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    • Heavy Blog's Superlative List for 2021

      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022
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      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022

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      Nick Cusworth
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      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022

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Post Rock Post // May 2022

Eden Kupermintz
May 5, 2022
Post Rock Post
One of the things that I love the most about post-rock is how it makes me more receptive to magic. It’s also what makes the intros that I write to this post some of the more grandiose things I write, which is ... Read More...

Post Rock Post // March 2022

Eden Kupermintz
March 3, 2022
Post Rock Post
As I wrote elsewhere (read: Editors' Picks), March is a sort of sleeper month because the music industry suddenly wakes up from its winter torpor and begins bombarding us with new releases. I think there is no... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 2/18/22

Scott Murphy
February 18, 2022
Release Day Roundup
Editor’s Note: Do you think we “missed” an album this week? Click here. Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday ... Read More...

Post Rock Post // September 2021

Eden Kupermintz
September 8, 2021
Columns, Post Rock Post
Even among the many columns which I contribute to or spearhead on the blog (count them, it's a lot), Post Rock Post remains my favorite. Part of it is because it's the column that Nick and I started and it was... Read More...

Post Rock Post // March 2021

Nick Cusworth
March 1, 2021
Post Rock Post
Post- is back, babyyyyyyyyyy. Happy to be returning to you all after our brief “rest” following the absolute deluge of our 2020 wrap-up. As you’ll see soon enough, 2021 is hardly pumping the brakes in terms of... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 1/15/21

Scott Murphy
January 15, 2021
Release Day Roundup
Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...

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