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.
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Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound | Dark Pop for Our Impending Doom
Cloud Nothings have made music that will not be forgotten. Life Without a Sound is music that can serve as a confidant for the disillusioned.
A Conversation With High Waisted At Riot Fest Chicago
Aaron Cooper has a conversation with NY's High Waisted at Riot Fest Chicago, discussing surf, parties, and gender equality in mainstream music.
Album Review: Angel Olsen – My Woman
On her latest record, Angel Olsen transcends genre labels with a compelling album that plays homage while remaining unique, writes B.G.M.'s JP Gorman
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...
Your Soundtrack to Spring – Phosphene’s Breaker EP
Like the season in which it's been released, Phosphene's Breaker transitions from the melancholy of darker days into the promise of a lighter spring.
The Thermals @ The Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights, OH – April 22, 2016
Whenever The Thermals played a song off The Body, the audience went nuts, dancing and singing and moving in possessed gestures...
Album Review: School of Seven Bells – SVIIB
SVIIB is not a door closing on School of Seven Bells, it’s a door opening into the rest of Alejandra Deheza’s life and career. SVIIB is excellent.
Hop Along Arrive at the Perfect Time
It’s rare to see a band become the best versions of themselves. I don’t know if it’ll hold, but that's exactly what Hop Along is doing.
Record Review: Majical Cloudz – Wait & See EP
Majical Cloudz does strike out in a new direction with The Wait & See, but it does so with a well-stocked collection of tools from its earlier efforts.