Spectrum Culture
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
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Film, music, books: where art and trash collide! www.spectrumculture.com
ICYMI: We talked with JENS LEKMAN on our podcast! Listen below and please help spread the word!!
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Enjoy Your Life Podcast: Episode 103: âA Scented Candleâ (featuring Jens Lekman) - Spectrum Culture
In this episode, David Harris, Holly Hazelwood and Eric Mellor are joined by special guest, Jens Lekman, to talk about playing weddings and music streaming services.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/23/enjoy-your-life-podcast-episode-103-a-scented-candle-featuring-jens-lekman/
about 3 hours ago
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With "Bau: Artist at War" the director of "Reagan" has outdone himself.
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Bau: Artist at War - Spectrum Culture
The lazy portrait McNamara creates of Joseph Bau unwittingly displays the man as obsequious, too willing to use his artistic talents in service of any authoritative figure.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/29/bau-artist-at-war-review/
about 6 hours ago
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Scene Report: BRMC motor away in PDX.
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Concert Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spectrum Culture
The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club roared into Portland with a fresh take on Howl, now 20 years old.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/29/concert-review-black-rebel-motorcycle-club/
about 9 hours ago
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Hello. Telephone Free Landslide Victory is 40. You're welcome.
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Camper Van Beethoven: Telephone Free Landslide Victory (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) - Spectrum Culture
The 20-somethings who revolted against Club Med's âdeath cultureâ have aged into cool uncles, and we finally get a deluxe-style reissue with a remastered version of the original album and a bonus CD f...
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/28/camper-van-beethoven-telephone-free-landslide-victory-40th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-review/
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WE RECOMMEND: Sprints: All That Is Over Sprints completely bury any notion of a sophomore slump by delivering one of the yearâs most exciting and atmospherically rich albums.
@subpop.bsky.social
@subpoplicity.bsky.social
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Sprints: All That Is Over - Spectrum Culture
Sprints completely bury any notion of a sophomore slump by delivering one of the yearâs most exciting and atmospherically rich albums.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/28/sprints-all-that-is-over-review/
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Scene Report: Patrick Wolf survives in PDX.
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Concert Review: Patrick Wolf - Spectrum Culture
Rather than just passion, Patrick Wolfâs performance in Portland felt imbued with the awareness that comes with the middle period of life, the appreciation for impermanence.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/28/concert-review-patrick-wolf/
1 day ago
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Alan Zilberman
1 day ago
Fantastic Fest ended last week. Over at
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
, I ranked the ten best I saw there - genre films from all over the world - then spent a little time discussing a movie beyond any normal ideas of sensibility and taste. It was awful.
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Fantastic Fest Recap 2025 - Spectrum Culture
For its 20th anniversary, Fantastic Fest went back to basics, delighting audiences with genre films from around the world, as well as a couple of exciting world premieres.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/28/fantastic-fest-recap-2025/
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We get to Rashomon in our weekly Kurosawa series. Is this his best film?
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Oeuvre: Kurosawa: Rashomon - Spectrum Culture
Even though Rashomon has worked past its initial polarizing reviews to become one of the most celebrated films of all time, we still get to revel in its untrustworthy, delicious tension.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/25/oeuvre-kurosawa-rashomon/
3 days ago
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Scene Report: All Waterboys is classic Waterboys.
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Concert Review: The Waterboys - Spectrum Culture
Mike Scottâs distinctive voice still sounds like it did in the â80s, playing a high energy show that saw him outlast some of the older members of the sold-out crowd.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/25/concert-review-the-waterboys/
4 days ago
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Spectrum Culture
The Malcontent, now Bluer and More Sky-ish
4 days ago
I got the Led out in
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
(by which I mean I listened to and wrote about the last good Led Zeppelin album):
spectrumculture.com/2025/09/25/l...
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Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti (50th Anniversary Edition) - Spectrum Culture
Physical Graffiti still has the air of inevitability that much of Led Zeppelinâs best work does even though its status as the bandâs most artistically varied album feels a little overstated.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/25/led-zeppelin-physical-graffiti-50th-anniversary-edition-review/
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We have openings for writers to review music, film and/or books. DM for more info.
