Since punk first flirted with country music—and vice versa—in the late 1970s, a tsunami of terminology has descended to capture this most curious of hybrids. Continue Reading
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The Master's Tools Won't Dismantle the 'Women's Media' House
Gabrielle Korn, the former editor-in-chief of Nylon, and now the editorial and publishing lead for Netflix’s Most brand, a home for LGBTQ+ storytelling, released her Continue Reading
Finnish Americana? Why Not? Hear Crimson Peak's "Lies"
Helsinki’s Crimson Peak drape their indie pop-rock in rootsy and folky tones on their latest single, “Lies”. The track leads off with an Americana acoustic Continue Reading
Charlotte Grayson Says "Coffee" Tastes Like Breakups"
Charlotte Grayson is an indie-pop artist from the North of England who honed her musical chops on open mic night stages since age 14. All Continue Reading
Joshua Chuquimia Crampton's '4' Is Powerful Landscape Music
Listening to Joshua Chuquimia Crampton is like watching a guitarist perform with a thought bubble over their head. We’re aware of his physical motions, his Continue Reading
4 Mars' 'Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura' Highlights Djiboutian Popular Music
After years of negotiation with the national government, Ostinato Records released the first album ever produced in the Republic of Djibouti for international distribution: The Continue Reading
Mogwai's 'As the Love Continues' Is a 25th Anniversary Marked in Style
Humbled by the 2016 EU referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s made his resignation speech to Parliament, musing, “I was the future once.” It was Continue Reading
'Finding Yingying' Raises the Bar on True Crime Films
Weeks after the 2017 disappearance of University of Illinois graduate student Yingying Zhang, a psychic offers her services to the search crew. Her advice to Continue Reading
'Black Against Empire' Assumes a Central and Critical Spot within the Black Panther Canon
“…It is both humiliating and humbling to discover that a single generation after the events that constructed me as a public personality, I am remembered Continue Reading
The 15 Best Judas Priest Songs
I present to you the 15 best songs by Judas Priest, expanded from the original idea of ten simply because the band’s legacy is too Continue Reading
Dream People Share Melancholic “I Knew Everything About You”
Lisbon-based indie rock outfit Dream People are set to release their debut album ‘Almost Young’ next month. Following singles ‘People Think’ and ‘Suburban Lifestyle’, they’ve Continue Reading
Gojii & Harvey Release The Tranquil New “Excuses”
Gojii – formerly known as XELARAIN – returns with his first new single in a year titled Excuses. Joined by Denver-based singer Harvey, Excuses is a tranquil Continue Reading
Premiere: Dreamphone Shares The Dynamic “Empty Hands”
Dreamphone is a new “dreamwave” project from vocalist Hattie Simon & producer Seb Zel who are set to release their debut EP, ‘Softer’, later this Continue Reading
Blanck Mass on Handling the Misery on the Way to a Blessing
“I did really feel like — is this a step too far?” laughs Benjamin John Power near the end of our Zoom call. Nestled among Continue Reading
Slint Release Alternate Mixes of "Breadcrumb Trail" and "Good Morning, Captain"
It will take a pair or two of solid elephant’s ears to hear the microscopic distinctions between Slint’s Spiderland, post-rock’s mighty Rosetta Stone, and the Continue Reading
The 10 Best Oasis B-Sides
10. “Angel Child (Demo)” (B-side to “D’You Know What I Mean?”) The seven-minute long “D’You Know What I Mean?” was an odd choice for the first Continue Reading
Between the Grooves: Led Zeppelin – 'Houses of the Holy'
History is often not as judicious in granting sympathy to the album that follows a classic. As great as the Beatles’ “White Album” is, Sgt. Continue Reading
Sundance 2021: Poonpiriya's 'One for the Road' Explores Brotherhood
In all the connections made and broken in Thai director Baz Poonpiriya’s Wong Kar-Wai-produced buddy film/romantic drama One for the Road, none are as complicated, Continue Reading
#IFFR2021: Director Tagnati on 'I Comete: A Corsican Summer'
I Comete: A Corsican Summer (2021) is the debut feature from actor and director Pascal Tagnati. With a feeling of life in a Corsican village Continue Reading
Dreams on Tape Shares Nostalgic Dream Pop Single “Tonight”
Following ‘Wide Awake’ and ‘Home’, Dreams on Tape returns with the third single off his forthcoming EP, ‘Nostalgia’, titled Tonight. Jake Benfant turns up the dance Continue Reading