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Slow Pulp's Slow-Burn Indie Stardom Comes to Fruition on 'Melodie' │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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BY David James YoungPublished Sep 18, 2026 Chicago, IL-based, Madison, WI-hailing indie rockers Slow Pulp are perhaps the most tangible definition of underrated you're likely to come across within the genre. Consider this: they've been together 11 years, are signed to an acclaimed boutique label, and have made fans out of Death Cab for Cutie, Lucy Dacus and the Pixies alike — and yet, there's every chance this is the first you're even hearing of them. Ever since their debut album Moveys was slip
Brandon Flowers Ain't in Sam's Town Anymore on 'Thrasher' │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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BY David James YoungPublished Aug 24, 2026 For someone who's used to filling arenas with era-defining hits, Brandon Flowers has been through the ringer. In 2023, he scrapped what was going to be the Killers' eighth album, citing an ongoing dissatisfaction with reverting to synth-driven heartland rock after the risky but rewarding sonic departure of 2021's Pressure Machine. Then, just earlier this month, the singer openly admitted to "really going through it right now," in an interview with The T
Shaboozey's 10-Gallon Hat Is Half Full On 'The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales' │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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BY David James YoungPublished Aug 3, 2026 You're as good as your last hit, but what happens if your last hit turned out to be the hit? The summer of 2024 belonged to Shaboozey, a previously unknown Virginian singer-songwriter combining hip-hop, country, R&B and blues to forge something idiosyncratic and ultimately undeniable. "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," a blend of everyman escapism and an unexpectedly pertinent J-Kwon interpolation, arrived right at the crest of country's mainstream revival and rode t
Gracie Abrams's 'Daughter from Hell' Is Other People │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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BY David James YoungPublished Jul 20, 2026 Ten years ago, Aaron Dessner was more likely to be mistaken for his twin brother Bryce than for any kind of pop guru. That all changed, however, with Taylor Swift's unlikely summons for her lockdown one-two folklore and evermore. Both showcased a far more sensitive, vulnerable and intimate side to her stadium-filling pomp, care of the National guitarist's subtle production, co-writing and arrangements. Six years removed, Dessner's once-unique format has
Mock Media Exterminate the Vermin of Genre on 'Rat Bastard' │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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BY David James YoungPublished Jul 16, 2026 If you make an album that sounds different to what you've done in the past, listeners will complain that it doesn't sound like your previous work. If you make an album that doesn't stray from the path, however, listeners will then criticize you for not having any new ideas. It's getting harder and harder to please anyone any of the time, let alone some people some of the time, so what exactly is the solution? On their third studio album, Vancouver-via-V
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