Mikal Cronin Finds the Groundwork for a Classic with 'Seeker'
After some adventurous wilderness time, Mikal Cronin builds on his indie rock style to draft a compelling new direction with Seeker.
07 Nov 2019
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Doing What They Do Best: An Interview With Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen's latest album may be about the state of the world and how hopeless it is. It may also be about how there actually is hope. Roddy Bottum and Lynn Truell reflect on the group's past and present. "When we're at our best, we represent a movement," says Bottum.
Jedd Beaudoin
Music
30 Jul 2019
Imperial Teen Are Masters of Catchy Hooks
Imperial Teen's Now We Are Timeless shows what a veteran band can do when they are locked in together. Highly recommended for fans of the kind of pop-rock that doesn't make the mainstream charts anymore.
22 Jul 2019
Gauche Blend New Wave and Post-Punk on Their Debut 'A People's History of Gauche'
Evoking best elements from post-punk and new wave, Gauche offers up an impolite and delightful debut album.
17 Jul 2019
Sacred Paws Make Fun and Upbeat Rock Music on 'Run Around the Sun'
Glasgow-based indie poppers Sacred Paws offer up a second album full of brisk, bright songs that draw from several styles, notably Afrobeat and post-punk.
08 Jul 2019
Fruit Bats' 'Gold Past Life' Is an Exhilarating Trip Down Multiple Memory Lanes
Deftly avoiding the pitfalls of nostalgia, Fruit Bats' Gold Past Life takes stock of life from the vantage point of middle age and charts a path forward with hope and no little circumspection, without once feeling sorry for itself.
21 Jun 2019
Titus Andronicus Excel With a Stripped-Down Approach on 'An Obelisk'
On their sixth studio album, New Jersey punk rockers Titus Andronicus, normally associated with big, ambitious gestures, get back to basics.
20 Jun 2019
Apex Manor Returns with "Asked & Answered" (premiere)
Apex Manor (Ross Flournoy) returns after a long break with his first album since 2011, Heartbreak City, and a cracking new single that deals with life's break-ups in "Asked & Answered".
15 May 2019
Reigning Sound's 'Abdication... For Your Love' Gets a Welcome Reissue
Reigning Sound's 2011 album, Abdication... For Your Love, reissued on Merge, is a tour de force of grassroots rock and soul.
02 May 2019
The Mountain Goats Get Fantastic(al) for 'In League with Dragons'
The Mountain Goats create a complex and vibrant album that moves between worlds with In League with Dragons.
Justin Cober-Lake
Music
24 Apr 2019
​On 'It's Real', Ex Hex Take a More Nuanced Approach to Songwriting
It's Real proves that Ex Hex can draw influences from different eras of rock music and spin them into something that sounds like only them.
17 Apr 2019
Britain's Ibibio Sound Machine Bring Depth to the Dancefloor on 'Doko Mien'
Doko Mien highlights Ibibio Sound Machine's versatility as the group continues to bring Lagos and London together in new ways.
21 Mar 2019
Lambchop Surveys the Senses on 'This (is what I wanted to tell you)'
Lambchop's new album is the musical equivalent of that final "walk" monologue from Synecdoche, New York. It's a heavy listen, but potentially a rapturous one as well, for anyone who has ever experienced a reverie of aging and all it entails.
20 Mar 2019
Martin Frawley's 'Undone at 31' Is an Eclectic and Mostly Joyous Adventure
Martin Frawley's (Twerps) first solo album has a lot of range but not so much anxiety, as he continues to try on musical styles and forms.
08 Mar 2019
Bob Mould Hits the Reset Button with 'Sunshine Rock'
With a new hometown and a fresh perspective, Bob Mould releases a rich, dense, and instantly lovable new album, Sunshine Rock.
08 Feb 2019
William Tyler 'Goes West'
Think of William Tyler's fingers as the wind rattling the leaves on the trees. There is no storm coming, but the gusts have their own power and cannot be ignored. They make a statement.
22 Jan 2019
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