The Beating Heart of Yo La Tengo’s Discography Turns 25
A quarter of a decade later, Yo La Tengo’s game-changing genre-bender continues to invite listeners into its cozy little corner of the world.
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Horsegirl’s First Love Song Is a Claustral Noise-Pop Cuddle
Chicago teens Horsegirl repackage lovesickness into cozy noise-pop on their new single “World of Pots and Pans” with their debut LP due out in June via Matador.
Amusement Parks on Fire Return in Thrilling Fashion on ‘An Archaea’
On the first new Amusement Parks on Fire record in over a decade, Michael Feerick continues to push the boundaries of what a rock album can be.
Yo La Tengo Leaf Through Their Back Pages on ‘Sleepless Night’
Do six disparate pieces, culled from the dusty corners of Yo La Tengo's career make a satisfying whole?
My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’ and the Un-Invention of Cock Rock
My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’ offers a gender-bending sonic style that severs the entrenched connections between the electric guitar and masculine phallic power.
Los Campesinos! ‘Romance Is Boring’ Holds Up a Decade Later
The three albums Los Campesinos! released after their debut showed who the band really were: angrier, artier, and more thoughtful than we initially thought. Romance Is Boring holds up in its notable decade-on reissue release.
Gods in Heat: Tobacco on Celebrating Two Decades of Ghostly International
With a headlining show as part of Ghostly International's 20th anniversary, Tobacco reflects on his own start, why he went with Ghostly, and why his old band Black Moth Super Rainbow is closing up shop.
Taffy, As Sweet and Noisy As Ever on ‘Deep Dark Creep Love’
Japanese noise-pop band Taffy never let fans down on their fifth album, Deep Dark Creep Love.
Demons, Caravaggio, and Feminism: Xiu Xiu on ‘Girl with Basket of Fruit’
Sparked by Caravaggio's Boy with Basket of Fruit, Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart sees the title of their latest work, Girl with Basket of Fruit, as a comment on feminist politics and the precarious role of women in the world.
Cherry Glazerr Perfects Noise Pop Blend on the Incendiary and Vital ‘Stuffed & Ready’
With its personal perspectives on the effects of the current cultural zeitgeist, Cherry Glazerr's Stuffed & Ready is not simply a great rock record, but an important document in the early days of 2019.
U.S. Girls Listen to the Sinister Voice in All of Us on ‘A Poem Unlimited’
Her melodramatics are in the service of the material. We may be living in hell. Women in particular may be living in a worse hell than men. But as John Paul Sartre taught us long ago, hell is other people.
