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Zhenzhen Yu

Zhen is a music writer specializing in post-punk, though she listens to just about everything new. She is working on an English Literature degree at New York University, and is a moderator at /r/indieheads. Her other recreational interests include wasps, burning things behind Asian supermarkets, and wasps again.
Retro Post-Punk Pop: Theo Vandenhoff Shines on Debut EP ‘Heartache is an Empty Room’
Reviews ➤ April 12, 2021

Retro Post-Punk Pop: Theo Vandenhoff Shines on Debut EP ‘Heartache is an Empty Room’

There is a sense of an old-fashioned, early ‘90s post-punk grandeur on Toronto’s Theo Vandenhoff‘s debut Heartache is an Empty Room: self-described as “post-punk pop”, the EP recalls the raucous New Model Army on a...

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Alexander 23 shares every secret he has left about ‘Oh No, Not Again!’ EP
Reviews ➤ March 1, 2021

Alexander 23 shares every secret he has left about ‘Oh No, Not Again!’ EP

Alexander 23 — yes, he’s called Alexander; no, he’s not 23 years old — looks every inch the typical TikTok singer-songwriter. Perpetually clad in some kind of a hoodie in most of his promo pictures,...

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Humans Were Here’s Live Holiday Spectacular is an intimate look at showcases in quarantine
Live Shows ➤ January 8, 2021

Humans Were Here’s Live Holiday Spectacular is an intimate look at showcases in quarantine

Led by Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T’s, Humans Were Here’s Live Holiday Spectacular is a warm, intimate look at a label’s showcase under quarantine. The performances are pre-taped, but they still carry the...

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Favourite albums of 2020 (a personal list by SSP)
Features ➤ December 31, 2020

Favourite albums of 2020 (a personal list by SSP)

Did you catch our list of favourite songs earlier this month? We couldn’t end the year without showcasing some of our favourite albums for you too. Not every album ranked, but a few that helped...

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Abby Cole carries the alt pop torch with new single “I’m The One”
Reviews ➤ November 30, 2020

Abby Cole carries the alt pop torch with new single “I’m The One”

In the wake of a decade defined by fringe alt-pop, there is a certain after-the-fact romanticism in what its artists were able to achieve: the esoteric but marketable work of Grimes, Purity Ring, iamwhoiam; the...

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Bitch Falcon strides into form with debut LP, Staring At Clocks
Reviews ➤ November 12, 2020

Bitch Falcon strides into form with debut LP, Staring At Clocks

After a blurry formation in 2014 and a self-titled EP in 2018, Bitch Falcon has finally released their gorgeous debut LP Staring At Clocks, striding into form with frontwoman Lizzie Fitzpatrick’s furiously incandescent vocals and...

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