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Corridor &bull; <i>Junior</i>

Corridor • Junior

Francophonic guitar attaque, brimming with chiming arpeggios, complicated stringular interplay, and words beyond comprehension but not understanding.

Ride &bull; <i>This Is Not A Safe Place</i>

Ride • This Is Not A Safe Place

With so many new bands discovering and repurposing the swirling sounds of shoegaze, it’s no wonder original trailblazer is back with another collection of guitar-heavy near-instrumentals.

Mclusky &bull; <i>the world is still here and so are we</i>

Mclusky • the world is still here and so are we

A return, and the word to use is "unabated." Their pummeling approach may seem to lack nuance, but it's not about how the punches are landing, it's about the pauses in between that make this measured approach to aggression particularly satisfying.