‘Medicine Singers’ Is a contemporary Take on Indigenous Traditions and Post-Punk
Medicine Singers is an utterly cutting-edge and contemporary treatment of traditions often relegated to the distant past but with powerful meaning today.
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Dry Cleaning Seek Bright Spots Amid a Deadened London on ‘Stumpwork’
Dry Cleaning follow last year’s breakthrough debut with Stumpwork‘s indie-flavored post-punk woven together via Florence Shaw’s dispassionate musings.
Thus Love’s ‘Memorial’ Sports Top-Flight Goth and Post-Punk Influences
Thus Love began as a fuzzy, overly goth-influenced band, but they have since polished their messy sound to a confident post-punk sheen on Memorial.
The Paranoyds Take Us on a Spaceship Ride with ‘Talk Talk Talk’
The Paranoyds channel campy 1950s sci-fi with punk-inspired garage rock on their second full-length LP and first for Third Man Records, Talk Talk Talk.
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The B-52’s and Their Unique First Album (Between the Grooves)
We dance this mess around, get out our lava lamps, and explore why the B-52’s 1979 debut album is one of the best pop records ever made.
‘Talking Heads: 77’ Pointed to the Future 45 Years Ago
Talking Heads: 77‘s power-pop short song format sounded familiar, but those herky-jerky rhythms, eccentric melodies, and strained yelping vocals led to New Wave.
‘Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years’ Celebrates the Clash Founder’s Next Band
Joe Strummer’s fear of becoming bored or stuck provoked him and the Mescaleros to turn over new stones any chance they could. This new set is comprehensive.
Avalanche Kaito’s Debut Turns Ancient Oral Traditions Into Post-Punk Explosions
Multiple musical histories come to bear on Avalanche Kaito, resulting in an Afrofuturist-tinged, cyberpunk-shaped fantasy well worth an immersive listen.
‘Arrangements’ Carries an Even Darker Cynical Tint for Preoccupations
Dense at times and minimal at others, Preoccupations’ Arrangements is a post-punk charge against humanity’s crumbling future.
Black Midi Continue Their March Into Madness with Excellent ‘Hellfire’
With their third LP Hellfire, Black Midi continue to put out adventurous and challenging music that keeps listeners on the tips of their toes.
Wombo’s Simple Structures Create a Volatility That Gives ‘Fairy Rust’ Its Charm
Wombo create their dark moods on Fairy Rust by channeling the best qualities of some of the most important and influential acts of the 20th century.
Kal Marks Introduce a New Lineup on the Punishing ‘My Name Is Hell’
On Kal Marks’ My Name Is Hell the vocal production is cleaner with the band’s new line-up, capturing the dynamic between Shane’s nonchalant singing and vocal cord-tearing screams.