Friko Deliver on the Exciting Promise of Their Debut
Buzzy Chicago band Friko go harder and prettier on their latest album, Something Worth Waiting For. It’s destined to be loved by their ever-expanding fanbase.
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Hurray For the Riff Raff Are at a Vibrant, Outspoken Peak
Live Forever captures one of the best sounding tours of 2025, revealing Hurray For the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra as one of the leading musical voices of the 2020s.
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.
The Moss Choose Their Own Path on ‘Big Blue Moon’
The Moss have taken the expansive energy of the Utah peaks and the Hawaiian shores and concentrated it into something sharp, unyielding, and entirely their own.
Does Stephen Emmer Share George Harrison’s DNA?
Bristling with ideas and formations, Stephen Emmer’s latest work is so malleable to interpret precisely because the tones and timbre are so universal.
Wesley Joseph Is a Hugely Talented New Musical Voice
Wesley Joseph creates a sweeping, ambitious collection of tracks that serves as a vivid self-portrait of a hugely talented new voice in British music.
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.
Lucas Santtana Champions Brazilian Language on ‘Brasiliano’
Politically and philosophically, Lucas Santtana’s Brasiliano demonstrates wondrous clarity of purpose and boasts consummate musicianship.
Dale Watson Is Still Fiercely Independent on ‘Unwanted’
Dale Watson sings and writes about love, life, and liquor with equal fervour. He’s a passionate man, whether he’s crooning about yellow mustard or his own death.
Friko Bring the Noise on ‘Something Worth Waiting For’
It’s the moments of calm and quiet that work best on Friko’s Something Worth Waiting For, which is front-loaded with loud and crowded songs.
Mr Eazi and King Promise Document a Long Kinship
Mr Eazi and King Promise’s See What We’ve Done lands like a pulse check: messy, breathing, and defiantly human.
The Charlatans’ ‘Some Friendly’ Is Surprisingly Important
The Charlatans’ subsequent career has, in hindsight, rendered Some Friendly more valuable than most anyone expected. It’s one of their most important.