Category: Reviews
With Help from Millennial Friends, Trixxstar Rocks the Contrast on “So Gone”
On American Silence, Chris Pierce Delivers Peak Challenging Protest Folk
Arm’s Length Cut the Filler and Go All In on “Garamond”
On Toygirl, Slic Mixes Mindlessness and Meta-Guile
On Misunderstood, We The People Re-Write the Record-Making Rulebook
In Sampling, Woven In Finds a Potent New Profession
On Girl Kiss II, Ahomari Is the DIY Diva We Need
Feminism and Groceries Lead to Deeper Truths for Hey There Rabbit
On Find Your Way Out, Bison Bone Invites You to Let Off Some Steam
3.0: Saints Introduces a Sharper, Livelier (leave) Nelson B
Natalie Frontera and Davide “Spiral” into a Semisweet Collaborative Single
On Know It All, Carmen Canedo Crafts a Quietly Compelling Coming-of-Age
On Genre Reveal Party, Baby Got Back Talk Have Their Cake and Eat It Too
One Wing is Plenty for Eddy Lee Ryder’s “Expected to Fly”
The Gods Themselves Find a New Excuse For Timeless Grooves
Japandroids’ Massey Fucking Hall Is a Time Capsule From Simpler Days
“Iowa City” Finds Gold Connections Searching a Liminal Sonic Space
On Her New EP, Casey Noel Shows Her Hand as a Student of Songcraft
On His Full-Length Debut, Grant Frazier Is a Smooth Voice For Stressful Times
Primary Sound Take Us Back to Basics on a Sardonic Punk Debut
Ultimate Overshare’s Rumble Pak Is a Stimulating Audio Accessory
On Pander, Telyscopes Remain Audacious and Unsentimental
With “Black Tears,” Bedtime Khal Teases Post-Punk with Personality
On Survival, Wares Show Us the Urgency of Community–and Cohesive Indie Rock
On “Talk To You,” Gabe Lee Masterfully Tunes in to the Times
On Push Ups, William Wild Delivers a Surreal Pop Sucker Punch
Pedazo De Carne Con Ojo’s Full-Length Debut Is Excellent and Eclectic
2.0: Phantom Is a Slick Sampling of (leave) nelson b and His Labelmates
Echo Lad / Telyscopes is a Split that Makes a Surprising Amount of Sense
Gawain and the Green Knight Whet Our Appetite for Epic Folk
On The Ranger, Rosu Lup Take a Soft Step Forward
Bryan Wang Eases Into Warm, Wintry Vibes on “Paper Mâché”
Tall Heights Overwhelm with Emotion on “Keeps Me Light”
Sean Henry Sticks the Landing on A Jump from the High Dive
Modern Love Child Crafts a Joyfully Juvenile Debut Album
Raynes’ Debut Single “Lemon Drop” is More Sweet Than Sour
Marinho’s Debut Album Finds Grace in Giving Up
New Live Video Offers an Ideal Intro to Bandits on the Run
Synthia Slimez in Stellar Form on Descent to Glacial Sphere
On Serotinalia, Cricket Blue Sets a New Standard for Fiction-Folk
Sizzling Summer Fun with Shormey on Boogie Tape Vol. 1
L-Space Scores With Music for Megastructures
Tree of Shade Finds Driftwood At Their Folk-Pop Finest
ing Self-Titled: Because There’s No Other Word for It
Norphlet Brings “Brand New” Energy to a Rocking Debut EP
On Soulful New Single, Beck Pete Gently Breaks Out
Jessie Munro Keeps Her Effortless Cool “Under Fire”
Barbudo’s “Secret Admirer” Is a Satisfying 70’s Psych-Out
A Delicate Motor Gives Experimental Pop Purpose on Fellover My Own
On Fader, The New Division’s Dance is in the Detail
Zosia Balances Strength and Sensitivity on “Overthrown”
Young Rising Sons Rise Above the “+NOISE-“
Promise and Paradox on the Path to Love Ghost’s “Nowhere”
Vrillon Pushes Post-Grunge Forward Without Becoming “Part of the Problem”
A New High for Beachwood Coyotes on “Discipline”
Soulful Soul-Searching in MAWD’s “Dark Room”
The Soundscapes and Psychedelia of Diā’s Dreamy “Valentine”
DUETS AND STUFF Deliver a Delightfully Direct Pop Debut
Bird Concerns Conquer “The Monster” with Surf Rock Subtlety
Satellite Citi’s “Pyramid” Will Rock Your Third Eye Open
Writing Infinity: a Rewarding Close-Up of One’s A Crowd
Golfing, then wrestling in rr.gross’ Vapordrone Dream
On “This Feeling,” Natalie Shay is Back and Bolder Than Ever
Percival Elliott and the Beauty and Gravity of “Forever”
Chloe Bodur Finds Glory and Grace on Jazzy Debut Single
Chamomile and Whiskey Play with Proportions on Sweet Afton
In Praise of Protest: Dan Miraldi’s Love Under Fire EP
Ira Wolf Settles Without Settling on The Closest Thing to Home
Rain on Monday: Kill My Love
The Mountain Goats: Goths
