Wild Moccasins: Look Together | Breaking Up Sucks, but the Music is Great
when I heard that the new release from Wild Moccasins, Look Together was rooted in the breakup between its two principal members I was worried.
Adam P. Newton
Adam P. Newton
Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel | Reflections on Art, Artistry, and Growth
I don’t want Courtney Barnett to sit still - not for my sake or my daughter’s, even if that means she won’t be able to truly appreciate how good Tell Me How You Really Feel is for several years.
Actress: AZD | Your Guide to Contemporary Electro
AZD all makes sense as a complete musical thought! Actress refuses to dumb down his aesthetic or ideas for the uninitiated.
David Bazan: Care | A Reflection on the Human Condition
Let’s get this out of the way at the beginning. David Bazan might be one of my favorite...
MIEARS: Who Will Save You? | Review and Interview
“I love my keytar. It’s my comfort blanket when performing, but it’s not on the album at all!”
So began my conversation with MIEARS about her debut record.
The xx: I See You | New Ideas are Good
Is I See You an accessible record that plays with pop sensibilities in ways The xx never attempted in the past? Absolutely.
S U R V I V E : RR7349 | Beyond the Stranger Things Soundtrack
On RR7349, Survive's created a record of expertly crafted ‘80s-inflected synth-pop and prove there's more to the band than the Stranger Things soundtrack.
Foretaste: Space Echoes | They Like ‘80s Music!
Foretaste's new LP Space Echoes is a fun, 80s-indebted pop record writes Adam Newton, and a really good pastiche, but ultimately still a pastiche.
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver 33 1/3 | A Frustrating Read
The unheralded problem with the 33 1/3 series of books is that one of them will probably piss...
SBTRKT Lets the Beats and the Vocals Shine on Save Yourself
In the end, SBTRKT's Save Yourself represents what you want from a stellar producer: a combination of fantastic music and wonderful arrangements.