As an artist, Lee Jones always seems to linger on the fringe of things. Sonically, his music is notable for its delicate qualities, its microtonal precision and attention to detail. His most well-known album is, after all, titled Songs for… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
Arca has shared details of her new album, KiCk i, which is out June 26 digitally via XL with vinyl and CD to follow on July 17. (Pre-order yours.) The album features appearances from Björk, Rosalía, Shygirl and SOPHIE which… Read More
In 1977, Belgian avant-rock group Aksak Maboul went on hiatus for three decades while founding member Marc Hollander dedicated his time and efforts to overseeing his wonderfully eclectic Crammed Discs label. While thus hardly a break from music itself, the… Read More
Howard Stern has addressed the clips from his pay-per-view 1993 New Year’s Eve special — where he appeared in Blackface and said the N-word — that have resurfaced in the last two weeks and were recently retweeted by Donald Trump Jr.… Read More
Braids’ fourth full-length was inspired by a solar eclipse, a phenomena that provides a neat metaphor for frontwoman Raphaelle Standell-Preston’s voice—at once dark and luminescent, fleeting and slightly dangerous. Over the course of their existence, the Montreal trio have evolved… Read More
Mendelsohn: The Beatles’ Abbey Road is a little bittersweet, you know? The end of an era, the final dissolution, a grab bag of whatever they had left over before they went on to lives of obscurity and whatnot. Klinger: Yeah,… Read More
Because Steven Ellison (Flying Lotus) is a producer with a deep listener’s ears, it only makes sense that last year’s Flamagra, and an album that featured guest vocalists ranging from Anderson Paak, George Clinton, and Solange, would ultimately find an… Read More
Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart are old friends, born-and-raised Chicagoans, and multi-talented musicians. As Ohmme, accompanied by subtle-to-perfection drummer Matt Carroll, they make music that depends on these bonds, with sounds built around guitar-driven experimentation and some of the most… Read More
Annie doesn’t stop – and she also doesn’t miss. From Anniemal, to Don’t Stop, to the A&R and Endless Vacation EPs and all the one-off singles scattered in between, there are, quite simply, no skips in her catalog. And at… Read More