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Imaad Wasif – Superconsciousness | Lighting the Way with Ashes
There’s a specific kind of silence that follows a fire. Heavier than it is peaceful, it’s the sound...
Rock & Roll
Worm – Necropalace | Black Metal in Technicolor
Florida’s Worm has spent years refining a very specific kind of atmospheric rot. On earlier milestones like Foreverglade,...
Lucid Express | Instant Comfort – Shoegaze Refined
Less than six years after their critically acclaimed debut, Hong Kong’s Lucid Express return with Instant Comfort, a...
The Showcase – February 2026
I listen to a lot of music. No, really. If I’m not catching up on what my fellow...
Mandy, Indiana – URGH | A Noise Rock Triumph
I have raved about Mandy, Indiana since the first time the band’s music assaulted my ears. Their debut...
Ratboys – Singin’ to an Empty Chair | Emotional Depth in Country Rock
Music fans love to debate album runs. Which band released three, four, or more albums in a row...
LAPêCHE – Autotelic | The Right Kind of ’90s Revivalism
At this point in my music reviewing career, the ‘90s revival has been going on longer than the...
Kula Shaker – WORMSLAYER | The Return of Brit-Pop Mysticism
Named after a 9th-century Indian saint and poet-king, Kula Shaker has always operated on a different frequency than...
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin 1999 – 2026 | Black Midi and Beyond
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, co-founding guitarist of Black Midi, has died at the age of 26. His family confirmed his...
APN’s Top 25 Albums of 2025 | Making Musical Lemonade Out of a Lemon Year
This year sucked. Hard. Just several layers of not good on multiple levels. But you aren’t here to...