Reviews

A photo of the Being Dead trio, sitting around a kitchen table.

Album Review: Being Dead – ‘EELS’

Music The Alt Editing Staff September 27, 2024

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.

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Muna at Pitchfork Fest 2024, photo by Kimberley Ross

Pitchfork Fest Wrap Up – Fest Review

Gig Reviews The Alt Editing Staff August 19, 2024

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.

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