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Wombo's third album, 'Danger in Fives,' isn't a reintroduction; it's a reminder. Throughout 'Danger in Fives,' Wombo - the Louisville-bred three-piece of Sydney Chadwick (bass/vocals), Cameron Lowe (guitar), and Joel Taylor (drums) - not only enhance their formula, but routinely perfect it. The 11 tracks on 'Danger in Fives' fine tune Wombo's enchanting alchemy while firmly pushing the band into new territory. Wombo first connected in Louisville in 2016 and have crafted a unique lane over the near-decade since forming, contorting post-punk structures into uncanny shapes. On 'Danger in Fives' they twist another knot into their belt, and come out creatively renewed. Throughout 'Danger in Fives,' it's clear what has made Wombo one of the most respected bands in their class, and it's thrilling to hear them command new terrain.

Cost of Living Adjustment is the sort-of self-titled album from Cola, the Montreal trio of Tim Darcy (vocals/guitar), Ben Stidworthy (bass), and Evan Cartwright (percussion). C.O.L.A. - an acronym for Cost of Living Adjustment - is a fitting conceptual framework for the band's third record. Why? Because C.O.L.A. considers, among other things, socialism vs. hell. It considers: rolling the dice of life. The erie and sweet pangs that nostalgia can provoke. Following two studio LPs which earned the trio praise from Rolling Stone (Best Indie Rock Albums of 2024), Pitchfork (Best Rock Albums of 2024), Stereogum (Best Songs of 2022) and more, Cost of Living Adjustment is abstract, oblique, sometimes strange, whatever you want to call it. But it is also beautiful, in the classic sense. Beautiful like a painting can be beautiful. It touches on the sublime. It is Cola, the band, at their very best.

Cola: Deep in View (Black in Transparent) [Vinyl LP]

Mandy Indiana: I've Seen a Way [CD]

Wild Pink: Dulling the Horns [CD]

Deeper: Auto-Pain [CD]

Bnny: One Million Love Songs [CD]