Buoyancy (2010) is a powerful story about the plight of 14-year-old Chakra (Sarm Heng), who is sold into slavery and is trapped at sea, where he’s forced to trawl fish for long hours and meager meals. His story begins in… 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
Last month, Van Morrison made headlines when he spoke out against socially distant concerts, saying that they are "not the answer going forward" and calling on fellow musicians and industry workers to "Come forward, stand up, fight the pseudo-science and… Read More
Sam Smith is absolutely on a roll. Although their plans for a studio album called To Die For were quickly scrapped earlier in 2020 due to…well, the obvious, the 28-year-old singer has managed to go from strength to strength with… Read More
The Last Shall Be First: the JCR Records Story, Volume 1 is a compilation of lost Memphis gospel music from the 1970s and is out 18 September via Bible & Tire. The set features liner notes from Michael Hutt and… Read More
Power Trip vocalist Riley Gale passed away a month ago, and tributes to him have been pouring in ever since, from the metal community and beyond. In Houston, in the band's home state of Texas, graffiti and tattoo artist Erik… Read More
The term "dreampop" covers a lot of territory these days, from electronic music to acoustic guitars, but one thing's for certain: the influence of the Cocteau Twins cannot be overstated. Robin Guthrie's unique, heavily treated, cascading guitar style has been copied… Read More
Big Little Lions are the folk-pop duo of Helen Austin and Paul Otten, who live in Canada and the US and manage to collaborate despite the thousands of miles that separate them. Blending folk instrumentation and harmonies with sophisticated pop… 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
In addition to gearing up to release new album Hey Clockface, Elvis Costello has launched “50 Songs For 50 Days," which is "a-song-a-day rollout of 50 songs and couplets (mostly) from his catalog leading up to and including Tuesday, 11/3… Read More