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Joel Lohman, Journalist

Features / Music
Just Get The Songs; You Can Work Out How It Should Sound Afterwards
"Getting to a point where you can dedicate all your energy to making music full time is a dot on the horizon that keeps moving. It's like a mirage."
Reviews / Live
Camp Cope, Chastity Belt
"Camp Cope is unmistakably a trio, with each member contributing enormously to the band's distinctive sound."
Features / Music
The Importance Of Being Positive On Purpose
"Hugs are nice! Who doesn't love a good hug?"
Features / Music
'I Didn't Want To Go Half & Half - I Wanted To Go All The Way'
"In the past people's perception of what jazz is was skewed so we would play and people would literally come up and say, 'What kind of music do you call that?'"
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Reviews / Live
Protomartyr, Mere Women
"Casey meets a fan's repeated, shouted requests for 'I Forgive You' by saying, "I forgive you, too," each time, but never playing it."
Reviews / Live
Alex Cameron, Spike Fuck
"Although the perspective of the straight, white male may be the most overexposed and least essential right now, if anyone has a new angle to contribute, it might just be Alex Cameron."
Reviews / Live
Slowdive, Kane Ikin
"Tonight Slowdive achieve the extremely rare feat of having songs from their reunion album... as warmly received as favourites from their classic period."
Reviews / Live
Banoffee, Darcy Baylis
"The song peaks with an epilepsy-inducing light show and Banoffee maniacally whipping her long plaits from side to side."
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Reviews / Live
(Sandy) Alex G, Brightness
"He bleats his lyrics through clenched teeth as if he's still trying not to disturb his college roommates."
Reviews / Live
Mount Eerie, Julie Byrne
"Couples cling to each other, wondering who will die first and whether the one left behind will transform their grief into transcendent art."
Reviews / Live
Vince Staples, Kucka
"In this hugely effective, minimalist setting, even minor changes carry an inordinate amount of weight."
Reviews / Live
Fleet Foxes, Gordi
"With an artist as preternaturally talented as Pecknold, we can only hope he will continue to share, however sporadically, his melodic and musical gifts."
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