Here’s your litmus test for Laura Jane Grace’s latest: What’s your reaction to the lyric, “Does your god have a big, fat dick, ’cause it feels like he’s fucking me”? If you laughed or pumped […]
Will You Also Be Seduced By the Beta Band’s “Dry the Rain?”
“I will now sell five copies of The Three E.P.s by the Beta Band.” With those legendary words, John Cusack’s Rob Gordon put on “Dry the Rain” in the adaptation of High Fidelity. Not only […]
Fuubutsushi Comes Alive
A funny thing happens about two-thirds of the way through “Mistral,” the gospel-tinged fourth track on Fuubutsushi’s new album Columbia Deluxe (July 11): Someone yells “Woo!” The eruption of hoots and hollers on a live […]
Kokoroko Spread The Groove In Toughest Of ‘Times’
This jazz-rooted, seven-piece London combo first whetted the palettes of forward-looking music connoisseurs with their 2019 self-titled EP, and became word-of-mouth sensations on the strength of their 2022 full-length debut Could We Be More. Now, […]
The Mae Shi Are Dead. Long Live HLLLYH
Rambunctious rockers the Mae Shi haven’t released a record since 2007’s HLLLYH, the California art punk collective’s most linear and acclaimed album. Following that, the group went on an extended hiatus so the members could […]
The Mae Shi Are Dead. Long Live HLLLYH
Rambunctious rockers the Mae Shi haven’t released a record since 2007’s HLLLYH, the California art punk collective’s most linear and acclaimed album. Following that, the group went on an extended hiatus so the members could […]
Victoria Canal is Totally Fucking Fine
It is the eve of the release of Victoria Canal’s much-anticipated debut album, Slowly, It Dawns, and the singer/songwriter is just getting off the ski slopes in Seattle. This is not where Canal is supposed […]
Astronomía Interior Wants You to Find Your Own Meaning In Their Music
“I met Chucho when we were 16, and since that moment we started making music,” Mosqueda tells me about Báez, whom Mosqueda calls by his nickname, a common term of endearment in Mexico. “So we […]
Flipturn Is Shining Light On a Personal Subject
The latest single from indie rockers flipturn has it both ways: “Sunlight” is an alluring, catchy track that builds on the band’s successful sonic character. But it’s also a deeply personal song that explores issues […]
Erick the Architect’s Love Letter To New York City
Rapper-producer Erick the Architect thinks a lot about New York City. Born Erick Arc Elliott, he grew up there and learned to love music and how to create it, first as part of the acclaimed […]
SPIN Records’ Kiss Bang Premiere “Drag” Video
Kiss Bang, the upstart duo of lead singer Kaya Stewart and guitarist/producer Max Mercier, is the latest addition to the growing SPIN Records roster. Equally influenced by rock and pop, Kiss Bang explodes with youthful […]
Immanuel Wilkins: Jazz Innovator, Time Traveler
Immanuel Wilkins is visiting his hometown of Philadelphia. Shhh. Don’t tell his folks. “I’m actually at my partner’s house right now,” he says on a video call. “I’m chilling out. I’m hiding from my parents.” […]