
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
