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Black Country, New Road
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Black Country, New Road bring the heat to the polar vortex

by Salem Collo-Julin February 8, 2021August 18, 2021

Rowdy UK postpunk band Black Country, New Road dropped their eagerly awaited debut album on Friday.

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Former Can vocalist Damo Suzuki still diving into impromptu moments

by Dave Cantor March 13, 2020August 18, 2021

Update: This show has been canceled to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase. Damo Suzuki has always had a case of wanderlust. Born in 1950 in Kobe, Japan, he began traveling while still in his teens and spent time living in Gräsmark, Sweden, before eventually landing in […]

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Black Midi makes indie rock with lots of sharp edges

by Noah Berlatsky July 11, 2019August 18, 2021

London quartet Black Midi have been getting lots of good press, including an ecstatic Pitchfork review of their 2019 debut, Schlagenheim (Rough Trade). It’s not hard to see why: the band deftly reference the spiky, difficult, complicated music of edgy rock geniuses such as Wire, Sonic Youth, and King Crimson without sounding directly derivative of […]

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The 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival announces its lineup

by Leor Galil March 6, 2019August 18, 2021

Headliners Robyn, Haim, and the Isley Brothers are joined on the bill by the likes of Pusha T, Stereolab, and Mavis Staples.

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