Pop Spotlight

Nathalie Joachim Ponders Identity on Vividly Sculpted Ki moun ou ye Nathalie Joachim – Ki moun ou ye (New Amsterdam/Nonesuch) A swirl of questions opens Ki moun ou ye, the second solo album by Nathalie […]

Burial – “State Forest” Burial – Dreamfear/Boy Sent From Above EP (XL) If Burial’s sudden switch to XL from his longtime home of Hyperdub is the first step in joining Four Tet in an implausible […]

Liquid Mike Plays Pitch-Perfect Power Pop on Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot (Self-released) Hello, world! Meet Mike Maple, AKA Liquid Mike, AKA the latest in a long line of songwriters with […]

SPIN SETS Presents: Dombresky Coming off of his 2023 Coachella performance and an Electronic Dance Music Award for Best Radio Show (Process Radio), French DJ and producer Dombresky has continued his momentum into 2024 with […]

Jazz-Guitar Phenom Julian Lage Forges His Own Paths on Speak to Me Julian Lage – Speak to Me (Blue Note) The album’s title—and the fact that it’s produced by Joe Henry (Rhiannon Giddens, Loudon Wainwright […]

5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: David Ellefson of Megadeth/DIETH Ace Frehley – 10,000 VoltsMNRK Heavy Rock lives! Reports of its death are, apparently, premature (although they were pretty convincing). Ace Frehley, founding member and lead guitarist […]

Cergio Prudencio’s Antología 1 Showcases Daring Bolivian Composer Cergio Prudencio – Antología 1: Obras para la Orquesta Experimental de Instrumentos Nativos (Buh Records) Cergio Prudencio was born in La Paz, a city at the feet […]

Stream Sheer Mag’s New Album A Distant Call Sheer Mag – Playing Favorites (Third Man) Even at capacity, there’s room for joy at the dive bar. On Playing Favorites, the third full-length release from Philadelphia […]

Faye Webster Announces New EP, Listen to ‘Car Therapy’ Faye Webster – Underdressed at the Symphony (Secretly Canadian) Faye Webster’s “Lifetime,” the second single off her fifth album, Underdressed at the Symphony, is the kind […]

Friko Follow Big Indie-Rock Footprints on Debut Album Friko – Where we’ve been, Where we go from here (ATO) Chicago’s vaunted teen/DIY scene has already launched a bunch of interesting bands, including ‘90s-inspired post-punk trio […]

Thurston Moore’s Memoir, Sonic Life, Coming in October Devon Ross came by her music obsessions naturally. At 24, she’s already had a successful career as a high-fashion model, but music was always a defining part […]

Ex Hex Announce New Album It’s Real With “Cosmic Cave” Mary Timony – Untame the Tiger(Merge) With Mary Timony, the steadying groove—rhythmic guitar wizardry usually, keyboard or piano legerdemain on occasion—was always, secretly, the point. […]