Cincinnati Duo Lung Release Dark, Rumbling "Spiders" (premiere)
Ahead of their second LP, the cello-and-drums duo Lung unveils a surging tune of paranoia, obsessiveness, and menace with "Spiders".
16 Aug 2018
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The Caribbean Rides the "Vitamin Ship" into Enlightenment (premiere)
Experimental pop ensemble the Caribbean continue their long-standing streak of crafting audiovisual experiences that aim to truly innovate with "Vitamin Ship"—a song partially inspired by sun-sleeping cats.
09 Aug 2018
Take a Dive Into the Flaming Lips' Salad Days with 'Seeing the Unseeable'
As part of Rhino's series of reissues and compilations dedicated to the Flaming Lips, Seeing the Unseeable is a look at the band's early full-length albums.
08 Aug 2018
Nick Soulsby Reads from His Oral History of 'Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence'
Swans' story is a story of artistic near-death, defiance, and resurrection. This excerpt brings forth the band's challenges during the Swans Are Dead Tour of 1997.
02 Aug 2018
Ben Howard's 'Noonday Dream' Transports the Listener Right From Its Opening Moments
UK singer-songwriter Ben Howard takes a turn for the ambient and spacey on the evocative but somewhat formless Noonday Dream.
02 Aug 2018
Body/Head Rip Up the Playbook with 'The Switch'
The new studio offering from Kim Gordon and Bill Nace offers an experience that's less tied to the raw emotions of the past and more focused on the exacting, brilliant technical and compositional skills of its creators.
30 Jul 2018
A Reminder of Byla's Brilliance and Jarboe's Powerful Presence
Translation Loss unearths the stunning collaboration between three prominent musicians of the extreme experimental scene, which sheds light on one of the previous decade's forgotten gems.
23 Jul 2018
Radiohead Dive Deep into the Pool at the Garden
Catching the first two Radiohead shows in New York City practically makes attending the last two essential.
13 Jul 2018
Tangents' 'New Bodies' Is Unlike Any Other Record You'll Hear This Year
Shapeshifting Sydney quintet Tangents burn the genre maps and follow their impeccable improv instincts on New Bodies.
18 Jun 2018
Always Strange No Matter Where We Are: An Interview with Gang Gang Dance
Gang Gang Dance multi-instrumentalist Brian DeGraw discusses the process behind the experimental band's first record (and arguably most accessible) in seven years, Kazuashita.
11 Jun 2018
Dance Gavin Dance Relishes Soaring Emotional Assaults with 'Artificial Selection'
Artificial Selection is a fine addition to not only the Dance Gavin Dance catalog but the entire stylistic landscape to which it belongs.
05 Jun 2018
E Find Some Dark Places in Their 'Negative Work'
With entwined chaos and a compelling attack, E offers plenty of intensity to enjoy on Negative Work.
05 Jun 2018
Yonatan Gat's 'Universalists' Is a Visionary New Album for Rock Music
The former Monotonix guitarist Yonatan Gat presents a bold new idea for what to do with rock: treat your own band noise like other people's samples.
23 May 2018
Jarboe and Byla's 2007 LP 'Viscera' Gets Reissue Treatment From Translation Loss (album stream)
Still ahead of its time one decade on, Jarboe and Byla's Viscera moves to vinyl for the first time on 20 July. Listen now.
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18 May 2018
Horte Truly Lose Themselves in the Haze of These Two Longform Tracks
Finnish ethereal rockers Horte evolve from the solid structures of their debut album creating a freeform, minimalistic krautrock bliss on their new EP.
08 May 2018
Daniel Blumberg's 'Minus' Is a Muddled, Confused Misstep
The first solo album from the former member of Yuck and Hebronix strives to marry pop and art to express deeper internal turmoil, but the end result is an album lacking in strong emotional connection.
07 May 2018
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