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U.S. Girls ★★★★ Scratch It 4AD. CD/DL/LP ...

LIKE THE WEATHER in Scotland, the country’s pop music often feels overcast with a chance of showers. “There’s a slight doom and gloom element to Scottish music,” guitarist Gregor Philp says with a smi

The Fateful Symmetry MUTE 7/10

PROLIFIC SONGWRITER BOB Mould is a reluctant generational icon. Sure, he’s proud of his musical accomplishments and realizes he has been a major inspiration for a wide range of mainstream acts, includ

Before The Future LOST SOUND TAPES/SELF-RELEASED 8/10

WHEN TY SEGALL and collaborator Matt Yoka started writing the lyrics to the former’s new and 17th solo album, Possession, the pair set off to present a series of “quintessentially American stories.” T