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Weighted Mind
Sierra Hull
Weighted Mind makes a small group of instruments feel like a complete world. Sierra Hull places her voice and mandolin beside Ethan Jodziewicz's double bass, allowing every ch…
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Teeth Marks
S.G. Goodman
Teeth Marks gives S.G. Goodman's personal writing a broad and sometimes forceful sound. The Kentucky songwriter can sit close to a folk melody or let the guitars become roughe…
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V
Spock's Beard
V finds Spock's Beard building large arrangements around clear, memorable melodies. Keyboards and guitar move between gentle passages and heavier rock, with an active rhythm s…
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Outrun You All
House of Protection
Outrun You All gives House of Protection a clearer, more controlled sound. The duo of Stephen Harrison and Aric Improta combine heavy guitar, electronic rhythms and melodic vo…
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Culcha Vulcha
Snarky Puppy
Culcha Vulcha gives Snarky Puppy's instrumental music a fuller studio setting. The arrangements bring together funk, jazz, soul and a wide range of rhythmic influences, with k…
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Starting Over
Chris Stapleton
Starting Over brings Chris Stapleton's country, soul and Southern rock together with confidence. The title suggests a new direction, but the record is more interested in makin…
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Zenith
Bleed From Within
Zenith gives Bleed From Within’s heavy sound a broader setting. The Glasgow band keep the forceful riffs, sharp rhythms and melodic choruses at the centre of their seventh alb…
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Gift
Taproot
Gift places Taproot firmly inside the heavy, emotional sound of early nu metal. The guitars hit hard, the rhythm section keeps the music moving, and Stephen Richards switches …
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Fractured
Lunatic Soul
Electronic rhythms give Fractured a clear pulse, but the human performances keep it from feeling cold. Mariusz Duda brings acoustic guitar, expressive bass and carefully layer…
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Peripheral Vision
Turnover
Peripheral Vision gives Turnover's songs a softer surface without removing their emotional pull. The guitars are clear and lightly blurred, the rhythms move at an easy pace, a…
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Made of Breath Only
sleepmakeswaves
Made of Breath Only has the scale of a heavy instrumental rock record without relying entirely on force. sleepmakeswaves bring together dense guitars, active bass, drums and e…
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Take It Like a Man
Amanda Shires
Take It Like a Man lets Amanda Shires move freely between country songwriting, pop arrangements and soul. The production gives her plenty of space to change direction, while t…
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Dirty Honey
Dirty Honey
Dirty Honey keep their first full-length album focused on the essentials. There are eight songs, plenty of guitar, and a voice with the rasp and reach to match the riffs. The …
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Epitaph
God Is an Astronaut
Epitaph gives God Is an Astronaut's instrumental rock a darker, more patient shape. Guitar melodies remain important, but piano and electronics have more space to establish th…
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Boundless
Long Distance Calling
Boundless returns Long Distance Calling to a fully instrumental approach, giving the German band space to concentrate on the relationship between guitars, bass and drums. The …
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Are We All Angels
Scowl
Are We All Angels gives Scowl's music a much larger melodic role. The hardcore force remains present, particularly when Kat Moss moves into a harsher vocal delivery, but the s…
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Manning Fireworks
MJ Lenderman
Manning Fireworks puts troubled people inside music that often feels easier than their lives. MJ Lenderman sings in a plain, slightly tired voice, letting awkward details and …
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Ignore This
Dead Pony
Ignore This gives Dead Pony plenty of room to show what they can do. Across sixteen tracks, the band combine thick guitar riffs, bright vocal hooks and restless electronics, b…
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Play Loud
The Record Company
Play Loud puts a brighter finish on The Record Company's music. The blues rock foundation remains, but larger hooks, funk rhythms and more polished arrangements give the songs…
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On The Ranch
Emily Nenni
On The Ranch gives Emily Nenni's country songs a lively, unforced setting. Her voice has a clear twang and a slightly rough edge, while the band keeps the rhythm moving around…
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Argus
Wishbone Ash
Argus gives Wishbone Ash's twin guitars a clear musical purpose. The leads can move together or follow separate lines, but they remain connected to the songs around them. Folk…
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Son of a Broken Man
Fantastic Negrito
Son of a Broken Man puts family, betrayal and survival at the centre of Fantastic Negrito's music. It is a deeply personal record, but the performances do not stay in a single…
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Purgatory
Tyler Childers
Tyler Childers makes familiar country forms feel immediate on Purgatory. Fiddle, banjo and guitar provide a clear connection to older music, but the people in these songs belo…
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The Cold Sun
Loathe
The Cold Sun makes atmosphere an active part of its heaviness. Loathe surround their low guitar sound with electronic textures, quieter interludes and sudden changes of direct…
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