While societies are technologically advancing, Sophie Barthes’ sci-fi comedy The POD Generation offers a cautionary tale about how, spiritually, culturally, and economically we’re “standing still – or moving backwards.”
Depeche Mode’s Memento Mori is a testament to the power of art to call us to see more clearly in the absence of resolution.
The new Altın Gün album Aşk makes it clear where they are headed: back to their retro roots, bringing forth the sounds of classic 1970s Anatolian rock.
Nashville songwriters Luke Laird, Lori McKenna, and Barry Dean have written some of the biggest hits in country music over the past 20 years.
The Price of Progress has all the hallmarks of the Hold Steady but with just enough swerves to keep it interesting. It’s a worthy addition to their catalog.
Upstate’s You Only Get a Few pairs the unfamiliar discomfort of touring musicians surviving a pandemic – whose lives were already in flux – with the familiar.
Continue As a Guest is a more delicate and less hooky version of the New Pornographers, the most reflective they’ve been since 2007’s underrated Challengers.
Indie rockers the Beths have had a most excellent visit to San Francisco, and fans can only hope they’ll be back sooner than later.
As one-half of the experimental YoshimiOizumikiYoshiduO, Yoshimi permits her music to seemingly pop up from under the ground like a rare and fragile fungus.
Stephen Wilson Jr. describes his music as “Death Cab for Country”, which is accurate as his sound is part rock and part Nashville country.
Alabama’s Model Citizen boast a pair of Drive-By Truckers and punk rock bonafides on the loud and proud new album, Live at Dial Back Sound.
Flyying Colors find their sweet spot on You Never Know, augmenting shoegaze’s aching coolness to form a potent and satisfying mix.
