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Swans – “A Little God In My Hands”

Relatively brief, strangely accessible, and totally devastating.

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Ben Frost – “Venter”

Greg Fox and Thor Harris provide a volcanic percussive backdrop to aural terror.

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Wu-Tang Clan – “Keep Watch”

The yet-to-be-released A Better Tomorrow yields a show-stopping single.

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History’s Greatest Monsters: U2 – POP

A dissection of one of U2’s least well-received albums, if one of their boldest statements.

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Day Tripper: We Used to Be Friends

Exploring artistic betrayal on the Ides of March.

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Perfect Pussy – “Interference Fits”

A post-punk power ballad, high on noise and independence.

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Treble Roundtable: Vinyl hand-me-downs

Treble’s writers discuss the vinyl inheritances we’ve gotten over the years.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono

History’s Greatest Monsters: John Lennon and Yoko Ono – Two Virgins

A difficult album that’s nearly impossible to judge as a pop record.

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Day Tripper: For the Love of Vinyl

A new column that explores the relationship between music, dates, seasons and memory.

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Angel Olsen – “White Fire”

A seven-minute slow burner that shows off the singer-songwriter’s strength in haunting, patient balladry.

Treble's editor airs his grievances

Pet Grief: A vinyl resolution

A one-man account of a format war.

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Future Islands – “Seasons (Waiting On You)”

Baltimore synth pop group goes for a heroic anthem (again).

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Dum Dum Girls – “Rimbaud Eyes”

A dark, driving new post-punk gem from Too True.

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Real Estate – “Talking Backwards”

New Jersey jangle pop group does a lot with a little on their gorgeous new single.

Treble Roundtable: Disappointments of 2013

The albums and events that let us down in 2013.

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The War on Drugs – “Red Eyes”

Adam Granduciel takes us on a ride.

Treble's editor airs his grievances

Pet Grief: Lessons Learned from Year-End Lists

An end-of-year list about end-of-year lists.

The Worst Albums of 2013: Miley Cyrus

History’s Greatest Monsters: The Worst Albums of 2013

The 10 worst albums of the year, voted on by Treble’s most masochistic staffers.

Perversity: Overlooked Records 2013

We can’t cover every album that’s released every year, but here are a few really good ones we missed.

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Death Grips – “Big House”

Video game synths and furious, anarchic verse.