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Kiley Larsen is a music writer constantly searching for the next great sandwich and indie album. When he's not digging through record crates, you can find him running Check This Out!, a twice-weekly music newsletter, and founding Mama Mañana Records in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Album Review | U.S. Girls’ Bless This Mess Lives Up To Its Name

Kiley Larsen Mar 9, 2023 0

Before streaming, buying a new record used to be a crapshoot. The artist and label sold the listener an album based upon a single, or two if you’re lucky, and off you went to buy the album. If you hit the jackpot, plenty of other songs fit…

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Album Review | This Stupid World Is Vintage Yo La Tengo

Kiley Larsen Feb 16, 2023 0

A few lifetimes ago, Mick Jagger famously said he’d rather be dead than perform “Satisfaction” at forty. We all know how that turned out for Mick and the Stones. However, as many of the rock n’ roll pioneers, at least those still alive,…

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Album Review | Hearts Aglow As Weyes Blood Guides Us Through The Darkness

Kiley Larsen Nov 21, 2022 0

Natalie Mering released Titanic Rising, one of the best records of 2019, intending it to be the first album in a planned trilogy. By channeling her sunbaked Laurel Canyon soft rock predecessors like Karen Carpenter and Joni Mitchell,…