May 30, 2025 at 10:08 am
Album Premiere: Lothar ‘Feu et Joie’
‘Feu et Joie’ or Fire and Joy in English, praises the void between things… it praises the time that goes slow and ...
October 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm
‘Neo Nowtown’: Gun Reloads Nu Metal with a Dystopian Edge
Photos by Mary Claire McCoy
“You’ve gotta check out this band ‘Gun‘,” I tell a friend over a Wednesday afternoon ...
April 19, 2024 at 5:00 am
Album Premiere: Lulu Van Trapp ‘LOVECITY’
Album Cover for LOVECITY – photo by Edouard Richard
‘She loves violence!’ shrieks Rebecca Baby on ‘national ...
April 16, 2024 at 10:00 am
BODEGA puts their message first with ‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’
A so-called remake of their 2015 album of the same name, Our Brand Could Be Yr Life provides a scathing critique of consumerism to the ...
February 8, 2024 at 9:00 am
The Last Dinner Party Get It Right the First Time With ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’
Photo by Cal McIntyre
No band has had as much hype this past year as The Last Dinner Party. Having gained a dedicated and zealous ...
October 10, 2023 at 10:00 am
Slow Pulp dives deeper on sophomore album, ‘Yard’
Slow Pulp’s sophomore album, Yard, is the perfect soundtrack for the true beginning of fall, when summer flings have died and ...
April 14, 2023 at 10:06 am
Frost Children (supposedly) reel it in on SPEED RUN, a 200mph album
Photo by Lauren Davis
“It’s Frost Children’s world and we’re just living in it” — a claim boldly stated by the ...
April 13, 2023 at 10:00 am
Album review: Wednesday ‘Rat Saw God’
Wednesday’s newest release shows the group at their strongest. I remember listening to “Bull Believer” last year, and knowing ...
March 2, 2023 at 10:30 am
Death Valley Girls celebrate the power of self-love at the new-age cathedral of ‘Islands In The Sky’
Death Valley Girls have built a reputation on the power of community, from their earliest leather studded girl-gang stylings to ...
January 27, 2023 at 12:00 pm
White Reaper stretches their sound in boldly diverse new directions on ‘Asking For A Ride’
If any criticism could be levied against White Reaper it’s that the band is consistent, nearly to a fault. Three LPs of ...
October 27, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Album review: Arctic Monkeys ‘The Car’
Arctic Monkeys have released their long awaited and highly anticipated seventh studio album, The Car. The album continues in the ...
October 6, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Album review: Sorry ‘Anywhere But Here’
Sorry makes me mad. It should not be allowed for one group of people to be as unnecessarily talented as they are. ‘Anywhere But ...
September 22, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Listen: Crack Cloud ‘Tough Baby’
Crack Cloud’s Tough Baby is blistering and scratching, an orchestrated chaos. The Canadian art collective’s approach to ...
June 9, 2022 at 12:30 pm
Horsegirl’s ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ is skillfully disheveled surrealism
Photo by Todd Fisher
If there’s one thing Chicago has besides hot dogs, deep dish and a massive silver bean, it’s good music, ...
April 26, 2022 at 9:00 am
Skinty Fia – Fontaines D.C. Escape their Destiny
2019 still feels so vivid in my memory. It was the year I interviewed Fontaines D.C. before they played their first show in ...
April 25, 2022 at 12:00 pm
The Lazy Eyes spin traditional psych in dynamic new directions on summery LP ‘Songbook’
Photo by Jack Moran
At long last, The Lazy Eyes’ debut LP has arrived! The ramp up to Songbook has been strong and steady, ...
March 9, 2022 at 10:00 am
Pleasure Craft delivers high-concept industrial narrative on the cacophonous ‘Walls, Mirrors, and Windows’
Presented as a concept album in three acts, Pleasure Craft’s debut LP Walls, Mirrors, and Windows taps directly into peak-industrial ...
February 25, 2022 at 9:00 am
SASAMI triumphs in sophomore release ‘Squeeze’
Photo by Kyle Thomas
Sasami Ashworth reunites us with dynamics and emotionally atypical paradigms in her second full length release, ...
February 4, 2022 at 10:00 am
Album review: A Place To Bury Strangers ‘See Through You’
A Place to Bury Strangers (APTBS) builds a bridge between melancholic dread and fury on their album See Through You out today via ...
January 24, 2022 at 11:00 am
Listen: Yard Act ‘The Overload’
We’re all at the point where if we didn’t have to utter the words “post punk” again, we could live very ...
December 10, 2021 at 9:30 am
SPUD serves up a heaping helping of carbo-loaded deep-fried psychedelia on debut EP
Operating from a different angle than the shadowy psych-doom project Stonefield where she holds down the low-end, Holly Findlay used ...
November 16, 2021 at 10:30 am
Premiere: Boy Deluxe’s ‘Risen’ is a must listen
Photo by V Robitaille
I am such a sucker for dark music, especially when its in the synth pop universe. Boy Deluxe‘s new EP ...
October 11, 2021 at 9:00 am
French power trio Faire orchestrate a gallery-ready avant-garde dance record on ‘L’Enfer’
Art by Kealan Shilling
If the French are known for anything it’s a staunch refusal to be restrained by convention of any kind, be ...
September 20, 2021 at 9:00 am
Amyl and The Sniffers’ ‘Comfort to Me’ is an explosive resolution
Photo by Jamie Wdziekonski
From bushfires to a pandemic, protected and hiding behind masks, but more visible than ever through the ...
