedral (EU/UK). New single & video Bugland out now. Produced by No Joy & Fire-Toolz
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BUGLAND: orcd.co/buglandalbum
May 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM