Snail Mail – “Dead End” [Video]
Snail Mail is back. Lindsey Jordan has announced her third album, Ricochet, out March 27 via Matador Records, and she’s leading with the new single … Read more
Pavement: Hecklers Choice-Big Gums And Heavy Lifters | Pavements (Original Soundtrack) [Album Review]
PavementHecklers Choice: Big Gums And Heavy LiftersMatador Records [2025] PavementPavements (Original Soundtrack)Matador Records [2025] “From hits to oddities, these releases capture Pavement at their most … Read more
bar italia: Some Like It Hot [Album Review]
bar italiaSome Like It HotMatador Records [2025] “A cinematic tangle of post-punk grit and late-night vulnerability—bar italia stay unpredictable and utterly compelling.” Album Overview: bar … Read more
Water From Your Eyes: It’s A Beautiful Place [Album Review]
Water From Your EyesIt’s A Beautiful PlaceMatador Records [2025] “Every track a surprise — clever, muscular, and impossible to skip.” Album Overview: Water From Your … Read more
Lifeguard: Ripped And Torn [Album Review]
LifeguardRipped And TornMatador Records [2025] “A post-punk fever dream—fractured, fearless, and totally electric.” Album Overview: Lifeguard formed in Chicago when its members—Asher Case, Isaac Lowenstein, … Read more
Car Seat Headrest: The Scholars [Album Review]
Car Seat HeadrestThe ScholarsMatador Records [2025] “A sprawling return to form that proves Car Seat Headrest still thrives on ambition.” Album Overview: Car Seat Headrest … Read more
Lifeguard – “It Will Get Worse” [Video]
On June 6th, Chicago’s Lifeguard will release their debut album Ripped and Torn on Matador Records. The youthful trio of Asher Case (bass, baritone guitar, … Read more
Car Seat Headrest – “CCF (I’m Gonna Stay With You)” [Video]
On May 2nd, Car Seat Headrest will release The Scholars, a bold new rock opera and the band’s first studio album in five years. Today, you … Read more
Mdou Moctar: Tears Of Injustice [Album Review]
Mdou MoctarTears Of InjusticeMatador Records [2025] “A striking reinvention—Tears of Injustice trades electric fire for acoustic soul, without losing an ounce of power.” Album Overview: … Read more
Car Seat Headrest – “Gethsemane” [Video]
Car Seat Headrest announce The Scholars, a bold new rock opera that isn’t just a new chapter for the premiere standard bearers of young internet rockers … Read more
Horsegirl: Phonetics On and On [Album Review]
HorsegirlPhonetics On And OnMatador Records [2025] “Horsegirl trades distortion for depth, crafting an album that lingers long after the last note.” Album Overview: Horsegirl is … Read more
Horsegirl – “Switch Over” [Video]
Horsegirl — the New York-via-Chicago trio of best friends Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece — unveil the new single/video, “Switch Over,” from their … Read more
The Hard Quartet: The Hard Quartet [Album Review]
The Hard QuartetThe Hard QuartetMatador Records [2024] “Listening to The Hard Quartet is like sitting in on an intimate conversation between friends who really know … Read more
The Hard Quartet – “Rio’s Song” [Video]
The Hard Quartet have announced their eponymous debut album, out October 4th on Matador Records. The Hard Quartet’s new single and video, ‘Rio’s Song’ is just … Read more
The Hard Quartet- “Earth Hater” [Video]
The Hard Quartet is a band. But what is a band? A band, perhaps, can be thought of as a body, a corpus, in which … Read more
Mdou Moctar: Funeral For Justice [Album Review]
Mdou MoctarFuneral For JusticeMatador Records [2024] Album Overview: Mdou Moctar, a Nigerien musician and vocalist, formed the band Mdou Moctar, in which he plays guitar … Read more
Mdou Moctar – “Imouhar” [Video]
Mdou Moctar have released a new single and video, ‘Imouhar’, taken from the group’s forthcoming album, Funeral For Justice, out May 3rd on Matador. A hypnotic … Read more
Kim Gordon: The Collective [Album Review]
Kim GordonThe CollectiveMatador Records [2024] Album Overview: The Collective is Kim Gordon’s follow-up to her 2019 solo debut album, No Home Record. Produced by Justin … Read more
Mdou Moctar- “Funeral For Justice” [Video]
Out May 3, ‘Funeral for Justice’ is the new album by Mdou Moctar. Recorded at the close of two years spent touring the globe following … Read more
Kim Gordon – “Bye Bye” [Video]
Musician and visual artist Kim Gordon returns with her second solo album, The Collective, which will be released March 8th on Matador. Its lead track, “Bye Bye,” is out now, driven … Read more
Car Seat Headrest: Faces From The Masquerade [Album Review]
Car Seat HeadrestFaces From The MasqueradeMatador Records [2023] I remember seeing Will Toledo and Car Seat Headrest early on back in 2016, soon after Teens … Read more
Fire Track: Lifeguard- “17-18 Lovesong (Live at Electric Audio)”
Marking the release of Crowd Can Talk / Dressed in Trenches today, a composite of two EPs, rising Chicago trio Lifeguard have released a video … Read more
Queens Of The Stone Age: In Times New Roman…[Album Review]
Queens Of The Stone AgeIn Times New Roman…Matador Records [2023] To say that Josh Homme has been an influential presence in rock music since the … Read more
Water From Your Eyes: Everyone’s Crushed [Album Review]
Water From Your EyesEveryone’s CrushedMatador Records [2023] Water From Your Eyes, the Brooklyn-based duo comprised of Nate Amos and Rachel Brown, has returned with Everyone’s … Read more
Water From Your Eyes – “14” [Video]
Water From Your Eyes have released a new single and video “14,” the latest preview from their forthcoming album and Matador debut Everyone’s Crushed, out … Read more