Tom Morello Kicks Out the Jams The Folk Implosion – Walk Thru MeJoyful Noise Even by the standards of the post-Nirvana alt-rock boom, the Folk Implosion’s career arc was incredibly weird. Even stranger, Walk Thru […]
SPIN SETS Presents: Malóne
SPIN SETS Presents: Azzecca Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, DJ/producer Malóne has made it a mission to lift up artists who represent his Latin American roots by bringing them into his WHYNOTUS label […]
Tems Shows Her Dexterity on ‘Born in the Wild’
Neil Young, Crazy Horse Taking ‘Big Unplanned Break’ From Tour Due To Illness Ever since her first single, 2018’s “Mr. Rebel,” Tems’ music has been fluid and free of solid form, harmoniously splicing Afrobeats, amapiano, […]
WHO IS…Alexander Howard
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John Cale Behind the Curtain
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 […]