Monday, May 20 2013

Now Hear This!: Emma Louise - ‘Vs. Head Vs. Heart’ (North American premiere)

By Arnold Pan

PopMatters presents the North American premiere of Vs. Head Vs. Heart, the debut album by fast-rising Australian songwriter Emma Louise.

Tuesday, May 14 2013

Now Hear This!: Aufgang - ‘Istiklaliya’ (album premiere)

By Arnold Pan

PopMatters premieres Istiklaliya, the new album by hybrid classical-electronic trio Aufgang.

Monday, May 13 2013

Now Hear This!: Radical Dads - ‘Rapid Reality’ (album premiere)

By Arnold Pan

PopMatters premieres the latest album by Brooklyn guitar-guitar-drums trio Radical Dads, Rapid Reality.

Monday, May 6 2013

Now Hear This!: We Are Loud Whispers - ‘Suchness’ (album premiere)

By Arnold Pan

PopMatters premieres Suchness, the debut album by trans-Pacific duo We Are Loud Whispers.

Now Hear This!: The Orange Peels - ‘Sun Moon’ (album and video premiere)

By Zachary Houle

PopMatters premieres Sun Moon, the latest from Bay Area indie-pop vets the Orange Peels.

Monday, April 15 2013

Now Hear This!: Jetman Jet Team - ‘We Will Live the Space Age’ (album premiere)

By Arnold Pan

PopMatters premieres We Will Live the Space Age, the debut by Seattle noise-pop act Jetman Jet Team.

Wednesday, March 27 2013

Now Hear This!: Port St. Willow - ‘Holiday’ reissue (album premiere)

By Arnold Pan

PopMatters is pleased to premiere the reissue of Port St. Willow's compelling debut Holiday.

Tuesday, January 29 2013

The SteelDrivers - ‘Hammer Down’ (Album Premiere)

By Arnold Pan

PopMatters proudly premieres the latest album by soulful neo-bluegrass band, the SteelDrivers, Hammer Down.

Tuesday, October 25 2011

Now Hear This!: The Street Eaters

By Josh Indar

"I've only sliced my hands and scalp open 10 or 20 times!" This, as well as musings about whether cockroaches are more evolutionarily intelligent than humans, dominate the discussion with this fierce Berkeley twosome ...

Friday, October 6 2006

Atomic Swindlers: Intergalactic Lesbian Love Songs

By Dave Brecheisen

Glam rock laced with obscure super hero references and sapphic celebration, anyone? Yes, please. But don't get too hung up on the sci-fi sex trappings. At the radioactive core of Atomic Swindlers is a solid rock band that doesn't require gimmicks.