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Drug Rug: “Crazy See”
Drug Rug: “Crazy See”

Whatever happened to the projected third album?

Rozz Rezabek: “You and I”
Rozz Rezabek: “You and I”

The archive project continues…

Kim Gordon & J Mascis: “Abstract Blues”
Kim Gordon & J Mascis: “Abstract Blues”

A collaboration that sounds exactly like you thought it would.

J Mascis: “What Do We Do Now”
J Mascis: “What Do We Do Now”

The piano takes the lead.

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol: “Brat”
Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol: “Brat”

Not Charli XCX.

Christopher Owens: “This Is My Guitar”
Christopher Owens: “This Is My Guitar”

Let’s stop talking about Girls now.

Circus Battalion: “Snorting Glass”
Circus Battalion: “Snorting Glass”

Is this a song about crystal meth?

Mark Erelli: “Is It Enough”
Mark Erelli: “Is It Enough”

An acoustic rock ambler.

Men I Trust: “All Night”
Men I Trust: “All Night”

Smooth. Jazz?

Madlib: “Black Widow”
Madlib: “Black Widow”

An entire record full of Madlib x rock n roll samples?

Now That’s What I Call A Sticky Situation!
Now That’s What I Call A Sticky Situation!

Glue bonds at the Lilypad.

Grass Is Green: “Greenville”
Grass Is Green: “Greenville”

Tempo and attack changes all over the place.

Born Freedy
Born Freedy

Freedy Johnston tells ironic anecdotes at the Lilypad.

Divine Sweater: “Breadwinner”
Divine Sweater: “Breadwinner”

A medium tempo pop rejuvenation.

Clamb: “Glittering Watermelon Oracle”
Clamb: “Glittering Watermelon Oracle”

The Boys are back in Clambtown!

Grace Givertz: “Espionage”
Grace Givertz: “Espionage”

We are deep in confessional mode.

The Backyard
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007).

Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth
Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth

From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.”

Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible
Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible

From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

From the Archives, Drug Rug live at Milky Way (11/2007).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

New Year, New Meh?

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.

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