Noise Rock Band Unsane’s Chris Spencer Is Committed
The lead singer of the New York noise institution Unsane, Chris Spencer, talks about the reissue of their classic Occupational Hazard.
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Shiner’s Allen Epley Discusses Balancing Life and Art
Everyone in Shiner is focused on their new album, which is another stellar release, sure to please longtime fans and likely to convert some new ones.
Shiner Do What They Do Best on ‘BELIEVEYOUME’
This is Shiner at the peak of their powers, delivering a juiced-up version of their sound. It’s a must-listen for anyone who loves heavy, catchy rock songs.
Courtney Love Ate My Pasta
If we need an example of someone who embodies strength and vulnerability as non-dual, Courtney Love rules. She will also eat your pasta and not give a fuck.
Lifeguard Are Ready-Made for Critical Adoration
Every so often, a band like Lifeguard appear and aren’t experimental, but flaunt their impeccable influences in a way that’s so brash and confident.
Swans’ ‘Birthing’ Wants and Demands Transformation
Swans’ Birthing isn’t so much music as a reaction against music—a disavowal of melody, pleasure, and your nervous system’s comfort threshold.
Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet Wrest Melody Out of Noise
Noise rock fans who yearn for the sound of a quartet at the absolute peak of their powers will gain much by scooping up guitar wizard Bill Orcutt’s new album.
Roomer’s New Album Ironically Leaves Nothing to Chance
Roomer’s Leaving It All to Chance is too nuanced to be consigned to the straitjacket of shoegaze with its sultry melodies, neo-folk stylings, and earworm hooks.
Sleigh Bells Combine Heavy and Light Extremes in Perfect Balance
Four years since their last full-length album, Sleigh Bells reflect on their journey purpose, furry loved ones along the way, and their new record.
Archers of Loaf’s Defiant ‘Vee Vee’ Is an Indie Classic
Archers of Loaf’s Vee Vee takes on the mythos of rock stardom, the underbelly of local music scenes, and their rules. It also critiques consumerism.
Haunted Horses’ ‘Dweller’ Is an Intriguing Heavy Album
Haunted Horses get further under your skin, infecting and infesting you with their bleary, spectral plague of madness and maybe a slight spark of hope.
The 10 Spookiest Lou Reed Songs
From graphic depictions of violence and death to ominous and grating musical atmospheres, Lou Reed created numerous frightening tunes.