4 days ago
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Surprise! It's one good review after another for this PTA joint.
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One Battle After Another - Spectrum Culture
A powerhouse blockbuster with plenty to say about love, family, radicalism and politics, Paul Thomas Andersonâs latest ranks among his best work.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/25/one-battle-after-another-review/
4 days ago
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Hounds of Love Is Like Jazz
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Colin Hancockâs Jazz Hounds & Catherine Russell: Cat & the Hounds - Spectrum Culture
Hopefully this album will introduce the idiosyncratic Louisiana sound to a wider audience, but for those already in the know, it will be devoured like a fine oyster or a succulent crawfish étouffée.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/24/colin-hancocks-jazz-hounds-catherine-russell-cat-the-hounds-review/
5 days ago
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Justin Vellucci
5 days ago
A
#StarsoftheLid
LP from 1995 -- made on mushrooms & cheap wine, aged 30 years like a fine
#Bordeaux
-- has been reissued to knock you on yr blissed-out ass. đ§ <<Music for Nitrous Oxide>> đ·đ First time on vinyl. Finally heard in full bloom. For
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
Link in comments!
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Tyler Childers makes good on a rescheduled show in VA. And we were there to cover it.
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Concert Review: Tyler Childers - Spectrum Culture
You can come for the fiddle, you can come for the conversation, you can even come for the humor, but you won't leave disappointed. Mostly, though, you come for the music.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/24/concert-review-tyler-childers/
5 days ago
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trev
6 days ago
My first review for Portland's
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
is Milo Korbenski's kinky new album 'Sex Angel', out now on
@phantomlimb.bsky.social
. Read:
spectrumculture.com/2025/09/24/m...
Listen:
milokorbenski.bandcamp.com/album/sex-an...
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Milo Korbenski: Sex Angel - Spectrum Culture
Despite its title, Milo Korbenskiâs second newest album suggests the costume isnât a kink. Itâs protection.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/24/milo-korbenski-sex-angel-review/
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To sleepies, perchance to Dreamies ....
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Dreamies: Auralgraphic Entertainment - Spectrum Culture
Bill Holtâs 1974 album is a seamless, one-of-a-kind marriage of accessible psychedelic folk-pop, experimental electronic music and what would later be called sampling.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/23/dreamies-auralgraphic-entertainment-review/
6 days ago
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Portland finally gets its Grandaddy show.
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Concert Review: Grandaddy/Pedro the Lion - Spectrum Culture
It was a performance that didnât feel like a religious event or an ultra-triumphant soul-bearing and instead felt like a great night with some old friends.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/23/concert-review-grandaddy-pedro-the-lion/
6 days ago
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7 days ago
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Derf Backderf
7 days ago
RIP the ravishing and mesmerizing Claudia Cardinale. More than just an Italian sexpot, she was a very fine actress. 8 1/2, Once Upon a Time in the West, Fitzcaraldo, etc.
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A "Megalopolis" documentary looks at the ego and conflict behind the polarizing passion project.
spectrumculture.com/2025/09/22/m...
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Megadoc - Spectrum Culture
In filming the production of Megalopolis, documentarian Mike Figgis uncovers a bizarre clash of creativity and ego among Hollywoodâs elite.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/22/megadoc-review/
7 days ago
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Dubquake! A sprawling new comp celebrates a pivotal label's 20th anniversary.
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Various Artists: Tectonic Sound - Spectrum Culture
Tectonic Sound is both a time capsule and a flashing neon arrow pointing towards the future of Tectonic Recordings and dubstep as a whole.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/22/various-artists-tectonic-sound-review/
7 days ago
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Our new PODCAST is up featuring JENS LEKMAN! In this episode we talk about playing weddings and music streaming services. Listen below and PLEASE SHARE!!
