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Jude Noel

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Return of the Swag: Getting Silly with Soundcloud's Up-and-Comers

Return of the Swag: Getting Silly with Soundcloud's Up-and-Comers

Jude Noel emerges from the SoundCloud trenches with snapbacks and low-bitrate MP3s. For better or for worse, …

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Indie Rock's Outcasts Found a Home on Shrimper Records

Indie Rock's Outcasts Found a Home on Shrimper Records

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Remembering the weirdest MLB game you've never heard of

Remembering the weirdest MLB game you've never heard of

Released in 2007 and 2008 for Wii and PS2, the short-lived MLB Power Pros series was a collaboration between …

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Exploring the World of Indie Pop on Bandcamp

Exploring the World of Indie Pop on Bandcamp

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Music Review: WaqWaq Kingdom - Essaka Hoisa

Music Review: WaqWaq Kingdom - Essaka Hoisa

"Essaka! Hoisa!" "Essaka! Hoisa!" Analogous to a heave-ho, a sound off, or even a well-timed eskeetit, the Ja…

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Bullion: Nearly

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By Jude Noel
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Nathan Jenkins speaks about songwriting with the arcane detachment of a mage, often describing the process in passive voice. Lyrics “materialize in the shape of melodies”; he’s “not very present” for the process in general. Jenkins has expressed admiration for the way Arthur Russell creates distance between himself and a song, “[wearing] them so lightly,” then folding them up before they’ve run ragged.
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Various Artists, “Can’t Stop It! II: Australian Post Punk 1979-84” (2026 Deluxe Edition)

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By Jude Noel
| Bandcamp Daily
ALBUM OF THE DAY Various Artists, “Can’t Stop It! II: Australian Post Punk 1979–84” (2026 Deluxe Edition) By Jude Noel · September 04, 2026 ​ ​ Chapter Music Melbourne, Australia ... Can't Stop It! II - Australian Post Punk 1979-84 (2026 Deluxe Edition) Chapter Music . / pre-order buy pre-order buy go to album go to track go to album go to track .
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Dinosaur Jr.: There Near

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By Jude Noel
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As worthy as Dinosaur Jr.’s output has been since their mid-2000s reformation, the group’s work has been tinged with self-consciousness. Where their first three LPs hedged the band’s heroic chops behind ramshackle song structures and slovenly production, post-comeback albums like 2009’s Farm and 2012’s I Bet on Sky buttoned the flannel a bit, mirroring the cleaner, more streamlined sound of their ’90s output, which was mostly J Mascis’ work.
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