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Sports Team Reflect on American Gun Culture in Latest Single "Bang Bang Bang"
January 10, 2025
The cinematic and sharp single is deft, harrowing, and poignant.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Fake Dad Turns It All the Way Up on Electric Release "ON/OFF"
December 2, 2024
Fake Dad writes music that captures the tumultuous grind of existing in the modern world.
Author:
Grace Holtzclaw
Mercury Carves A Post-Rock Path Through Dystopia in "Swarm the Hive Mind"
November 23, 2024
Built on a post-rock foundation of swirling, gauzy noise, the song strikes a rebellion against the status quo.
Author:
Abby Kenna
Flipturn Navigates Human Connection in Experimental Rock Track "Sunlight"
November 22, 2024
"Sunlight" is a moving exploration of family, addiction, and the human condition.
Author:
Hillary Safadi
Oliver Keane Taps into Classic Indie Rock Stardom in EP "Motion Sickness"
November 18, 2024
Fun, rangy, but still dialed in with hum-along pop goodness, "Motion Sickness" is filled with a savvy cadence.
Author:
DJ Connor
Daydreamers’ Debut EP Catapults Listeners into a World of Purifying Fantasy
November 16, 2024
The band leans into a complex theme of escaping into their daydreams while also reveling in their sometimes aching feelings.
Author:
Caroline McKenzie
Peach Pit Soars to Daring New Heights in “Magpie”
October 29, 2024
'Magpie' is a love letter to creative experimentation, defying genre conventions and pushing the boundaries of indie rock.
Author:
Hillary Safadi
Mk.gee Returns With the Beautiful and Blurry “ROCKMAN”
October 21, 2024
Mk.gee is honing in on a sound that is distinctive, dreamlike, and always leaves listeners craving more.
Author:
Gia Acosta
ALEXSUCKS Bottles Up All the Fun and Confusion of Figuring Life Out in 'Warm Beers'
October 19, 2024
Life is just one giant coming-of-age movie, and ALEXSUCKS has created the perfect soundtrack for it.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
some fear Shed Their Skin in Latest Single "Skin I Can't Peel"
October 17, 2024
"'Skin I Can't Peel' is a song I wrote about meeting someone where they're at in life, regardless of your common past."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
CYN Channels a Cult-Like Obsession in the High-Spirited "Holy Roller"
May 21, 2019
Balancing its most radio-friendly pop inclinations with a smattering of reverbed-out electric guitars that could be taken straight from a St. Vincent record, "Holy Roller" is CYN at her best.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
carwash's 'soap water' Is a Brilliant Portrait of Fleeting Youth
September 20, 2021
soap water is music that calls to mind adolescent romance, indie rock of the '90s, and halcyon summer days.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Sam Fender Questions Half-Remembered Night Outs in "All Is On My Side"
December 11, 2019
The heart-rending British artist explores our obsession with going out to clubs we despise.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
You Said Strange Unveil "(Song For A) Wasted Land" Video Ahead of SXSW Performances [Q&A]
February 13, 2023
The French indie rock band is shaping up for their biggest year yet.
Author:
DJ Connor
Jean Dawson Welcomes the Era of 'CHAOS NOW*' With "THREE HEADS*"
August 22, 2022
Call it experimental indie rock, pop punk, nu-rave, whatever you like, but there is no denying Dawson.
Author:
Michelle Dalarossa
Boyish Enter the Ring in "I Think I Hate It Here"
April 18, 2022
"I Think I Hate It Here" is a whirlwind of unconventional distorted sounds and ethereal textures."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
The Buttertones Come of Age in "Fade Away Gently" [Premiere]
March 12, 2020
The Buttertones make the rare sort of music that simply does not go out of style.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Terry Presume's 'What Box?' Is a Cosmic Cocktail of Emotional Catharsis
July 29, 2021
Few artists feel as unrestrained by genre or convention as Terry Presume.
Author:
DJ Connor
spill tab's "CRÈME BRÛLÉE!" Is the Zazziest Song Around
November 14, 2022
"CRÈME BRÛLÉE!" is pop maximalism at its finest.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Hinds' "Good Bad Times" Is a Superpowered Bop
February 4, 2020
"When people hear this record I want them to freak out and just go, 'What?'"
Author:
Emily Smith