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Enjoy Your Life Podcast: Episode 103: âA Scented Candleâ (featuring Jens Lekman) - Spectrum Culture
In this episode, David Harris, Holly Hazelwood and Eric Mellor are joined by special guest, Jens Lekman, to talk about playing weddings and music streaming services.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/23/enjoy-your-life-podcast-episode-103-a-scented-candle-featuring-jens-lekman/
7 days ago
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Big Thief never really goes away. They're back on tour again and we're here to tell you about it.
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Concert Review: Big Thief - Spectrum Culture
On this night, Big Thief emerged as a living, breathing, changeable beast, able to let their guard down and let their garden of songs grow wild.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/22/concert-review-big-thief/
7 days ago
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"Predators" looks at the murky morality behind a crusading TV show.
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Predators - Spectrum Culture
Predators poses some big questions about morality and what, if anything, we owe to those looking to harm or take advantage of others.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/21/predators-2-review/
8 days ago
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Cigarettes After Hex.
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The Fall: Hex Enduction Hour - Spectrum Culture
While not the easiest entry point to the bandâs vast discography, the Fallâs 1982 album is often considered their greatest, capturing Mark E. Smithâs inimitably deadpan muse at its most inspired and m...
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/21/the-fall-hex-enduction-hour-review/
8 days ago
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Scene Report: [Eddie Vedder voice] Whoa, oh, oh, ohhh, they're still the Hives!
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Concert Review: The Hives - Spectrum Culture
The Hives will never change.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/21/concert-review-the-hives-2/
8 days ago
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Zach Schonfeld
9 days ago
On Leonard Cohen's birthday, please enjoy this undated photo of the man himself buying cheetos at a 7-Eleven
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BBBJ far from a wonder emporium.
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - Spectrum Culture
Kogonada and writer Seth Reiss are a fundamentally mismatched pair. The strength of Kogonadaâs direction combined with his great lead actors is still not enough to save the awful script.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/18/a-big-bold-beautiful-journey/
11 days ago
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Justin Vellucci
11 days ago
đŻïžThe new
@kayodot.bsky.social
LP opens w/ a sĂ©ance: droning organs, whispered dread and its frontman growling like a ghost with a PhD in existentialism. Is it metal? Is it horror-jazz? đ§ 'Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason' is here to haunt you.
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
Link below!
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If it Bleeds, it leads.
spectrumculture.com/2025/09/18/w...
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Wednesday: Bleeds - Spectrum Culture
On Bleeds, Wednesday face the burden of great anticipation head-on, wielding a sound that has been sharpened to a razor edge.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/18/wednesday-bleeds/
11 days ago
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Is "Joni's Jazz" all that? Shit, cat!
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Joni Mitchell: Joni's Jazz - Spectrum Culture
Summary: A voluminous collection of mostly studio work looks at a legendary singer/songwriterâs relationship with jazz.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/17/joni-mitchell-jonis-jazz/
12 days ago
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From the Vaults of Streaming Hell looks at some nostalgia that hasn't lost its edge.
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From the Vaults of Streaming Hell: Someone Great - Spectrum Culture
A refreshingly realistic and now nostalgia-soaked rom-com makes excellent use of its talented cast and a killer soundtrack.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/17/from-the-vaults-of-streaming-hell-someone-great/
12 days ago
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That's not all, Fulks! An unconventional country singer gets older, but not colder.
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Robbie Fulks: Now Then - Spectrum Culture
Veteran songwriter takes on getting older with grace, honesty and acceptance.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/17/robbie-fulks-now-then-review/
12 days ago
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Put your heads together! Our trip through R.E.M.'s alternative republic continues with "Lifes Rich Pageant."
@remhq.bsky.social
spectrumculture.com/2025/09/17/d...
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Discography: R.E.M.: Lifes Rich Pageant - Spectrum Culture
Lifes Rich Pageant did what it was supposed to do, selling more than previous albums while receiving good notices from critics, who mostly praised the bandâs ability to soften and clarify their sound ...
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/17/discography-r-e-m-lifes-rich-pageant/
12 days ago
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New doc looks at a gone-too-soon baseball great.
spectrumculture.com/2025/09/16/c...
