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Indefensible opinions, ranked by how many people they annoyed.
Emberlyn@emberlyn Hot Take· Aug 4, 2026
on Album Study HallLo-fi isn't music, it's a scented candle
I said what I said. Beautiful, useful, everywhere — and I could not hum you a single melody from it at gunpoint. Fight me in the reviews.
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loud_listener@loudl Hot Take· Jul 22, 2026
on Album Nocturnes in GreyA string quartet made my favorite record of the year
I came for the pop and the rap and somehow the thing I can't stop playing is eight nocturnes for strings. Let this be your sign to branch out.
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contrarian_cal@ccal Hot Take· Jul 31, 2026
on Artist The Brass MeridianThe best guitar band going, and it's not close
Everyone's chasing bedroom-pop and here are four guys writing actual anthems. In ten years we'll realize Ironwood was the album of the decade.
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Jordan Vale@jvale Hot Take· Aug 8, 2026
on Artist KodiakKodiak is a better producer than rapper (and he's a great rapper)
The beats on Goldsmith would carry a lesser artist to a classic on their own. Imagine what he does when he gives one to someone else.
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vinyl_villain@vvillain Hot Take· Aug 5, 2026
on Album Signal BloomElectro-pop is the new sad-girl folk
The most emotionally honest songwriting right now is happening at 128 BPM with a four-on-the-floor kick. Nova Kestrel proves it.
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