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THIS WEEK’S TEN
The latest Friday Edition, updated every Friday. Each title links to the post, where you will find the listening link and why it made the Ten.
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SOUR WIDOWS — ‘Lullaby’ is the devastating center of ‘Sigil’
Bay Area duo Maia Sinaiko and Susanna Thomson release their sophomore LP today — and its most harrowing track arrives with a statement on Palestinian liberation.
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@ — ‘I Know You Are (But What Am I Thinking)’ is their most immediate single yet
The Philly duo’s second album ‘Autosmile’ is out on 4AD — and its final single is the warmest, catchiest thing they’ve ever made.
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Caroline Rose’s ‘Valery’: A Power-Pop Joyride With a Broken Heart
Fresh from the mailbag: Caroline Rose turns grief into a power-pop joyride on “Valery (please don’t be mad at me)” — the final preview of Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall, out Friday on their own SUCK records.
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Tuesday Hot Track: FFO: Chillin’ — ‘Fresh Start’
An 85-second pop-punk/emo blast that earned Stereogum’s #2 Best Song of the Week — FFO: Chillin’ announce their debut LP High Horse with a bang. 4.6/5.
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Weekend Hot Track: Mynd Reader — ‘Soundtrack of Life’
Boulder roots-rock band Mynd Reader — the second-act story of the year — turn their anthem about the songs that carry you through life into the week’s most uplifting five minutes. 4.5/5.
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JOHN ERROL — ‘Like It Like That’ is his best track yet
The LA musician’s October 14 single is a smoky earworm — and the album ‘Damage’ lands October 30.
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PÆRISH — ‘Vapor Cloud’ is the loudest thing they’ve ever done
The Paris four-piece drops its fourth album today — 11 tracks of shoegaze-meets-alt-emo, and “Vapor Cloud” is the lead battering ram.
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ALESSI ROSE — ‘Fun’ is the meanest breakup song of the month
A breezy synth line, a glittering Scarbrow production, and the coldest question in pop right now: “When did I stop being fun to you?”
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UNFLIRT — ‘Air Turns Blue’ is a dream-pop slow burn
London’s Christine Senorin returns with hazy, shoegaze-tinged pop built from lockdown-era bedroom-demo roots.
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Friday Featured Artist: Radio Free Alice — What’s In Between Is the Debut That Makes the Hype Look Cautious
Radio Free Alice’s debut album What’s In Between, out today on Atlantic, is eleven tracks of wry, restless guitar pop — Clash gave it 9/10, and the hype looks cautious.
