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Music
Britta Pejic
“Latitude Bera” is an early frontrunner for Maine Album of the Summer
Custardpaws & Mr. Freezy
“Fun rock” duo gives us a pandemic album for the ages
Fat Knuckle Freddy
Six-string spellcaster mesmerizes with Diabolus Ambientium
A River of Trees
Gardiner duo melds lo-fi rock with jam-band compositions on “Dragon Egg” EP
JimBaumerME
All You Stupid Sheep
Grandma’s Hands: Rob Sylvain keeps Maine’s Acadian musical heritage alive
Mémère & Me: Acadian Folksongs from Maine features an all-star cast of local roots musicians
Freepeoples FreQuency
Rockers Bradford and Binion resurrect a lost psychedelic EDM album
Crystal Canyon
Portland dream-pop group builds beguiling atmospheres on “Yours with Affection and Sorrow”
Pink Polar Bear
Stoner-rock anthems by three dudes in Herman
Exclave
Portland metal band’s blunt-force assault slays on “Mortality”
Myles Bullen
Portland rapper converts another cynic with “Healing Hurts”