Unrest Unleash the 30th Anniversary Edition of ‘Perfect Teeth’
Unrest’s final album, Perfect Teeth, explores the incredible diversity of 1990s indie rock. It’s absolutely unmissable if you’re a fan of the genre.
J. Simpson
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Simpson believes that great art makes the world a better place. Specializing in covering dark and experimental art, he believes there's
more to the world than meets the eye and more to life than chasing
the bottom line. He is also published with Spectrum Culture and Freq Magazine and edits the Forestpunk blog.
DJ Nontoya Presents Tokyo Bliss, Japanese Funk and More
Tokyo’s DJ Nontoya takes you on a guided tour through the fascinating worlds of city pop and Japanese funk on his third mix for WeWantSounds.
Tim Hecker Expresses the Beauty and Terror of Modern Life
In this short collection of soundtrack work, Tim Hecker scours away the surface noise to find something more intimate and human.
David Lynch Nailed and Skewered Us
On the passing of legendary director David Lynch, we share five films that nailed us in our hearts and guts and skewered us to our soft, squishy, emotional cores.
Spotify Eats Everyone
Mood Machine exhaustively investigates how Spotify streaming currently operates and gives a searing indictment of global capital in the Digital Age.
Traxman Is the Ultimate Culmination of Classic DJ Tradition
Ten years since the last volume, Da Mind of Traxman Vol. 3 proves how futuristic and timeless his approach has always been.
FKA Twigs’ Eusexua Is an Inspiring Conceptual Masterpiece
FKA Twigs’ Eusexua is a conceptual masterpiece that speaks to the heart and the head, the spirit and the body. These things are not separate from each other.
Zzzahara Combines Thrills and Chills on ‘Spiral Your Way Out’
zzzahara’s new LP is about making the best of a bad situation, of transforming darkness into light. It’s a bittersweet testament to the spirit of Los Angeles.
Haunted Horses’ ‘Dweller’ Is an Intriguing Heavy Album
Haunted Horses get further under your skin, infecting and infesting you with their bleary, spectral plague of madness and maybe a slight spark of hope.
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The 10 Best Shoegaze Albums of 2024
The genre rediscovery via TikTok during the first stages of the pandemic has been going on long enough that we might consider it a Shoegaze Revival Revival.
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The 10 Best Psychedelic Albums of 2024
Artists worldwide have been exploring the visionary potential of electrical instruments in all manner of new and novel ways to create psychedelic music.
Clinic Stars Blend 1990s Slowcore and Dream Pop on ‘Only Hinting’
Detroit’s Clinic Stars draw you into their gauzy, poetic interior world and weave a cozy afghan of 1990s slowcore and dream pop on their debut LP, Only Hinting.