Music Features
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90s Rewind: "Dusk" by The The
David Coleman, Gabbie Nirenburg, Juan Rodríguez and Joe Rivers take a look back at Dusk, the 1993 album by The The which signalled a change in direction and had an impressive list of collaborators.
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Release Round-Up (February 2023)
David and Juan explore February’s new album releases. February may be the shortest month, but there was an awful lot to get excited about including Andy Shauf, Maxo, Hamish Hawk, Liv.e, Shame, Paramore, and yes - Caroline Polachek.
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Quarantine the Past: Are 0/10 Music Reviews Ever Justified? Plus Whipping Boy
The QtP crew discusses whether 0/10 reviews are ever justified (apologies to Owl City) and explores the underrated 90s classic Heartworm by Irish band Whipping Boy. For extra fun, we've included a little archive featuring all our 0/10 ratings from the archive.
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Quarantine the Past: January 2023 New Music Round-Up
When it comes to new releases, 2023 has certainly started with a bang. David Coleman and Juan Rodríguez discuss the albums that shaped January, including releases from Meg Baird, Skyzoo, Måneskin, Complete Mountain Almanac, White Reaper, Belle and Sebastian, Italia 90, Lil Yachty, the Murder Capital, Ice Spice and more.
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Quarantine the Past: Pollena, Ricky Gourmet, cool sorcery and Nighttime
Quarantine the Past is back with a new look for a new season. In the latest episode, the usual crew discusses four up and coming artists, touching on folk, pop, and bedroom punk.
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The 50 Best Albums of 2022
It's time to reveal our top albums of the year. A longstanding tradition since 2002, our full list consists of 50 albums selected by the entire No Ripcord staff.
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Quarantine the Past: Best of 2022
UPDATED 11TH JANUARY with PART THREE featuring the No Ripcord team discussing our Top 50.
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I Am The Cosmos: Chris Bell and The Secrets That (Mostly) Don’t Exist
This article was first pitched to No Ripcord 19 years ago and we are delighted to finally publish it today. As much a rumination on ageing and music discovery as it is a tribute to Big Star legend Chris Bell, this is simply a brilliant piece of music writing.
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Quarantine the Past: Alvvays Special Edition
David Coleman and Juan Rodríguez explore what makes Blue Rev, the sensational new album from Canada’s Alvvays, worthy of a rare perfect ten rating.
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Quarantine the Past #5
In this two part edition of our podcast, we discuss 21st century artists who should have made it and listen to new music from Courting, Porij, Nisa and Mamalarky.
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