Welcome to another installment of Ask A Music Critic! And thanks to everyone who has sent me questions. Please keep them coming at [email protected]. Chappell Roan went viral this week with two TikTok videos in which she talked about harassment… Read More
Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker reunited the classic Blink-182 lineup to drop a comeback album, One More Time…, in 2023. Now, they’re doing One More Time… one more time: A few days ago, the band announced One More… Read More
Steven and Ian open this week’s episode by talking about pontoon boats — Steven was on one this week, and he listened to Steve Winwood’s “Back In The High Life Again” on a loop. Ian shares his own pontoon story about… Read More
In June, singer-songwriter Mk.gee announced a string of new North American dates as part of his upcoming world tour, after completing his initial swing through the States in May. While on that tour, he previewed a new song for fans… Read More
Sarah Tudzin is all over the place, whether she’s producing/engineering music by folks like Boygenius, Weyes Blood, Speedy Ortiz, or making her own tunes as Illuminati Hotties. On the latter front, there’s a new Hotties album, Power, out in a… Read More
Kevin Morby is getting into the festival game: This Is A Festival (the name being a nod to his latest album, 2022’s This Is A Photograph) is a Noise Pop-presented, one-day event set to go down on October 12 at… Read More
Back in the early days of social media, Myspace was king, and a now-iconic part of the experience was listening to the songs users would have on their profiles. That hasn’t been a common social media feature since then, but… Read More
In April 2023, Yaeji released With A Hammer, her debut full-length album. Uproxx named the LP among the “Best Indie Albums Of 2023 So Far” because of Yaeji’s commitment to experimentation. “Booboo” showcases that quality. Yaeji dropped “Booboo” on Wednesday,… Read More
Luna Li’s new album sounds stellar. When A Thought Grows Wings, her second album, refines the lush indie-pop she previously established on 2022’s Duality. Citing influences like ‘70s jazz flutist Bobbi Humphrey and harpist Dorthy Ashby feels appropriate; Hannah Bussiere… Read More
U2 have long been extremists and innovators in the concert space, so they were a natural pick to give the first performances at Las Vegas’ innovative new venue, Sphere. They brought the U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere residency there… Read More