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June 2025

The Playlist Grand Tour
If you didn't know I make playlists... now you do. Here's an FAQ, a link dump, a directory, a reference, a bookmarkable cheat sheet. Whatever you want…
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Gabbie
11
New Music DNA - Pt. 3: Dragging Stat Significant’s Daniel Parris Out of His 2000s Rut
Can human curation beat the data that says music discovery dies at age 31?
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Gabbie
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Daniel Parris
29
If You Like Nine Inch Nails, The Gossip, TV on the Radio, or Nina Simone...
An "If You Like [X] Then You'll Like [Y]" quick hit.
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Gabbie
27
Before You Dismiss Pop Music, Give It An "Academic Listen"
Someone who actually understands music theory helps me take down antipoptimists in a way I never could on my own: by deconstructing actual pop music by…
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Gabbie
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The Ririverse
101
The Best Albums of May 2025
This month, 9 great records with a small band focus, an interview you missed, and another listening party announcement. Plus, how do you filter out new…
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Gabbie
9

May 2025

"If You Have Shame, You're Lame"
Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos and I shoot the shit about early 2000s indie nostalgia, mental health, how shame makes for bad playlists, and the demise…
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Gabbie
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Pąșśìóň Pïț
4
1:31:50
If You Like Sonic Youth, Pixies, Devo, or The Breeders...
An "If You Like [X] Then You'll Like [Y]" quick hit for your long weekend.
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Gabbie
6
New Music DNA - Pt. 2: When a Music Snob Wants to Go Mainstream
It's hard enough making a mixtape for somebody who used to be a self-proclaimed "judgmental jerk." Harder still when that somebody is a semi-sentient…
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Gabbie
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JustSomeMustard
37
Swimming in a Sea of 7s: A Playlist of Songs You'd Skip if Scores Mattered
A companion playlist for this week's post, "Album Scores Are Meaningless." More proof that finding a trustworthy source for recommendations is better…
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Gabbie
8
Get in Losers, We're Learning About New Music
Whether you're an old head, a new band, both, or neither -- if you've found yourself disillusioned with new music & want to change that, you're in the…
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Gabbie
2
Album Scores Are Meaningless
If most records get a 7/10, why bother scoring them at all?
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Gabbie
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