Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Top 15, in order of mention with review and listen links:

Tierra Whack - WHACK'S MUSEUM
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=zq3mlTqMWaQ
Listen: tierrawhack.lnk.to/whacksmuseum?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=HF6G3IWcfRs
Listen: oliviarodrigo.lnk.to/girlsoinlove
Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=UDJpr52gaTw

Iceage - For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=01klWU8y5HY
Listen: iceage.bandcamp.com/album/for-love-of-grace-the-hereafter

Lip Critic - Theft World
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=f9YTcDL0gRA
Listen: lipcritic.bandcamp.com/album/theft-world

Genesis Owusu - Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=9lbrFfO5JoI
Listen: genesisowusu.ffm.to/redstar_wu

Jessie Ware - Superbloom
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=Kq65qaFjZ54
Listen: youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m74Ul8Z02QSRRP3ubeifh20P3nr-COd3A

Neurosis - An Undying Love for a Burning World
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=nfGo8zfD0vg
Listen: neurosis.bandcamp.com/album/an-undying-love-for-a-burning-world

underscores - U
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=lzU-vBB9cVc
Listen: underscores.bandcamp.com/album/u
Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=jh7huX-EykA

James Blake - Trying Times
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=-D8dDA22CTs
Listen: jamesblake.lnk.to/tryingtimes

Bill Callahan - My Days of 58
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=Y-iaB43PCRA
Listen: billcallahan.bandcamp.com/album/my-days-of-58

Gorillaz - The Mountain
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=GJaC8Bx-Zdc
Listen: gorillaz.ffm.to/themountain
Interview: youtu.be/sESy2k_h_d8?si=Id-Hn9tU53quktTU

hemlocke springs - the apple tree under the sea
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=9090q8sJhno
Listen: hemlockesprings.ffm.to/tatuts
Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=zfWnthEXi9I

Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=DwXwayNP1Tk
Listen: youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGROYtmmxGL1WQI5Oxl_mS6NQBBZ8zQU4

By Storm - My Ghosts Go Ghost
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=DUDdHeXTPQg
Listen: injuryreserve.bandcamp.com/album/my-ghosts-go-ghost
Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=XSwK4tOpk3Y

Mandy, Indiana - URGH
Review: youtube.com/watch?v=HEkoxSpsfRc
Listen: mandyindiana.bandcamp.com/album/urgh

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