As far as eponymously titled studio albums go, we usually see them emerge within the first few records of an artist’s discography. It’s rare to see one be released as their eighth studio album, but it somehow makes sense for… Read More
The Replacements (or the ‘Mats as their fans fondly called them) were to 1980s rock what Led Zeppelin was to the 1970s and the Beatles to the 1960s. The ‘Mats [ Paul Westerberg (vocals, rhythm guitar), Bob Stinson (lead guitar),… Read More
Singer-songwriter Ryan Martin’s Wandercease arrives on 23 October via High Moon Records in digital and CD formats with a vinyl issue to follow early in 2021. “I Just Wanna Die” is the latest single, and it draws on classic country-rock… Read More
She’s a first-term senator from an electorally significant state. Her sharp legal mind and finely-tuned bullshit detector have made her a star in the Democratic party. Her opponents have accused her of sexual impropriety, charges she steadfastly refuses to dignify… Read More
The highly demanded music producer and songwriter Mark Siegel announces the release of two new projects he has recently worked on, in the midst of the lockdown triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic: “Luckiest” by Jackie Castro and “Hold Me Down”… Read More
Medium Rarities is Mastodon’s first odds and ends compilation. With a career spanning two decades, it seems the band would have a lot of interesting extraneous material available for this sort of release, but it turns out there really isn’t… Read More
When the world learned that President Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 in the early hours of Friday morning, his supporters reacted with dismay. The reactions of his opponents, however, were more complicated. It seemed wrong to wish this plague… Read More
The title of Staten Island-based instrumental funk group Budos Band’s upcoming 15th-anniversary album, Long in the Tooth, is a perhaps obvious but no less satisfying piece of wordplay that speaks to both the group’s longevity and style. Evocations of the… Read More
In 1988, right in the thick of what has since been canonized as hip-hop’s golden age, the trailblazing rap outfit Public Enemy issued one of the all-time musical reckonings America has ever received with sophomore album It Takes a Nation… Read More
Peals are a band that somewhat confounds expectations while producing results that are equal parts surprising and soothing. The duo, consisting of bassists William Cashion (of Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (of Double Dagger), have crafted a sound that only… Read More