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All in a Jobber’s Day’s Work: Booked to Lose, Built to Last
By: Josh Kitchen / August 18, 2025 Photo by: Natalie Piserchio In 2023, Stereogum released their 40 Best New Bands of 2023 list. Looking...

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23 hours ago11 min read


Escapism in Overdrive: Nova May’s Neon Manifesto
By: Josh Kitchen / August 4, 2025 All photos by: Clementine Morri s Styled by Nadia Martin NOVA MAY doesn’t just work hard—she builds...

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Aug 46 min read


On the Shoulders of Giants: Dagger Polyester Emerges
By: Josh Kitchen / August 1, 2025 Photo by: Richie Lee Davis Dagger Polyester is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Imagine Kate...

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Aug 16 min read


Kennedy Shaw Is Pulling Out of Here To Win
By: Josh Kitchen / July 31, 2025 Photo by: Jordan Fiordaliso Fifty years ago - next month, Bruce Springsteen released Born to Run , and...

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Jul 316 min read


Tchotchke Return With Beach Boys Inspired New Single "Poor Girl"
By: Josh Kitchen / July 2, 2025 Photo courtesy of Tchotchke Doe-eyed Dolly has her parents fooled, Cryin’ Crissy is crying because the...

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Jul 23 min read


All 83 Songs on Bruce Springsteen's Tracks II: The Lost Albums - Ranked
By: Josh Kitchen / June 27, 2025 For over a quarter of a century, the Bruce faithful have held out hope that an epic second set of...

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Jun 2635 min read


Blu DeTiger on Brian Wilson, Carol Kaye, and Why Geniuses Play Bass
By: Josh Kitchen / June 20, 2025 Photo by: Lucas Creighton Blu DeTiger is a genre-blurring bassist, singer, and songwriter whose...

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Jun 205 min read


Sail On, Sailor - Matthew Sweet Remembers Brian Wilson
By: Josh Kitchen / June 18, 2025 Matthew Sweet performs at the Tribute to Brian Wilson in March, 2001, in New York, NY. (Paul...

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Jun 183 min read


Sad As A Guy Can Be – Storefront Church Reflects on Brian Wilson
Photo by: Silken Weinberg By: Josh Kitchen / June 17, 2025 Last year, during our conversation about his outstanding 2024 album, Ink &...

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Jun 174 min read


Sloppy Jane’s Haley Dahl on The Beach Boys Album That Rewired Her Brain
By: Josh Kitchen / June 16, 2025 Brian Wilson passed away less than a week ago, and since then there has been an outpouring of messages...

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Jun 166 min read


AV Club Talks Dreading And Shredding Ahead Of Her Stellar Debut Single
By: Josh Kitchen / June 6, 2025 Photo by: Phebe Wickham Aly Velasco is stepping into the spotlight as AV Club —her solo project blending...

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Jun 63 min read


Jack Ladder Searches for A Feeling In Great New Track, "Missing"
By: Josh Kitchen / June 6, 2025 "Missing" directed by Stephanie Jane Day, produced by Badlands “What kind of man gets his kicks from...

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Jun 52 min read


Dani Miller Wants The Whole Damn Cake
By: Josh Kitchen / May 28, 2025 Photo by: Miriam Marlene @miriam_marlene "I just wanna party like it's 2019," sings Dani Miller on her...

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May 288 min read


Bob Dylan's Eight Best and Four Worst Songs for His 84th Birthday
By: Josh Kitchen / May 24, 2025 He's so Julia. The man has many names. Robert Zimmerman, Lucky Wilbury, Jack Frost, Blind Boy Grunt—you...

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May 244 min read


Be Glad! Sparks’ New Record, MAD!, Is a Triumph
By: Josh Kitchen / May 23, 2025 It seems like the world has finally caught on to Sparks. The Mael Brothers, Ronald and Russell, have...

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May 233 min read


Strawberry Fuzz Are Sort Of Like A Cosmic Gumbo
By: Josh Kitchen / May 15, 2025 Photo by: Destiny Yusuf Strawberry Fuzz, hailing from Venice, CA, are a band built on friendship,...

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May 155 min read


Every Black Cloud Needs to Cry: A Conversation with Sunday (1994)
By: Josh Kitchen / April 11, 2025 From left: Puma , Newell , Turner - Photo by Jussy " Is evil born or is it something you learn?/Now I...

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Apr 118 min read


Really Good Vibrations: Inside Brian Wilson's Smile with David Leaf
By: Josh Kitchen / April 9, 2025 February 20, 2004 on stage at the Royal Festival Hall. Photo by Tim Whitby © Getty Images. On February...

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Apr 914 min read


Music, Dreams, And Second Chances With Robert Lester Folsom
By: Josh Kitchen / April 7, 2025 Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union Robert Lester Folsom is not a household name. He didn't have any...

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Apr 77 min read


Bruce Springsteen Announces Massive Seven Disc Tracks 2: The Lost Albums Out June 27
By: Josh Kitchen / April 1, 2025 Updated April 3 Follow Setlist Kitchen on Instagram for more Bruce updates: https://www.instagram.com/se...

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Apr 15 min read
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