Getdown Services Dance Through the Class War on ‘Massive Champion’
Bristol duo Getdown Services turn everyday humiliations into cathartic, body‑moving anthems. Move to the beat and pay attention.
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Mastodon Find Blood in the Bone on ‘Marrow Deep’
The familiar Mastodon is still roaring on Marrow Deep, though there are some new gears slipped into the engine, discovering how strange the band can become.
Enneads Immerse Themselves in “Doom Jazz” on Debut
Enneads are a group rich with sonic possibilities, and their music works magnificently with a good set of headphones and an open musical mind.
Cold Court’s EP Is One of the Year’s Most Thrilling Debuts
Cold Court emerged fully formed, after digesting a sea of touchstones and pushing them all into the abyss, leaving the listener breathless and ready for more.
‘Bouchra’ Explores How Artists Create New Forms for Familiar Questions
Bouchra has so many visually stunning frames, so many moments that make the familiar strange and newly beautiful, and so many unexpected conversations with other films and works of art.
The Flawless Vitality of Paris Paloma’s ‘The Fatal Flaw’
Paris Paloma tackles art, love, and everything in between through a feminist lens in her empowered sophomore album The Fatal Flaw.
The Fierce and the Dead Put a Unique Spin on Rock
The Fierce and the Dead have traditionally pivoted between stoner and psychedelic hooks, suffused with sultry grooves undulating beneath the murky words.
Gretchen Parlato Spins Jazz and Soul Into a Charmed Thing
Gretchen Parlato’s The Wise Ones is the perfect place to first encounter her. I still call it jazz, but we can also call it joyful, sublimely crafted music.
Ray Wylie Hubbard Tells the Full Story on ‘Reel 2 Reel 4 Real’
As Ray Wylie Hubbard rocks through Texas and southern swamps, he doesn’t sound like he’s running out of steam. Reel 2 Reel 4 Real should be a continuation, not a capstone.
Joshua Bassett Digs Deeper on ‘Easier’
With his penchant for deep emotional hooks and insight, Joshua Bassett’s music has always been easy to get under your skin. Easier is his best.
Plum Come Out Swinging with a Post-Punk Tour de Force
Plum are a hugely talented post-punk band and the songs on Bodies in Motion are tight, smart, and infectious. Turn the music up loud and dance like it’s 1980.
Chat Pile Survey the Wreckage of Contemporary Life
Oklahoma noise band Chat Pile mix more melody into their bleak message on another powerful, unsettling collection, Who Loves the Sun.