Chasing Fridays

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Chasing Fridays: The Femcels, Clothesline From Hell, GUV Q&A, more

Are two crazy girls from London indie-pop's new vanguard? Is indie-rock still great? Does Madchester's spirit live on? Lemme tell ya.

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Chasing Fridays: Sweet Boy, Fatal Realm, Holder Q&A, more

On internet-native emo, brutal death metal infiltrating hardcore, and good bands with dumb names.

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Chasing Fridays: Slayr, Sin Against Sin, Trauma Ray Q&A, more

Rage-rap, Ratboys, Rate Your Music-core, and more.

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Chasing Fridays: Syracuse hardcore madness, Home Front, Carson Clay Q&A, more

Reporting from the frontlines of a NYD hardcore matinee. Also: good punk, bad rock, nice dream-pop, and interviewing Sign Crushes Motorist's cloud-rap alter ego.

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Chasing Fridays: Alex G, Audrey Hobert, Peaer Q&A, more

Reckoning with my GOAT letting me down, finding a new pop fave, wading through the underground, and interviewing an indie-rock technician.

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Chasing Fridays: TAGABOW, Rev3rent, Advance Base Q&A, more

Frontline reports from the shoegaze, electro-pop, and deathcore trenches. Plus, nu-gaze both good and terrible, and an interview with the maestro of indie-pop Christmas songs.

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Chasing Fridays: Sword II, Betty Hammerschlag, Cootie Catcher Q&A, more

Checkin' in on screamo, surveying indie-rock's seas and skies, and talkin' twee.

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Chasing Fridays: My Bloody Valentine live, Dublin trip log, Glixen Q&A

My blog, my rules.

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Chasing Fridays: Magdalena Bay, Verity Den, Spencer Radcliffe Q&A

Shoegaze adjacentry, Yo La Tengo worship, and a rare interview with an underrated maestro of indie-rock and ambient.

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Chasing Fridays: I Promised the World, Voyeur, Taraneh Q&A, more

The only music newsletter to mention Hopesfall, Martin Bisi, and 764 in the same issue.

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Chasing Fridays: Playboi Carti live, a must-hear comp, Maneka Q&A, and more

Niche internet music, mainstream internet music, and some off the grid music.

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Chasing Fridays: The Hellp, 7 mini-reviews, NOWHERE2RUN Q&A

Crossing my fingers for an impending classic, playing catch-up, and checking in.

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Chasing Fridays: Militarie Gun, Spiritual Cramp, Danielle Chelosky Q&A, more

Five reviews spanning punk, sludge-pop, and dreamy electronica. Then, unpacking the 'Female Loneliness Epidemic.'

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Chasing Fridays: Bassvictim, laptop twee, Empty Shell Casing Q&A, more

Why Bassvictim's twee makeover feels important. And why I let some nu-metal kids mob my newsletter.

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Chasing Fridays: Feeble Little Horse, crushed, Balmora Q&A, more

Three album reviews, my take on Pittsburgh indie's biggest night, and a trend-watching Q&A.

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Chasing Fridays: Dead Calm, Total Wife live, Cusp Q&A more

An indie-rock dispatch from Chasing Sundays HQ.

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Chasing Fridays: Frost Children, Wednesday, Nyxy Nyx, more

AOTY contenders, above-average offerings, and some absolute bullshit.

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Chasing Fridays: Deafheaven, Cloud Nothings, Maura Weaver Q&A, more

Three live reports, a couple record reviews, and an interview with a musician I've long admired.

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Chasing Fridays: Fleshwater, Sword II, End It Q&A, more

Reviews, an interview, and a living room mosh tutorial in photo form.

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Chasing Fridays: The Hives, forever ☆, Total Wife Q&A, more

Four album reviews -- shoegaze, garage-rock, "cloud-rock," etc. -- and an interview with a genre-quaking band.

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Chasing Fridays: Cloud-Rock explainer, quannnic Q&A, The Virgos

My assessment of indie-rock's new frontier, an interview with a shoegazer, and a stoner-rock romp: reviewed.

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Chasing Fridays: Ninajirachi, 9Million, Golden Apples Q&A, more

Hardcore, hyperpop, shoegaze, power-pop, post-punk, and my report from the sludge pits.

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Chasing Fridays: All American Rejects live at Sheetz, Unmoved, Jobber Q&A, more

Gas station gonzo reporting, hardcore revelations, fuzz-rock interrogations, and some very 2025 indie-pop.

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Chasing Fridays: No Joy Q&A, The Armed, Fine, more

Noise-rock redemption. Dream-pop discovery. Screamo salvation. And so forth.

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Chasing Fridays: Fleshwater, Scarab, Aunt Katrina Q&A, more

The best hardcore LP of 2025? The year's most underwhelming shoegaze drop? Plus more catching up and checking in.