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The Forest Forgets: “Peel Back”
The Forest Forgets: “Peel Back”

There are different kinds of doomy post metal aesthetics.

Caravel
Caravel

Cortez burns the boats at Deep Cuts.

The Medium: “Sellout City”
The Medium: “Sellout City”

Easy poppin’ from Nashville.

Acid Mothers Temple: “Metaphysical Deception”
Acid Mothers Temple: “Metaphysical Deception”

Guess what? Experimental psych rock.

Kristina Warren: “Rectangles”
Kristina Warren: “Rectangles”

Not enough rectangles in the music video for “Rectangles.”

Ganavya: “Om Supreme”
Ganavya: “Om Supreme”

Piano-forward spiritual jazz on that Alice Coltrane grind.

BMAs // Live Venue
BMAs // Live Venue

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

Quarterly: “Illuminati”
Quarterly: “Illuminati”

At turns folk, at turns classical.

Trash Hole Sun, Won’t You Come?
Trash Hole Sun, Won’t You Come?

Trash Sun lives free and dies at The 4th Wall.

BMAs // Album
BMAs // Album

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

Skylar Gudasz: “No Body”
Skylar Gudasz: “No Body”

Mellotron!

My Dinner With Tycho
My Dinner With Tycho

Tycho hopes the future and requiems the past at Royale.

The Honey Dewdrops: “Goodbye”
The Honey Dewdrops: “Goodbye”

Straight Americana out of Baltimore.

The Grate Got Stuck
The Grate Got Stuck

The Modern Faces face the modern at Silhouette Lounge.

Out Of This World
Out Of This World

Maris channels astronaut energy at Royale.

Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko: “Doname”
Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko: “Doname”

A soulful call and response between the flute and the kora.

The Backyard
MMOSS: i
MMOSS: i

From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises.

Interview: Middle Distance Runner
Interview: Middle Distance Runner

A chat with Middle Distance Runner from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Less is more.

Bent Shapes: Feels Weird
Bent Shapes: Feels Weird

From the Archives, Feels Weird doesn’t feel weird at all.

Interview: Lord Jeff
Interview: Lord Jeff

A chat with Lord Jeff from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Quiz Time! The Hump Nights giveaways get an upgrade.

Interview: Arms and Sleepers
Interview: Arms and Sleepers

A chat with Arms and Sleepers from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Hump Day News reflects on what the site fucked up (and did right!) in 2023.

One Door Closes, The 4th Wall Opens
One Door Closes, The 4th Wall Opens

Andrew Stern; interview with DIY venue 4th Wall organizers; and more.

AER079: You Can Be A Wesley
AER079: You Can Be A Wesley

An Ampeater Review of You Can Be A Wesley from the Archives.

Just Ask Ansel
Just Ask Ansel

The nation’s leading incel advice columnist on love and life.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Hump Day News kicks off Hump Nights.

Sharon Is Carin’
Sharon Is Carin’

The nation’s leading wellness goddess on living better.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Hump Day News supports Bandcamp United on May Day and every day!

Interview: Sammy Yager of Birthdays
Interview: Sammy Yager of Birthdays

A chat with the Sammy Yager of Birthdays from the Archives.

Just Ask Ansel
Just Ask Ansel

The nation’s leading incel advice columnist on love and life.

Interview: Shoney Lamar and the Equal Rights
Interview: Shoney Lamar and the Equal Rights

A chat with the busking bluesman of Boston & company from the Archives.

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