Formerly rooted in the Creation label’s pop sounds of the 1980’s, Sweden’s The Radio Dept have made a bit of a transition on their latest EP. Moving further from the Jesus and Mary Chain influenced wall of distortion on their debut “Lesser Matters,” “This Past Week” sees them covering more electro-pop friendly ground with nods towards Saint Etienne, Orange Cake Mix and New Order. An ultra-sweet confection from the label that brought us The Legends, be sure to keep them in mind as they will certainly be making a name for themselves.
Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.
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