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A musician's relationship to their work evolves over time. As life happens, words take on new meanings, and new stories emerge. As evidenced by the title, Tove Styrke's relationship to her latest set of songs transformed prior to releasing them as a full album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naming a compilation Death of a Ska Band is a statement. Slow Gherkin's final show and album arrived in 2002, years after their chosen genre had come and gone from mainstream acceptance. But some things in life are deeper than MTV Buzz Bins. The childhood friends played a hometown show in Santa Cruz in 2011, with further reunions in 2014, 2016, and 2018. Last year's live shows arrived with new music and a renewed outlook on the afterlife of a ska band. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disasters is a fresh start. It's a solo album designed to process recent trauma, while providing an entirely new live set of songs. After playing in bands and supporting some of indie music's top names, Lilah Larson has a new statement entirely their own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes you need that extra push – and production help of a legend in the field. Instant Validation is the culmination of a decade of songs, pulled together to form Meg Lui’s debut. The Berklee educated musician was held up to three jobs to make ends meet, as work began in earnest in late 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Note: We're a bit on the short side due to technical difficulties with the recording, but the audio is largely un-impacted.The role the cartoonist laureate is not wholly defined, allowing its representative to make the position their own. Tillie Walden is the fourth person to hold the title, preceded by Rick Veitch, Alison Bechdel, Edward Koren, and James Kochalka. Given the breadth of the work composed by the aforementioned named, it's probably best to let each artist make it their own. For Walden, honoring the title meant long hours in a local history museum, compiling her latest, Charity and Sylvia, a biography honoring the legacy of a pioneering queer couple. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.