Pop Spotlight

Rare is the mess Meg Remy won’t chronicle. Abusive relationships, government surveillance, ecological disasters, capitalist exploitation—clunky when you spell it out so plainly, but these are the forces Remy’s characters are up against in her […]

Algiers’ politics are not subtle: For starters, they draw their name from a place once at the heart of the anti-colonial struggle. The Atlanta band’s lyrics are staunchly anti-capitalist, fueled by the righteous anger of […]

Katrina Krimsky unleashes a vibrant spectrum of colors from just a few looping melodies. The pianist’s compositions and improvisations build from small, repeated phrases, creating dreamy patterns in their interweaving. Her light, fluid music draws […]

There’s a riff that resurfaces throughout Ulthar’s two new companion albums, mutating into different shapes over the course of the combined records’ 80 minutes. It’s a descending, rapid-picked four-note motif that crashes down with all the […]

The Future’s liner notes begin with a quote from the book of Genesis, in dedication to De Mornay, and there are moments across the album when Cohen’s familiar lust hints at something more lasting. The […]

Lucero’s dozenth album opens with drummer Roy Berry banging away on a cowbell, as though this Memphis band is about to launch into a sped-up “Honkytonk Women” or maybe a slowed-down “We’re Not Gonna Take […]