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The Clean used organ and other keyboards to mix bouncing pop tunes with continued experimentation

label head Gabriel Roth throws in his usual "authentic" trappings -- the fake live introduction running down Jones' "hits

Wire had “arrived

blurring worlds of sound together beautifully

in under thirty minutes—solace amidst the chaos of modern existence

Rhododendron - Ascent Effort LP (color) emo The Clean used organ andTransformation, growth, and rebirth drive Ascent Effort, the latest release from Portland, Oregon trio Rhododendron. The title points upward, but not toward arrival. The record documents a period of change defined as much by instability as progress, where confusion and renewal unfold at the same pace. Formed in 2019 while the bands members were still in high school, Rhododendrons Ezra Chong (guitar, vocals), Gage Walker (bass), and Noah Mortola