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Clemente - Spectrum Culture
Clementeâs skills and stature are securely related by the director in a deep-dive biography that brings to the screen the context often lost with the passage of time.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/16/clemente-review/
13 days ago
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Hot Chip, Ahoy! A best-of comp collects the bangers but makes some befuddling choices.
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Hot Chip: Joy in Repetition - Spectrum Culture
Itâs a testament to how consistent Hot Chip have been that Joy in Repetition feels as cohesive as it does, but it's still a perplexing listen at times.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/16/hot-chip-joy-in-repetition-review/
13 days ago
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Scene Report: Baroness sees red and then feels blue in Portland.
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Concert Review: Baroness - Spectrum Culture
Though Baroness would go on to create many other great albums after Red Album and Blue Record, this evening would be about celebrating those early triumphs.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/16/concert-review-baroness-2/
13 days ago
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J Simpson
14 days ago
Happy 100th Birthday to B.B. King! You can read a review of the lavish new Rollin' and Tumblin': American Electric Blues 1965 - 1971 from
@cherryredrecords.bsky.social
which features a few B.B. King tracks on
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
.
spectrumculture.com/2025/09/08/v...
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Various Artists: âRollinâ And Tumblinâ: American Electric Blues 1965-1971 - Spectrum Culture
Packed full of history, surprises and classics presented in a fresh light, this compilation is a truly essential artifact for mods, rockers and blues hounds alike.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/08/various-artists-rollin-and-tumblin-american-electric-blues-1965-1971/
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Scene Report: Wardruna brings some Norse Code to PDX.
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Concert Review: Wardruna - Spectrum Culture
Over a career-spanning two-hour set, the Norwegian metal band delivered a ritualistic performance that felt gentle, urgent and apocalyptic.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/15/concert-review-wardruna/
14 days ago
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Bill Cooper
14 days ago
"Though Josie and the Pussycats is a thoroughly enjoyable film that should be known beyond its small cult circles, the filmâs themes should also be revisited, as they have become more relevant..." Read more on
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
here:
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Rediscover: Josie and the Pussycats - Spectrum Culture
Like David Foster Wallaceâs Infinite Jest, Josie and the Pussycats has become an unintentional prophecy of our current reality.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/15/rediscover-josie-and-the-pussycats/
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Reign on, Jens!
add a skeleton here at some point
14 days ago
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Saint Etienne hangs it up.
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Saint Etienne: International - Spectrum Culture
Though hardly a crippling disappointment, Saint Etienneâs reported final album is a far-cry from their superior earlier work.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/14/saint-etienne-international-review/
15 days ago
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Justin Vellucci
15 days ago
LIVE!
@pixiesofficial.bsky.social
said nothing - and said everything. No banter. No frills. Just 90 minutes of blistering pre-Y2K noise at
#Pittsburgh's
StageAE.
@spoontheband.bsky.social
dazzled. But
#BlackFrancis
burned the night down w/o a word.
@spectrumculture.bsky.social
Link in comments!
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Scene Report: Kruder, Dorfmeister and a live band try to overcome the chompers in PDX.
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Concert Review: Kruder & Dorfmeister - Spectrum Culture
Incessant audience chatter aside, Kruder & Dorfmeisterâs evening of The K&D Sessions was one of the most refreshing nights of music this year.
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/14/concert-review-kruder-dorfmeister/
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WE RECOMMEND: Fruit Bats: Baby Man "Johnson strips away the ornate textures that have defined much of his recent output and lands on something starker, but more resonant. Itâs not Fruit Bats music youâd use to populate a road trip playlist, nor is it the kind made to fill festival setlists."
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Fruit Bats: Baby Man - Spectrum Culture
On Baby Man, Johnson strips away the ornate textures that have defined much of his recent output and lands on something starker, but more resonant. Itâs not Fruit Bats music youâd use to populate a ro...
https://spectrumculture.com/2025/09/14/fruit-bats-baby-man-review/
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