Luke Cissell is a musician who seemingly can’t sit still. His music bounces back and forth between genres, resulting in a discography that is dizzyingly Continue Reading
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Counterbalance 23: Bob Dylan – 'Blood on the Tracks'
Klinger: All right, Mendelsohn, I know that in the past you’ve been somewhat, shall we say, lukewarm to our man Bob Dylan here. I’ve just Continue Reading
Pottery Take Us Deep Into the Funky and Absurd on 'Welcome to Bobby's Motel'
Before we even consider Montreal five-piece Pottery’s musical exploits on their debut album, the elephant in the room must be addressed. Who is Bobby, and Continue Reading
IYEARA Heighten the Tension on Remix of Mark Lanegan's "Playing Nero" (premiere)
To say it’s been quite a busy year for Mark Lanegan is something of an understatement. With his painfully honest autobiography Sing Backwards and Weep Continue Reading
'Switched-On Seeker' Is an Imaginative Electronic Reimagining of Mikal Cronin's Latest LP
Last year, singer-songwriter Mikal Cronin released his latest LP, Seeker, to widespread acclaim. Full of top-notch songwriting and wide-ranging approaches, it was a satisfying return Continue Reading
Coronavirus and the Culture Wars
Science fiction as adverb, instead of genre shorthand for our uncanny present-day reality. A run to the grocery, a moonwalk down the block, quick errands Continue Reading
Track By Track: Jane Blanchard – Still, Again
Following Jane Blanchard’s 2018 EP ‘Enemy’ featuring the orchestrated drumming of Stefan Westner, the duo reunite for her third release, Still, Again. Through five tracks, Blanchard reflects Continue Reading
A Family Visit Turns to Guerrilla Warfare in 'The Truth'
Unlike many stories about family histories and long-ago slights, Hirokazu Koreeda’s (Kore-eda) The Truth (La vérité) does not invest much time playing around with just Continue Reading
Pandemic, Hope, Defiance, and Protest in 'Romeo and Juliet'
A pandemic can rearrange priorities. When the world was thrust into the COVID-19 pandemic, things suddenly looked and felt different. Our jobs, our schools, our Continue Reading
In Earnest Releases The Gripping “Come Upstairs”
Ahead of their forthcoming EP, In Earnest has shared the second single titled Come Upstairs. Inspired by band members and real-life couple Sarah and Thomas’ experience Continue Reading
The Top 20 Punk Protest Songs for July 4th
20. 7 Seconds – “Fuck Your Amerika” 7 Seconds were a band of posicore crewsters that cruised back and forth across America in a beat-up Continue Reading
Merry Christmas Shares Math-Pop Single ‘Meredith Bites The Earth’
Before even listening to this I suspected I would hate it solely because of their name, but Merry Christmas’ Meredith Bites The Earth is pretty Continue Reading
Tugboat Captain Returns With “No Plans (For This Year)”
It’s been over a year since Tugboat Captain released ‘Be Strong, Smoke Less’, but the London-based outfit now returns with No Plans (For This Year). Continue Reading
Vilde Explores Death On Fourth Album “Atopia”
Vilde is the musical project of Thomas Savage which he started in 2016. It’s since been his goal to release an album every year for Continue Reading
The 50 Best Albums of 2020 So Far
Ambrose Akinmusire – on the tender spot of every calloused moment [Blue Note] Ambrose Akinmusire seems particularly mature as an artist and particularly within the Continue Reading
Deeper Graves Arrives via 'Open Roads' (album stream)
Deeper Graves is the new solo project of Jeff Wilson (Chrome Waves, ex-Nachtmystium) and the debut Deeper Graves album, Open Roads, arrives 3 July via Continue Reading
Between the Grooves of Nirvana's 'Nevermind'
1. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” It’s conventional music industry practice for record labels trying to break an up-and-coming band to release what’s termed a “base-building” Continue Reading
A Lesson from the Avengers for Our Time of COVID-19
Like so many, I’ve burned my fair share of quarantine hours sitting in front of my television, offsetting those bleak news reports about the coronavirus Continue Reading
Indie Rocker Alpha Cat Presents 'Live at Vox Pop' (album stream)
Alpha Cat (Elizabeth McCullough) releases Live at Vox Pop, Brooklyn, NY – July 21, 2005 3 July as a $2 download with all proceeds being Continue Reading
90 Years on 'Olivia' Remains a Classic of Lesbian Literature
What is it about tragic, doomed romances that makes them such irresistible reading? Especially in this day and age? We know, at long last, that Continue Reading