They Hate Change: Now & Never Again This July release from Tampa production duo They Hate Change grabbed our attention and never let go. There’s a definite bedroom vibe on the 11-track Now & Never Again, which was hard to digest until we locked into the band’s Ian Curtis complex and embraced the complexity and nuance from a lo-fi hip-pop effort that challenges and then rewards fans after repeated spins.
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This article appears in Dec 27, 2018 – Jan 3, 2019.