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Crush of Souls
Lézire
Mar 21, 2025 | by | No Comments | Read →

As one half of Crocodiles, the San Diegan duo who first garnered a buzz with the release of its 2009 debut, Summer of Hate during a wave of lo-fi...


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  • Waiting for Britney Spears by Jeff Weiss
    Waiting for Britney Spears
    by Jeff Weiss

    The primary conceit, and ephemeral joy, of Jeff Weiss’s freewheeling ode to a time in Hollywood when celebrities were simply “famous for being famous”...

  • Artificial Go Musical Chairs
    Artificial Go
    Musical Chairs

    Hopscotch Fever, Artificial Go’s debut from last year, was a fetching mix of slippery guitar lines, snappy beats, and singer Angie Willcutt’s clever wordplay...

  • Unrest Perfect Teeth
    Unrest
    Perfect Teeth

    Formed in 1983 while the band’s members were still in high school, Unrest made half a dozen or so eclectic full-length records before calling it a day after...

  • Bill Fox Resonance
    Bill Fox
    Resonance

    While considered a sort of musical JD Salinger in certain circles, Bill Fox has largely dwelled in obscurity for most of his musical career. This is due in no...


Album Reviews

Crush of Souls
Lézire
Crush of Souls Lézire

As one half of Crocodiles, the San Diegan duo who first garnered a buzz with the release of its 2009 debut, Summer of Hate during a wave of lo-fi...

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What’s the Rumpus?

Hovvdy
A&R Music Bar, Columbus, March 20
Hovvdy A&R Music Bar, Columbus, March 20

When it comes to first impressions, I’ll have to be completely honest and confess that from my perspective, the Austin...

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Past Perfect

Guinea Worms
Duct Tape You
Guinea Worms Duct Tape You

File under “things I should have listened to when I was handed them.“ The Guinea Worms’ Duct Tape You is a chunk of amber, preserved and blown out to make...

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Biblio Files

The Hard Stuff
by Wayne Kramer
The Hard Stuff by Wayne Kramer

Let it be known: the Motor City really did burn. There really was revolution, dope, and fucking in the streets. And the MC5 really did kick out some jams. Delivering...

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Best of the Year

The Agit Reader Top 10 of 2023
The Agit Reader Top 10 of 2023

It never ceases to surprise me when I come across someone with the notion that there isn't new music worth hearing these days. As much as I can appreciate the cynicism...

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