This Is Lorelei: The Singer In My Band [Album Review]
The Singer In My Band This Is Lorelei — 2026 ReleasedSeptember 11 Label Matador Records Produced By Nate Amos Runtime35 min / 11 tracks Album … Read more
This Is Lorelei – “The Kid With The Crown” [Video]
Video · Matador Records This Is Lorelei Shares the Final Single From The Singer in My Band — a Demolition Derby Daydream Called “The Kid … Read more
Fire Track: Queens Of The Stone Age – “Insignificant Other”
Fire Track · Matador Records Queens of the Stone Age Announce Perfecth and “Insignificant Other” Is the Vertigo-Inducing Centerpiece Nine songs about love in all … Read more
Snail Mail: Ricochet [Album Review]
Ricochet Snail Mail — 2026 ReleasedMarch 27 LabelMatador Records Produced ByLindsey Jordan & Aron Kobayashi Ritch Runtime~42 min / 11 tracks Album Review Snail Mail … Read more
Kim Gordon: PLAY ME [Album Review]
PLAY ME Kim Gordon — 2026 ReleasedMarch 13 LabelMatador Records Produced By Justin Raisen Runtime~29 min / 12 tracks Album Review Kim Gordon • PLAY … Read more
Kim Gordon – “PLAY ME” [Video]
Kim Gordon Just Dropped the Title Track and It Slaps: Play Me Arrives Friday Kim Gordon is back and she brought the chaos. Her third … Read more
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