Reviews

On their seventh album 'Synthesizer,' A Place to Bury Strangers mix post-punk and shoegaze with icy precision.

From Austin, Texas, Being Dead is back with their second LP, EELS, via Bayonet Records. It’s a balance of angelic harmonies, art-pop riffs, and surf-rock rhythms, with each song revealing a glimpse into the band's weird and eclectic mind.

'Five Dice, All Threes' is a solid outing from Bright Eyes, who manage to remain essential listening

Mol reviews the new single "Feel Sick" from South Jersey ska punks Fuzzy Slippers, an over-thinker's anthem wrapped up in trumpet and sax.

On their sophomore LP 'Free Energy,' out now, Dummy's frantic psych-pop is impossible not to move to.

On MJ Lenderman's new LP 'Manning Fireworks,' he plummets back down to Earth after the stratospheric heights of 'Boat Songs.' But, Giliann writes, he hits the ground running, and he's never sounded better.

Hope reviews the expansive, revelatory new beabadoobee album 'This Is How Tomorrow Moves' (out now on Dirty Hit)

Massing together to witness live music at a festival is a relatively recent human ritual that nonetheless feels extremely strange and sacred. And Pitchfork Festival is the most sacred and strange of these events, at least to a certain group of people who hold indie music and culture in their hearts. It is like Super Bowl Sunday, three days of it; it is like a holy pilgrimage.

Combat's 'Stay Golden' is one of the most exhilarating recent records to come out of the punk and emo worlds

Photo by Megan Magdalena Bourne Most of Crack Cloud’s descriptors pertain to their structure rather than their style of music, […]

Porter Robinson is reeling in from three years of intense touring to give us his third official album Smile :D - the ying to Nurture’s yang.

There is always a space of reconciliation. With “believe the hype,” the newest single by Balance and Composure, the group fight through endless loops of tricking oneself into thinking they are found. With guitars that wrap around the listener’s ears, a calm yet steady rhythm, and savory vocals, this is one visceral track.

'All Hell,' the latest Los Campesinos! record, is out tomorrow and Grace got the details on how it came together from the band before their recent show at Portland’s Aladdin Theater

Combat preview their must-listen upcoming record with the title track "Stay Golden"

Zac reviews upcoming albums from fuzz rockers Hayes Noble, Abel, and MILLY.