September 3, 2021 at 9:00 am
Listen: Turnstile ‘Glow On’
Baltimore band Turnstile has been revolutionizing hardcore the last decade, mastering the art of genre fusion and creating a sound ...
August 30, 2021 at 9:00 am
Indigo De Souza rises above emo tropes on the thrillingly vulnerable ‘Any Shape You Take’
Photo by Charlie Boss
Indigo De Souza’s sophomore album Any Shape You Take is a breakthrough release for the indie ...
August 10, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Ty Segall’s ‘Harmonizer’ is us all
Neil Young once wrote that “you’ve got to crawl to be tall.” This line, musing upon the idea that one must experience infancy ...
July 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm
The Lazy Eyes ‘EP2’ is a psychedelic invitation to a sunny and shadowy tropical island headtrip retreat
It’s remarkable how quickly The Lazy Eyes have accumulated acclaim since releasing their first EP in mid-2020, like a tiny snowball ...
June 28, 2021 at 9:00 am
Heaven’s just a gig away: Caroline Kingsbury’s confident new album and triumphant return to the stage
live photos by Steph Port
“Look to your left, look to your right. We’re all friends.”
As the sun set the stage at ...
June 16, 2021 at 9:00 am
Wolf Alice’s ‘Blue Weekend’ is a cinematic nod to music and its dynamics
Wolf Alice’s third album rapidly entangles us in between rhythms and a spectacle of asseverations and questions from lead singer and ...
May 28, 2021 at 9:00 am
Listen: Black Midi ‘Calvacade’
When a new artist releases an incredible debut album, one usually fears a sophomore slump. With Calvacade, Black Midi overcame this ...
May 7, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Iceage ‘Seek Shelter’
Over the last decade, Iceage have managed to become one of the most divisive acts in punk and indie rock. The four records comprising ...
April 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Black Fly reveals a depth to the darkness on ‘Black Fly 01’
There’s something contradictory about Black Fly’s music.
Described as soaring and cinematic, the reality of Black Fly’s 01 is ...
April 12, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Essential Forever ‘There’s A Lot Still To Say About’
Al Heaney of Chicago’s Jungle Green has ventured out on a new solo project, Essential Forever, playing the character of a ...
March 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Black Honey have finally nailed the sound they’ve been striving for, and it’s written and directed by them
Photo by Laura Allard Fleischl
Infusing the actual blood, sweat and tears of band members into the pressings of vinyl records is a ...
March 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm
‘Threesome’ showcases Baby Boys’ chaotically good collaboration
The sensual cover art for Baby Boys’ debut full-length record, Threesome (released March 12 via Grand Jury), practically predestined ...
March 8, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Spirit Award earns their gold star on crunchy and fuzzed out Lunatic House
Lunatic House, the third album from Seattle’s Spirit Award forms the culmination of a trilogy of crunchy and fuzzed out albums that ...
March 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Blanck Mass ‘In Ferneaux’
In Ferneaux, the latest LP from Benjamin John Power as Blanck Mass, begins in the middle of nowhere. An ambient loop bounces along, ...
March 2, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Claud ‘Super Monster’
Photo by Jeremy Reynoso
At first sight, the album artwork for Claud’s Super Monster immediately reels you in — a brightly ...
February 26, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Julien Baker ‘Litle Oblivions’
Julien Baker has found the rare perfect balance between sticking to your guns and undergoing a total reinvention on Little Oblivions, ...
February 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm
‘For the first time’ hardly feels like a first
Black Country, New Road’s debut record, For the first time, leaves you wanting more, not because it’s lacking in splendor, but ...
February 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Mush’s ‘Lines Redacted’ walks us through an apocalypse like a David Lynch film
Mush’s second album, Lines Redacted (out this past Friday, Feb 12 via Memphis Industries), came in quick succession to their ...
February 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Arlo Parks ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’
Arlo Parks’ debut album “Collapsed in Sunbeams” is an intimate vibe that never stops, from beginning to end. The album starts ...
February 1, 2021 at 12:00 pm
On their sophomore record, Goat Girl dissect our world with savage accuracy
It seems we as a society have grown accustomed to sticking labels on things. Everyone who’s visited the UK in the last five or so ...
January 26, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Shame ‘Drunk Tank Pink’
Following the release of their highly-acclaimed debut Songs of Praise (2018), and it being awarded the title of Rough Trade’s Album ...
January 18, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Viagra Boys ‘Welfare Jazz’
Viagra Boys’ new album Welfare Jazz fuses elements of jazz, post-punk and folk in perfect harmony. The Stockholm, Sweden-based band ...
November 23, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Phoebe Bridgers battles herself for release of the year
I think the world stopped turning for a minute when I heard that Phoebe Bridgers was releasing a set of orchestrally re-worked tracks ...
October 8, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Sessions With a Nasty Old Tree: a collaborative and experimental departure for Wyatt Shears
Wyatt Shears is somewhat of an enigma. A flash of frequently dyed hair, you can often find him tumbling across the stage and jumping ...
October 5, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Everything but the kitchen sink: Optic Sink’s debut record
The post-punk revival is moving forward, regardless of what’s happening in our world, and its resilience is striking the musical ...
October 2, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Frankie And The Witch Fingers’ outrun Lovecraftian terror on apocalyptic “Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters…”
Somewhere outside Los Angeles, where empty highways stretch sun baked and cracking into the distance uninterrupted by the seething ...