Post Malone Reveals ‘F-1 Trillion’ Tour Dates John Cale – POPtical Illusion Domino/Double Six You never know what to expect from a new John Cale record, whether it be avant-garde experimentation, a reinterpretation of an […]
Rui Gabriel’s Wise Yet Innocent Debut, ‘Compassion’
Is 2024 the Year of Corey Feldman? Rui Gabriel – CompassionCarpark As he’s grown up, Rui Gabriel has moved further and further north. He was born in Venezuela and raised partly in Nicaragua before emigrating […]
The Decemberists Draw From All Their Past Eras on Ninth LP
New Documentary Illuminates the Heart and Soul of Disco In the six years since the Decemberists’ 2018 LP, I’ll Be Your Girl, the band’s members have been busy—and just not with the Decemberists. Keyboardist Jenny […]
SONG PREMIERE: Miller Campbell’s ‘All Night’
The Decemberists Draw From All Their Past Eras on Ninth LP Miller Campbell wants to make it perfectly clear that “All Night” is not about you. More from Spin: In Boston, Lana Del Rey Channels […]
Crypt Sermon’s Epic Metal Is Even More Dazzling on ‘The Stygian Rose’
Alexandra Kay on Mental Health, Influence of Taylor Swift Crypt Sermon – The Stygian RoseDark Descent Records Even when Crypt Sermon were brand new, they still sounded very, very old. More from Spin: New Documentary […]
John Grant’s ‘The Art of the Lie’: Impressive as Confessional, Stolid as Music
Lit’s Glorious Self-Deprecating Ode to Debauchery Turns 25 John Grant – The Art of the Lie[PIAS] Recordings A native Michigander who treats reticence like a pothole on the turnpike, John Grant has recorded six albums […]
Craig Wedren Drifts Into Fascinating Weirdness With Flesh Car
The Ghost Club on Taking an Ego-Free Approach to Music Flesh Car – Flesh Car(Tough Lover) Like many artists perhaps best known for their 1980s and ‘90s work, Craig Wedren, the voice behind the spectacularly […]
Bat For Lashes Mines Motherhood for Inspiration on ‘The Dream of Delphi’
The Ghost Club on Taking an Ego-Free Approach to Music Bat for Lashes – The Dream of DelphiMercury KX “Motherhood I thought would take me away from my art, but it opened up this massive […]
Ariadne Randall’s Drones and Dreams
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Kaytranada Gets Back in the Groove on ‘Timeless’
Here’s How Nile Rodgers ‘Chic-ed’ Up Alfie Templeman’s New Single “Just a Dance” Kaytranada – Timeless (RCA) Kaytranada’s third album, Timeless, picks up as if the pandemic never happened, as if the idea of a Pride […]
Angélica Garcia’s ‘Gemelo’ Is a Spiritual Thriller in Song
David Lynch, Chrystabell Conjure ‘Cellophane Memories’ Angélica Garcia – GemeloPartisan Records By early 2020, following a coveted endorsement from Barack Obama, Angélica Garcia rolled out her eclectic second album, Cha Cha Palace, to much critical […]
Arooj Aftab Blends Sweetness With Beguiling Mystery on ‘Night Reign’
Shellac’s ‘To All Trains’ Is a Rousing Requiem for Steve Albini Arooj Aftab – Night ReignVerve Records The South Asian raat ki rani flower blooms on the hottest nights of summer. The tiny white petals […]