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Album Review: Mom Jeans, ‘Sweet Tooth’

Reviews The Alt Editing Staff February 21, 2022

Sweet Tooth isn’t just the strongest Mom Jeans record to date, it’s a reintroduction to the band that saw them re-evaluate their songwriting, refine their ethos, and reap the benefits of throwing “cred” to the fucking curb.

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The Alternative’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2022

Lists The Alt Editing Staff January 20, 2022

New Year, New Tunes, right? The beginning of a new year means that there are countless possibilites for what can be coming down the pike and one of our favorite things to do at The Alternative is to speculate about what we'll be getting as the year unfolds. Our staff put together a list of our most anticipated albums of 2022!

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Artist Interview: Wednesday

Music The Alt Editing Staff December 6, 2021

Jane caught up with Karly Hartzman of Wednesday and talked about Hartzman's love for Jessica Lea Mayfield, her process of collecting words from favorite reads, and threading lyrics together through strangers’ conversations, among other knick-knacks. But more importantly, Hartzman plates a tint of refreshing humility..

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Interview: Mo Troper

Music The Alt Editing Staff October 28, 2021

Luke caught up with Mo Troper to talk about the writing and recording of 'Dilettante,' adjusting to post-COVID life as an artist, expanding the rigid conservative confines of power pop as a genre, and so much more.

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The 75 Best Releases of 2020 So Far

Music admin June 16, 2020

2020 has not been a good year. There have been so many dark things going on that its hard to discuss music at all. But in art there's hope for change, or at the very least the pleasant distraction needed to relax and recharge to continue the fight tomorrow. With that in mind, we have listed our favorite releases of the year so far.

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The Alt Weekly Roundup (11/25)

Music The Alt Editing Staff November 25, 2019

A new EP from twangy emo's Downhaul, a baffling glass beach music video, and a great minimalist indie-folk record from Romantic States were among our staff's favorites last week. Check out all six new releases that we deem 'must-hear':

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Friendship International Vol. 1 (4/24/19)

Music The Alt Editing Staff April 25, 2019

Friendship Int’l. is a two-part monthly tribute to the emo and alternative music in Southeast Asia, featuring the month’s best new releases from across the Pacific deep dives into the independent music community.

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