Doug Martsch and his bandmates in Built to Spill are known to channel exquisite and off-kilter indie songs. Singer/guitarist Martsch’s gliding tenor leads the way dipping up and down through his passionate, wandering melodies. With a catalog of songs built… Read More
Who doesn’t love a slice of summery, synth- infused pop? Certainly not this guy. Chicano Batman are back with another slice of skittering joy, and summery, synth-infused pop. Just spend a few short minutes in the company of “Blank Slate,”… Read More
Pearl Jam’s first album, Ten, was released 27 August 1991 and would go on to sell more copies than any other album by the Seattle rock group. While it would be an unqualified commercial success, the quintet could not know… Read More
Bob Dylan didn’t say anything for a while. Sure, he gave a Nobel speech. And he put out three albums (including a triple-album set) of pop standards as if his whole career had made a simple arc from Woody Guthrie… Read More
Mendelsohn: The Beatles’ Abbey Road is a little bittersweet, you know? The end of an era, the final dissolution, a grab bag of whatever they had left over before they went on to lives of obscurity and whatnot. Klinger: Yeah,… Read More
I first saw Braids in 2011 as a support act to Wild Beasts. The Canadian, then five-piece, somewhat stole the gig. They were innovative, unusual, and raw. Beautifully beguiling with a brittle bite. I have been a fan and a… Read More
Season 1, Episode 5 of HBOMax’s Legendary is called “Remember the Times” — and for good reason. While the show has found its niche as a live wire display of ballroom culture and over-the-top group production numbers, the conclusion of… Read More
Because Steven Ellison (Flying Lotus) is a producer with a deep listener’s ears, it only makes sense that last year’s Flamagra, and an album that featured guest vocalists ranging from Anderson Paak, George Clinton, and Solange, would ultimately find an… Read More
On the Soft Pink Truth’s Shall We Go on Sinning So That Grace May Increase? Drew Daniel, otherwise one half of the electronic duo Matmos, finds himself walking a fine line between personal frustration and musical ecstasy. Outraged by the… Read More
Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart are old friends, born-and-raised Chicagoans, and multi-talented musicians. As Ohmme, accompanied by subtle-to-perfection drummer Matt Carroll, they make music that depends on these bonds, with sounds built around guitar-driven experimentation and some of the most… Read More