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Album Review: An assertive debut by UK’s Squid on Bright Green Field

Squid’s gutsy debut LP Bright Green Field feels seasoned from the get-go, with a compelling balance of fervour and control.

4 min readMay 27, 2021

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Album Review: An assertive debut by UK’s Squid on Bright Green Field

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Joy Qin

Sharon Van Etten’s Timeless epic Turns Ten

Celebrating the anniversary are a slew of guest features to share sounds so felt that they remain both deeply personal to the artist but…

3 min readApr 29, 2021

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Sharon Van Etten’s Timeless epic Turns Ten

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Joy Qin

Best Albums of 2020

Here are my top 25 Albums released in 2020 and some words about my choices, diversity in music and why “genre-defying” is the theme of the…

5 min readJan 11, 2021

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Best Albums of 2020

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Joy Qin

Fresh Picks: Five August Albums to Hear

Five of August, featuring Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum as The Microphones, No Joy, Jyoti (Georgia Anne Muldrow), Haruka Salt and Gordon…

10 min readOct 11, 2020

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Fresh Picks: Five August Albums to Hear

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Joy Qin

Fresh Picks: Best of July from Dehd, SPARKLE DIVISION and illuminati hotties

Albums that I have been listening to in July seem to capture the displacement of current times, but my top three highlight the most fun…

13 min readAug 6, 2020

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Fresh Picks: Best of July from Dehd, SPARKLE DIVISION and illuminati hotties

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Joy Qin

Fresh Picks: June Releases from Sault, Arca and Run The Jewels

Reviews of new and noteworthy albums from June 2020: Sault are suave and meditative on “Untitled (Black Is),” Arca twists on…

14 min readJul 5, 2020

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Fresh Picks: June Releases from Sault, Arca and Run The Jewels

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Joy Qin

Isolation Celebration Playlist: Developing and Deconstructing My Quarantine Soundtrack

From Tchaikovsky to Talking Heads to Tame Impala, here is a playlist that offers light in loneliness, solidarity in solitude and a…

10 min readMay 2, 2020

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Isolation Celebration Playlist: Developing and Deconstructing My Quarantine Soundtrack

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Joy Qin

Feature: Review and Reflections on Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Apple’s acme arrives, in a sharp, honest, funny and warm flurry. Here are the thoughts I arrive at on life, death, gender and belief.

14 min readApr 22, 2020

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Feature: Review and Reflections on Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

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Joy Qin

Fresh Picks: April New Releases from Yves Tumor, Peel Dream Magazine and Ferrari Garden

New and noteworthy of the first half of April include Heaven To a Tortured Mind by Yves Tumor, Agritpop Alterna by Peel Dream Magazine and…

6 min readApr 15, 2020

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Fresh Picks: April New Releases from Yves Tumor, Peel Dream Magazine and Ferrari Garden

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Joy Qin

Album Review: The Loves Of Your Life by Hamilton Leithauser

Nostalgia and hope collide as an exceptional narrator welcomes all with open arms.

5 min readApr 13, 2020

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Album Review: The Loves Of Your Life by Hamilton Leithauser

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Joy Qin

Joy Qin

NOW ON SUBSTACK: kitqin.substack.com/ Berlin based, from Meanjin/Brisbane. Law/History graduate. I love music, food, and the feel of a good hand sanitiser!

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