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you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love · Olivia Rodrigo

My New Band Believe · My New Band Believe

Things Take Time, Take Time · Courtney Barnett

Flying Microtonal Banana · King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Flight b741 · King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation · King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Laminated Denim · King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Phantom Island · King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Prelude to Ecstasy · The Last Dinner Party

Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. · Harry Styles

Nine Inch Noize · Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize

Everyone's Crushed · Water From Your Eyes

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this week on sleevenotes.

record of the weekKiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.harry styles · 2026the most verified listens this week

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11 verified reviews on record

ICEMANDrake2026

5.0

vigoverified listen16 mayon headphones

"I'm really sad and everyone was mean to me, but also i don't care nothing bothers me I still get spotify numbers ahahaahha"

The Ghost of a Future DeadAt the Gates2026

5.0

vigoverified listen26 apron earbuds

Metal heads not overrating every album their genre. Challenge impossible

WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICASlayyyter2026

7.0

vigoverified listen20 apron headphones

Like if Justice was female. I've been getting so frustrated as of late with the nuetered hyper-pop/dance-club albums that seemingly every star on the planet is attempting. Its nice to actually see an authentic project in this space get the limelight for once.

Creature of HabitCourtney Barnett2026

7.0

vigoverified listen20 apron headphones

Some real highs on this. Mantis will no doubt go down as one of he best songs of the year, and some of Courtney's greatest song writing. The team up with Waxahatchee feels like a natural fit (although I fear she is beginning to suffer from over exposure). Courtney's music will always have a special… read more

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