
Album Review: Kacey Musgraves – ‘star-crossed’
On 'star-crossed,' Kacey Musgraves takes a confident step away from her marriage, and country music, to become a fully realized popstar.
Read MoreOn 'star-crossed,' Kacey Musgraves takes a confident step away from her marriage, and country music, to become a fully realized popstar.
Read MoreShuffle shook things up a little this week, delivering the defining song by an influential '90s hardcore band. Jordy dives in and tries to dissect the complicated existence and impact of "New Noise" by Refused.
Read MoreA soaring new single from Shy, Low, a blistering, noisy track courtesy of Common Sage, and a rollicking one-off from Gulfer are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all six releases we deem 'must-hear':
Read MoreThe Details is our video series where we chat with artists about their recent releases, getting a behind-the-scenes look at the processes of writing, recording, and releasing music. On our latest episode, Molly Mary O’Brien talked with Los Angeles singer-songwriter Appleby about his song "Half Life," a propulsive song about feeling emotions so intense you simply don't know what to do.
Read More'Coastal Grooves,' the debut album from Blood Orange, is a brazen, suave exercise in unrestrained attitude. Ted Davis looks back on 'Coastal Grooves' 10 years after its release.
Read MoreFor this week's On Shuffle, Jordy goes back to 2013 to talk formative music fandom, mid-aughts Fueled By Ramen bands, (500) Days of Summer as a music genre, and of course, the subject of this week's column, "Your Face" by Blue of Colors.
Read MoreLorde's third album is a beachy, Laurel Canyon summer record. We're not confident how it will weather the rest of the year.
Read MoreJane catches up with Vera Kahn, a New York City-based who recently released her debut 'Charmed, I'm Sure.' