Fanclubwallet’s Debut LP Has the Witty Exuberance of a Comic Book
Fanclubwallet’s first record, You Have Got to Be Kidding Me, litters cartoonish bedroom-pop melee with sober self-examinations.
Hayden Merrick
Hayden Merrick is Associate Music Editor at PopMatters. He also contributes reviews and essays to FLOOD, Under the Radar, Clash, and others. He lives near enough to Brighton to say that he lives in Brighton, and has listened to way too much Pavement for one lifetime.
“Roman Candles” Fires Death Cab for Cutie Into a New Era
Death Cab for Cutie charge forward with resilience on the electrifying first single from their tenth album Asphalt Meadows.
Kathleen Hanna’s Ardent Holler Returns on “Mirrorball”
Kathleen Hanna’s “Mirrorball” is the effusive first single from LAND TRUST, a benefit album spearheaded by Bikini Kill alumni and featuring feminist punks.
Belle and Sebastian’s ‘A Bit of Previous’ Is Wrapped Up in Hooks
On Belle and Sebastian’s first album in seven years, A Bit of Previous, the cozy Glaswegians prioritize candor and retain a bit of their previous magic.
“Birthdays” Is Craig Finn’s Latest Evocative Confessional
The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn tackles familial forgiveness with his new single “Birthdays” from his upcoming album, A Legacy of Rentals, out 20th May.
The Beating Heart of Yo La Tengo’s Discography Turns 25
A quarter of a decade later, Yo La Tengo’s game-changing genre-bender continues to invite listeners into its cozy little corner of the world.
Horsegirl’s First Love Song Is a Claustral Noise-Pop Cuddle
Chicago teens Horsegirl repackage lovesickness into cozy noise-pop on their new single “World of Pots and Pans” with their debut LP due out in June via Matador.
Pavement Harness Fans’ Hopes With the Long-Awaited ‘Terror Twilight’ Reissue
Ahead of their summer reunion shows, Pavement belatedly reissue their crepuscular goodbye, Terror Twilight, with a trove of additional context and offcuts.
Alt-J Return With Paternal Earnestness on ‘The Dream’
Alt-J may have tempered their eccentricities on The Dream but there’s still plenty of death and genre-bending to satisfy veteran votaries.
Pinegrove Affirm Their Worth on the Verdant ’11:11′
Pinegrove’s 11:11 is the extolled group’s most sober collection of songs—a literate latticing of personal sorrow and environmental collapse.
The Soundtrack to Hüsker Dü’s Implosion: ‘Warehouse: Songs and Stories’ Turns 35
It’s been 35 years since college rock harbingers Hüsker Dü culminated in a storm of malaise. Warehouse: Songs and Stories was their parting gift.