No Chambers

Let's Get Right Into It

Argentinian punk, South Asian soul, and the latest conquests by P-pop and konpa

Jul 3 • Collin Smith

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June 2026

Thankfully, There's Bandcamp

Japanese house, Latin folk, Norwegian trad, Polish classical (and that's just one site)

Jun 5 • Collin Smith

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May 2026

No Time For Short Letters

The start of an era in China, the end of one in Vietnam, and the fraught future of Afrobeats

May 1 • Collin Smith

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April 2026

Scratching The Surface

Jake Newby on journalism, gig coverage, and chronicling the rise of China's underground music scene

Apr 12 • Collin Smith

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Guides In All Directions

Welsh reggae, Brazilian funk, and hip hop from the Middle East and Pacific Northwest

Apr 3 • Collin Smith

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March 2026

Stacks And Lists And Histories

Chinese emo, Soviet punk, and marginalized scenes from the US of A

Mar 6 • Collin Smith

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February 2026

Keeping Up With The Times

Mexican regional, Japanese hardcore, and a check-in with the Nigerian underground

Feb 6 • Collin Smith

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January 2026

Addison Rae and the Marketplace for Greatness

On best-of lists, attention disparities, and the imperfect pursuit of the Perfect Pop Album

Jan 18 • Collin Smith

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Oh, The Places We'll Go

Six music predictions for 2026

Jan 2 • Collin Smith

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December 2025

The Trouble With Tastemakers

Why music curators are bad at telling us what's good

Dec 14, 2025 • Collin Smith

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Indie Everything

Chilean indie! Irish indie! Indian indie! Maybe even Congolese indie!

Dec 5, 2025 • Collin Smith

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November 2025

Order In The Mix

Protest rap from Kenya, shoegaze from Costa Rica, and cumbia from everywhere

Nov 7, 2025 • Collin Smith

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