Lars Gotrich

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50 Foot Wave, 'Staring into the Sun'

Lars Gotrich

A gauzy, slow-motion headbanger that gives 50 Foot Wave's Kristin Hersh space to bare her teeth.
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Petrol Girls, 'Baby, I Had An Abortion'

Lars Gotrich

An unapologetic party-punk raver for the abortion rights movement.
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Axe Rash, 'Wrath'

Lars Gotrich

Everything's on fire and Stockholm's Axe Rash is here to fan the flames.
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Wet Tuna, 'Sweet Chump Change'

Lars Gotrich

Think: pencil-thin mustaches, forest-dwelling wizards on a psilocybic voyage, festival-ready Santana solos, Don Cherry's whispered funksterpiece "Brown Rice" and Funkadelic's dictum to free your mind.
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Hikaru Utada, 'Somewhere Near Marseilles'

Lars Gotrich

Co-produced by Utada and Floating Points, "Something Near Marseilles" takes the established J-pop idol on a hypnotic disco train.
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Pedro the Lion's David Bazan in conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib

Lars Gotrich

And just like that, Pedro the Lion's new album is out now. Listen to Havasu in its entirety with David Bazan and author Hanif Abdurraqib.
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caroline, 'Good morning (red)'

Lars Gotrich

The octet's strung-together influences – Talk Talk's whisper-quiet post-rock, The Velvet Underground's yearning drones and Chamberlain's rootsy noodling – mingle with ambition.
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Pigeon Pit, 'Milk Crates'

Lars Gotrich

Pigeon Pit's folk-punk twang is as raw as it is rambling, but never reckless in its tender heart.
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Turnstile: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Lars Gotrich

At the drummer's house in Baltimore, Turnstile's high-energy hardcore is surrounded by stuffed animals, presumably pogoing and windmilling in your imagination.
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Daniel Bachman, 'Rappahannock River Rag'

Lars Gotrich

Daniel Bachman retains the chunky chord progression and pass-the-whiskey spirit of the Jack Rose tune, but you can feel the strings rattle the wood of his guitar with rowdy reverberation.