Drums of Death does a killer remix of Franz Ferdinand's "What She Came For", and of Peaches "Lose You". Makes the listener feel like they're in a hipster basement club dancing with a gaggle of very skinny kids, holding on to the ceiling.
Bombay Bicycle Club Return with a Wake-Up Call
British indie pop-rockers, Bombay Bicycle Club chronicle the struggle to maintain hope in dark times on Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, their first album since 2014.
17 Jan 2020
Why Pat O'Connor's 1989 Bomb, 'The January Man', Is Worth Watching Today
Considered in relation to the postmodern explosion that would rock Hollywood during the second half of the '90s, The January Man registers as a pop culture curio that was ahead of its time.
17 Jan 2020
OOIOO Blast Out of Lengthy Hiatus with Brash and Beautifully Unpredictable 'Nijimusi'
Revered experimental Japanese noise/punk/jazz band, OOIOO are back with a typically intense and brilliant new album, Nijimusi.
17 Jan 2020
Electro's Sotomayor Merge House and Merengue on "Menéate pa' mÃ" (premiere)
Mexico-based electro duo Sotomayor blend merengue and house for a dancefloor takeover on new single "Menéate pa' mÃ".
17 Jan 2020
Resounding Silence and Profound Superfluity: The Actorly Camera in Jean-Pierre Melville's 'Un flic'
The movements of the camera in Melville's Un flic attempt to overcome one of the most inscrutable divides in existence.
17 Jan 2020
British Producer Mura Masa Gets Experimental and Nostalgic on 'RYC'
Mura Masa's RYC turns towards nostalgia and ends up stunting the promise of his previous work, although it shows a willingness to experiment that proves the producer is still one to watch.
17 Jan 2020
Tipping the Swear Jar: How mewithoutYou Used the F-Bomb to Say More Than the F-Word
Lyricist Aaron Weiss of post-punk Christian band mewithoutyou used the F-word in a song and it got banned from radio and the album got pulled from record stores. Meanwhile, his fans ponder his parodying of cultural mores.
16 Jan 2020
Beach Slang Hit a Wall on 'Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City'
On Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City, James Alex's (Beach Slang) homage to his heroes sounds exhausted.
16 Jan 2020
In Sophie Hyde's 'Animals', the Party Must End, Already
Animals is both a personal and creative coming of age story, and a satisfying yet frustrating tale about avoiding the tragedy of getting left behind.
16 Jan 2020
Half-handed Cloud Collects His Oddities for 'Gathered Out of Thin Air'
Songwriter John Ringhofer digs up a decade's worth of odds and ends for an expansive look into the corners of his career as Half-handed Cloud.
16 Jan 2020
'The Opposite of Fate' Embraces Life, However Inopportune
In The Opposite of Fate, Alison McGhee humanizes the abortion issue in a way that is unexpected and heartening.
16 Jan 2020
Fell Runner Celebrate the Strange Dreams of an Unlikely Hero with "Jeffrey" (premiere)
California indie rockers, Fell Runner go back to basics with stop-motion animation for their unique, quirky new video, "Jeffrey".
16 Jan 2020
'Switched on Pop' Schools the Academy
The first book from Switched on Pop hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan leans into the podcast's academic tendencies, as it makes the case for music fans to take all music a bit more seriously.
16 Jan 2020
Can't Keep a Good Hollaback Girl Down: The 15th Anniversary of 'Love Angel Music Baby'
Gwen Stefani's solo debut transcends a cynical reading even in 2020, remaining a crown jewel in the formative pop sounds of the 2000s and beyond -- with a few concessions.
16 Jan 2020
Spafford Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary with Jamtastic Return to the Great American Music Hall
Spafford are known for their improvisational skills, and they waste no time before taking the audience on a magic carpet ride to a higher dimension.
16 Jan 2020
British Soul/Blues Artist Izo Fitzroy Asks for "Blind Faith" (premiere)
British soul, blues, and gospel singer-songwriter, Izo Fitzroy debuts her latest single, "Blind Faith", inspired by both Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway.
16 Jan 2020
In Appreciation of Camille Billops and Her Films
Camille Billops moved beyond predictable and well-tread ground to open up space for new narratives in her films—about Black families, Black women, and Black middle-class life—that pulled on her distinctive and unapologetic worldview.
15 Jan 2020
What's to Be Believed in Yoshiharu Tsuge's 'The Man Without Talent'?
Tsuge's narrator's mustache is no more convincing a disguise than Superman's Clark Kent glasses—which is the paradoxical point in The Man Without Talent.
15 Jan 2020
Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World, 1966-1979
Smithsonian Folkways chronicles 50 years of folk recordings on Sound Portraits from Bulgaria. It is a truly essential addition to any global folk collection.
15 Jan 2020
Kiwi Jr.'s Debut 'Football Money' Is an Indie Pop Gem
Kiwi Jr.'s Football Money is a jangly, sugar-coated, charming debut album destined to be cherished by indie pop/rock fans of all stripes.
15 Jan 2020
The James Hunter Six's "Brother or Other" Asks to Spread the Love in a Time of Division (premiere)
Critiquing classism and calling for loving one another, consummate soul artist James Hunter and company share a timely message on "Brother or Other".
15 Jan 2020
A Life of False Positives: Jac Jemc's 'False Bingo'
The stories in Jac Jemc's False Bingo are wound tight, propelling the reader to ambiguous and nerve-wracking ends.
15 Jan 2020
Holy Fuck Become an Electropop/House Group on 'Deleter'
On Deleter, Holy Fuck have enthusiastically thrown themselves into the kaleidoscopic world of the early 1990s house scene while adding a few footnotes using their particular musical vocabulary.
15 Jan 2020
John Badham's 'Dracula', the Rock Star
On John Badham's Dracula. Because the director of Saturday Night Fever is the first person you would think of to direct Dracula, right?
15 Jan 2020
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