Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine: A Beginner’s Mind [Album Review]
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De AugustineA Beginner’s MindAsthmatic Kitty Records [2021] Just as Sufjan Stevens turned to video game culture to inspire the music of … Read more
Aeon Station – “Fade” [Video]
As the release of Observatory approaches on December 10, 2021 via Sub Pop, the debut album by AEON STATION, Kevin Whelan (one of the main … Read more
Curtis Harding: If Words Were Flowers [Album Review]
Curtis HardingIf Words Were FlowersANTI- [2021] Atlanta’s psychedelic vintage soul champion Curtis Harding set the bar high with his first two albums, 2014’s Soul Power … Read more
Jack White – “Taking Me Back” [Video]
Jack White has announced the upcoming release of two brand new albums – his first new full-length collections in over four years. FEAR OF THE … Read more
Courtney Barnett: Things Take Time, Take Time [Album Review]
Courtney BarnettThings Take Time, Take TimeMilk!/Mom+Pop Music/Marathon Artists [2021] Aussie indie/rock singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett’s third album, Things Take Time, Take Time, is the kind of … Read more
Fire Track: Pinegrove – “Alaska”
New Jersey-based group Pinegrove announced their new album 11:11 will release on January 28th through Rough Trade Records. Self-produced with mixing by Chris Walla (Death … Read more
IDLES – “Car Crash” [Video]
“Car Crash” sees IDLES operating free from constraints and unshackled from any notions of what an IDLES song should sound like. It chronicles frontman Joe … Read more
Laura Jane Grace: At War With The Silverfish (EP) [Album Review]
Laura Jane GraceAt War With The Silverfish (EP)Polyvinyl Records [2021] By now fans of Laura Jane Grace are well acquainted with her transitional journey, the … Read more
Fire Track: Failure – “Headstand”
Failure, the L.A.-based trio of Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards and Kellii Scott return with their highly-anticipated sixth album, Wild Type Droid which is out December … Read more
My Morning Jacket: My Morning Jacket [Album Review]
My Morning JacketMy Morning JacketATO Records [2021] From all reports, there was a pretty good chance that the last music recorded by the members of … Read more
Spiritual Cramp -“Earth To Mike” [Video]
San Francisco punk outfit Spiritual Cramp return with their first new music since late 2018, when they released a collection of recordings to date entitled … Read more
Mitski: Lauren Hell (Triple Button Cloud Clear Wax | 3000 Copies)
Mitski made her bold return last month, presenting “Working for the Knife” and announcing a world tour, with all North American dates selling out instantly. … Read more
Lilly Hiatt: Lately [Album Review]
Lilly HiattLatelyNew West Records [2021] Nashville singer/songwriter Lilly Hiatt had the misfortune to release her last album, the Lincoln Parish (formerly of Cage the Elephant) … Read more
Grace Cummings – “Up In Flames” [Video]
Melbourne-based singer, songwriter, producer and accomplished stage actor Grace Cummings has released a new single and music video for “Up In Flames,” from her forthcoming, … Read more
Neal Francis: In Plain Sight [Album Review]
Neal FrancisIn Plain SightATO Records [2021] Chicago-based singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis has just released one of the most warm retro groove records of the year with … Read more
Ben LaMar Gay – “Aunt Lola And the Quail” [Video]
Chicago-based composer, singer and improviser Ben LaMar Gay shares a new single and music video for “Aunt Lola and the Quail,” a song off his … Read more
Radiohead: Kid A Mnesia [Album Review]
RadioheadKid A MnesiaXL Recordings [2021] Radiohead has never been a band to rest on their laurels-or really even care. Yes, they defined what a guitar … Read more
Premiere Video: Broken Hearts Are Blue – “After The World, The World Remains”
Formed in late 1995, Detroit group Broken Hearts Are Blue lived the dream of being a band and then life took over with college graduation, … Read more
Chime School: Chime School [Album Review]
Chime SchoolChime SchoolSlumberland Records [2021] Chime School is the project of San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec. His self-titled debut is a solid slice of indie … Read more
Mac McCaughan: The Sound Of Yourself [Album Review]
Mac McCaughanThe Sound Of YourselfMerge Records [2021] One of the perks of owning a record company would have to be that you get to make … Read more
Ivan The Tolerable And His Elastic Band – “Indigo Blue” [Video]
Check out the latest video from Ivan The Tolerable & His Elastic Band. “Indigo Blue” is taken from the upcoming album The Long Year which … Read more
Ada Lea: One Hand On The Steering Wheel The Other Sewing A Garden [Album Review]
Ada LeaOne Hand On The Steering Wheel The Other Sewing A GardenSaddle Creek Records [2021] All of the songs Ada Lea wrote for her follow-up … Read more
Spirit Was – “I Saw The Wheel” [Video]
“I Saw The Wheel” is the lead single from Heaven’s Just A Cloud, the debut and Headphone Approved album from Spirit Was, which is out … Read more
The War On Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore [Album Review]
The War On DrugsI Don’t Live Here AnymoreAtlantic Records [2021] It’s hard to imagine a new release with more anticipatory buzz than this new studio … Read more
Spoon – “The Hardest Cut” [Video]
Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is the band’s purest rock ’n roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs … Read more