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Aalok Bala Revels in Nature and Contradiction on EP 'Sacred Mirror'

October 26, 2020Gaia Writer

In the sprawling rainforest of electronica that opens up the album, Aalok Bala (short for Balachandran) finds something definitively human: connection. The LA-based Chilean artist takes on many roles throughout her second EP — the congregant chanting from their pew,… Read More

Jerry Jeff Walker, outlaw country great and “Mr. Bojangles” writer, dead at 78

October 24, 2020Gaia Writer

Singer, songwriter and outlaw country vet Jerry Jeff Walker has died after a long battle with throat cancer and other health problems. He was 78. Born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, NY, he spent time in Florida and New Orleans before… Read More

16 New Metal & Hardcore Songs Out This Week25 Punk & Heavy Metal Toys We Really Want to Own

October 23, 2020Gaia Writer

It's been a huge week for new music across all genres, and metal and hardcore were no exception. I wrote about the new Pallbearer, Undeath, and Chamber albums in Notable Releases, and you can head to Invisible Oranges for more… Read More

Gorillaz’s St. Vincent collaboration “Chalk Tablet Towers” is here (listen)

October 23, 2020Gaia Writer

Gorillaz released their star-studded new album, Song Machine, Season One – Strange Timez, today (10/23), and one of the songs, or "episodes," we were most looking forward to hearing that wasn't released early as a single was "Chalk Tablet Towers,"… Read More

Mindforce deliver furious metallic hardcore on “Reign Of Terror”15 '90s Metalcore Albums That Still Resonate Today

October 23, 2020Gaia Writer

New York's Mindforce continue to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Their 2019 EP Swingin Swords, Choppin Lords is a ripper, and now they're back with another killer new song, "Reign Of Terror." Falling somewhere between thrash,… Read More

Ariana Grande’s “Positions” Is a Sexy #Vers Anthem

October 23, 2020Gaia Writer

Ariʸᵘʰna Grande is finally back, and filling some new “positions.” (Mainly Commander-in-chief, but more on that in just a bit.) Granted, the tiny “Touch It” vocalist hasn’t been gone all that long: thank u, next came out a year ago,… Read More

Kevin Morby Gets Back to Basics on 'Sundowner'

October 23, 2020Gaia Writer

A few years ago, Kevin Morby bought a house. It didn’t come out of nowhere. Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox had handed down some wisdom he’d received from Kim Gordon: the best thing a working musician could do for themselves was own… Read More

Sixteen Years Later Wayne Payne Follows Up His Debut

October 23, 2020Gaia Writer

The first sound you hear on Waylon Payne’s new album, Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me, is a young boy enthusiastically proclaiming, “OK, ready! 14, 22, 89, go!” That is followed by a single guitar chord,… Read More

Laura Veirs Talks to Herself on 'My Echo'

October 23, 2020Gaia Writer

Laura Veirs’ My Echo sounds like it was written and recorded during the recent pandemic because of its claustrophobic themes of confinement and disintegration. But that’s not true, according to Veirs in the Bandcamp album description. Instead, she was restricted… Read More

The Sonder Bombs announce new album ‘Clothbound,’ share “Crying Is Cool”

October 22, 2020Gaia Writer

The Sonder Bombs recently released "What Are Friends For?" (which we named one of the best punk songs of September), and now they've officially announced their new album, Clothbound, due January 29 via Take This To Heart Records (US) and… Read More

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