Author: Manny Sanchez

So many artists, so many songs, 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… Read More

“Free yoursеlf, keep on moving up that mountain top…” Jessie Ware supplied a much-needed escape during the darkest months of 2020 with What’s Your Pleasure?, then extended the pleasure with the Platinum edition one year later. And now, in case… Read More

Jessie Ware has released her first new single since 2020's great What's Your Pleasure?, "Free Yourself," after premiering the song at Glastonbury last month. It's a throwback track, bringing strong disco and house sensibilities to the instrumental and pairing beautifully… Read More

TONIGHT IN NYC: Beach House, Mary Lattimore @ Kings Theatre Regina Spektor @ Carnegie Hall Toro y Moi, Noname, Enumclaw @ Brooklyn Mirage The Linda Lindas, Bacchae @ Bowery Ballroom Erika de Casier, Flora @ Elsewhere Rooftop STRFKR, The Undercover… Read More

Last year Steven Spielberg directed his first musical, his Oscar-nominated West Side Story) and now he's directed his first music video — Marcus Mumford's "Cannibal" from his his upcoming star-studded solo debut, (self titled). It was made in a single shot… Read More

Hardcore vets Stretch Arm Strong have teamed with Iodine Records to reissue their long-out-of-print 1999 sophomore album Rituals of Life, due September 23. The album comes with new artwork using elements of the original art, and it's been remastered for… Read More

After kicking off on Friday, the 2022 edition of Pitchfork Festival continued on Saturday (7/16) at Chicago's Union Park. Mitski closed out the night with a choreographed set that was as much performance art as it was a concert. The… Read More

So many artists, so many songs, 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… Read More

The Kentucky Derby is Decadent & Depraved, the 2012 Hunter S Thompson tribute album that was produced by the late Hal Willner and features music by Bill Frisell and appearances from Tim Robbins, Dr. John, Ralph Steadman, Annie Ross, John Joyce… Read More

Latto follows her great new album 777 (home of her huge hit "Big Energy") with "Pussy," which samples Betty Wright’s 1968 single “Girls Can’t Do What The Guys Do" and it's a fired-up protest song against rampant misogyny and the… Read More