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December 18, 2018

No Age Could Be the Most Interesting Band in Their Genre

Experimental Lo-Fi No Age

Experimental lo-fi isn’t a genre that gets tons of press. For the few bands that fall under that moniker, the most interesting and intriguing could easily be California’s No Age. The Los Angeles based duo has always bucked trends and just done their own thing. Whether it be recording with analog, making their own tapes,...More Please

December 17, 2018

Two Singles In, and We’re Excited For the New Jessica Pratt Album

New Music Reviews

Folk Jessica Pratt Psych

California’s Jessica Pratt has always intrigued us. The way she marries psych and folk to craft a sound that’s all her own, the way she brings a soft voice that still carries weight to her music and the subtleties within each of her songs-it’s hard not to like all that she does. Ahead of her...More Please

December 17, 2018

Teenage Wildlife Leaks New Tracks

Debut New Music

electronic Psych

by David Garrick

The psych pop world seems to be growing and changing into new and bold ways. In the past year we’ve seen plenty of acts prop up with new interpretations of what psych can be. Houston’s Teenage Wildlife has been around a minute, but hasn’t really grown their name further than their debut drop. Now, with...More Please

December 17, 2018

Hop Along’s Offbeat Sound Has Staying Power

Hop Along Indie Rock

For a while now, we’ve been fans of Philadelphia’s Hop Along. Their sound has always bee a bit off-center, which is why we love them so. When bands are often different from the herd, their music doesn’t always hold up. However after eight months with their latest release, this year’s Bark Your Head Off, Dog,...More Please

December 17, 2018

We’re Ready For Bob Mould to Bring The Sunshine

by David Garrick

When you think of who’s made a name for themselves playing a big rock guitar, no one other than Bob Mould should come to mind. In the eighties he blazed trails with Husker Du, in the nineties he took alternative rock to a new place with Sugar, and since then he’s dropped countless wonderful solo...More Please

December 14, 2018

You Need to Check Out The Latest From Rustin Man

Rustin Man Vanishing Heart

by David Garrick

It’s been seventeen years since Rustin Man, also known as Paul Webb of Talk Talk and O’rang, has released any new material. When he last dropped music, it was a collaboration with Beth Gibbons of Portishead. This time, it sounds like he’s doing his own thing and the results are simply fantastic. The lead single,...More Please

December 14, 2018

Matmos is Back With a Whole New Twist

electronic Matmos

Baltimore’s Matmos has a knack for making records from the everyday. On their last release Ultimate Care II, the duo made all of the sounds utilizing a washing machine. Now, with their next endeavor, Plastic Anniversary due this coming March, the two piece explores plastic as an instrument. Plastic Anniversary will contain eleven tracks and...More Please

December 13, 2018

Drug Church Slays in Person

Drug Church Punk

by David Garrick

We caught New York’s Drug Church in person, and they literally blew us away with their intense performance. Playing in a tiny room that is typically reserved for stand-up comedy, the band soldiered through lights that couldn’t be dimmed and delivered a blistering set. While the bulk of the set consisted of songs of their...More Please

December 13, 2018

ENDON Brings Their Insanity to Thrill Jockey

Debut New Music

There was a band we caught last year from Tokyo called ENDON, and they’re easily the most intense live band we’d caught in almost a decade. Mixing elements of metal, screamo and noise, they’re dark and mysterious while also insane sounding. Their singer can go from a bellowed growl to a screeching pitch in record...More Please

December 13, 2018

Groundhog Day Drops Video for Latest Single

Emo Groundhog Day

by David Garrick

Houston’s Groundhog Day may have formed out of the ashes of two other bands, but the energy and intensity of the emo tinged sound is hard not to like. With their album due in the first part of next year, the four piece recently dropped a new song and video for “Ceiling Web” and both...More Please

December 12, 2018

Biggest Lemons: The 10 Worst Releases of 2018

2018 Worst Records

No matter how many great reviews you see, there aren’t a ton of bad reviews anymore. Because of this, numbers get skewed and records look better than they actually are. Below, the ten worst albums of 2018, in ascending order. 10. Man of the Woods by Justin Timberlake When Justin Timberlake’s solo career began,...More Please

December 12, 2018

Moves Debuts A Dazzling New Sound

New Music Reviews

Indie Pop Indie Rock Moves

by Lauren Halliday

Formerly known as Holy Ghost Tent Revival, North Carolina band Moves is shaking things up with both a new name and an inspired new sound. On Moves’ upcoming self-titled album, out December 14 via Soul Step Records, the group has bid farewell to the banjo and its bluegrass/ragtime infused sound, and transformed into a dazzling,...More Please

December 12, 2018

Mitski Drops Tour Dates For 2019

by David Garrick

After a year full of accolades for her release Be The Cowboy, Mitski has already announced her tour dates for 2019. While Be The Cowboy not only did well with fans, much of her tour this year saw sell out dates, including her run at Brooklyn Steel earlier this month where all the shows sold...More Please

December 11, 2018

Our Favorite 25 E.P.’s of 2018

Best of 2018 E.P.

Extended Play releases are becoming quite popular in a time of music streaming where no one seems to know how to gain traction. Music is a crowded place now, and sometimes an E.P. is the perfect way to stay in people’s heads while extending any traction you may have already gained. Below, our twenty-five favorite...More Please

December 11, 2018

Deerhunter Release The Second Song Off of Upcoming Full Length

by David Garrick

Atlanta’s Deerhunter don’t seem to follow trends but rather they go and do their own thing. That’s a great thing when you can afford to go that route. Ahead of their eight album, Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? the band has released the second single off of it, and it’s pretty wonderful. With “Element,” the...More Please

December 11, 2018

Lambchop Drop New Single & Announce New Album

Lambchop New Music

It’s been a couple of years since we heard from Lambchop, though it feels like it’s time for new music from them. With their fourteenth release due in March of next year, the band recently released their first single off of This (is what I wanted to tell you) and it’s an intimate gem. With...More Please

December 10, 2018

Our 50 Favorite Albums of 2018

2018 Best of Music

We wish we didn’t have to break this list down to just fifty albums, as we had a lot of favorites this year. There were plenty of releases that we were fans of, but not enough to take this list to 100. Below, our favorite records of 2018, in ascending order. 50. Confident Music For...More Please

December 10, 2018

The Messthetics Shine Into the Abyss of Experimenting

Instrumental The Messthetics

by David Garrick

When we all think back to the Fugazi years of music-those years where we were lucky enough to catch the band in person when they visited our cities-it was a time rife with experimenting in music. The factor of a Fugazi live set being improvised, the fact that you didn’t know what would happen and...More Please

December 10, 2018

Alle Redefines Electronica on Debut Album

New Music Reviews

Alle electronic

by Stephan Wyatt

Overarching expectations drive mistakes when listening to an artist’s debut album stockpiled with immeasurable star power. Name dropping Steve Albini, Red Hot Chili Pepper Ryan Hewitt, Warpaint’s Jenny Lee Lindberg, and former Interpol bassist Carlos Dengler begs the obvious question: Can an album bear this level of encyclopedic indie rock prestige sprinkled throughout wide-ranging song stylings ever measure...More Please

December 10, 2018

Broken Bells Shine on New Single

Broken Bells Shelter

We know that the duo Broken Bells can make magical music, no matter how long it is between releases. With no word of a possible new album due any time soon, the first track they’ve shared in four years comes in peaceful and full of pop. With “Shelter,” the idea feels like hope in the...More Please

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