Ben “Baby” Copperhead’s ‘Catch a Cold’ Is a Wild Journey
Catch a Cold sees Ben “Baby” Copperhead truly embracing what it means to make music with no stylistic boundaries, as one genre deftly blends into another.
Chris Ingalls
Chris is a Massachusetts native who spent seven years as a broadcast journalist in the U.S. Navy and was also a videotape editor for a CBS affiliate TV station, a newspaper editor at a military public affairs office in Naples, Italy, and a videographer for a cancer research institute. He currently works as an internal communications manager for a large Boston hospital. He was born in 1969 and has been a rabid music fan since at least 1970, thanks to his three older siblings. A PopMatters writer since 2016, Chris is also a contributor to the website I Have That On Vinyl, an occasional guest on the music podcast Losing My Opinion, and is on Bluesky and Instagram @Ingalls1969. He lives in the leafy suburbs outside of Boston with his wife, son, dog, two cats, and lots of records.
OOIOO and Lightning Bolt Create a Deliriously Off-Kilter LP
THE HORIZON SPIRALS / THE HORIZON VIRAL brings together two legendary experimental artists, OOIOO and Lightning Bolt for a delirious ride.
Paul Weller’s New Live Compilation Is Dazzling
Weller at the BBC Vol. 2 is all the proof you need that Paul Weller is still a fiery, intense live act and a vital songwriter, as relevant as ever.
Stephen Becker Offers a Unique Take on Indie Pop
Stephen Becker’s Gravity Blanket is a smartly catchy album with plenty of wonderfully odd moments featuring twisted and unique pop.
Frog Combine Exquisite Melodies and Oddball Arrangements
Frog play with convention, keeping their music genuinely weird, but with a generous helping of songwriting sophistication, and a lot of heart.
Thin Lear Unspools More Disarming Pop Perfection
Thin Lear offers so much, from moral anguish and difficult truths to a sound steeped in the best qualities of pop, rock, and folk music from the last half-century.
Joseph Branciforte and Jozef Dumoulin Are Stunning
ITERAE sees two trailblazing musician-composers, Joseph Branciforte and Jozef Dumoulin, experiment with keyboards and electronics.
Flore Laurentienne Masterfully Blend Strings and Synthesizers
Volume III sees the Canadian classical ensemble Flore Laurentienne combining analogue and electronic instruments brilliantly.
Daryl Groetsch Takes a Stunning Oceanic Voyage
Daryl Groetsch has given the ocean depths an eerie sense of calm and adventure, ranking among the finest ambient soundscapes in recent memory.
Adam O’Farrill’s ‘ELEPHANT’ Is Simply Brilliant
Adam O’Farrill’s work on ELEPHANT is truly remarkable, which shouldn’t surprise anyone familiar with his resume. He remains a joyous, endlessly curious artist.
Emil Mark Brings Minimalism to the Pipe Organ
With Mellemtid, Danish composer Emil Mark updates an older instrument, pipe organs, with modern technology in a minimalist approach.
Caroline Davis Explores Endless Musical Possibilities
Through composition and improvisation, experimental jazz saxophonist Caroline Davis creates a sound all her own on Fallows.