The Velvet Underground Get a “Sister Ray”-Sized Biography
Among his many discoveries about the Velvet Underground, Richie Unterberger’s description of unheard tapes will have fans salivating.
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Telehealth Disrupt Dystopia with ‘Green World Image’
Telehealth create angular grooves and twitchy rhythms and look askance at our modern-day neoliberal nightmare as we doomscroll ourselves to oblivion.
Modern Woman Feel the Rage in ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’
Modern Woman’s operatic Johnny’s Dreamworld offers a range of sounds, from post-punk to art rock to chamber pop.
Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ Is Gorgeous and Moving
Radiohead operate in an entirely different dimension than anybody else in music. They don’t bother with arbitrary boundaries or definitions about what rock should be.
They Might Be Giants Are As Delightfully Weird As Ever
They Might Be Giants produce banger tracks, some really weird, very successful experiments, and another handful of songs where listeners’ mileage may vary.
Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” and the Love of Myth and Ritual
There is far more to the title and meaning of Peter Gabriel’s song “In Your Eyes” than meets the eye, as it turns the lover’s eyes into a dwelling of belief.
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.
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.
Why Is Tori Amos Thanking Rival Courtney Love?
A long-running feud stemming from a 1990s love triangle seems to have cooled off as Tori Amos name-checks Courtney Love in her new single, “Shush”.
Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ and the Three Ghosts of Subjectivity
Every brick in Pink Floyd’s The Wall shows that haunting lies not in wailing and chain-rattling but in trauma, alienation, and absence.
The Earliest Days of Talking Heads Are a Revelation
A new Talking Heads compilation acts like a scrapbook, looking at their early years as a trio before they exploded onto the New York scene and around the world.
Gorillaz’s ‘The Mountain’ Is a Shining Ode to Life and Loss
On The Mountain, Gorillaz render the cinema of life, with its frankness and earnest-heartedness, as naturally as anything they’ve created.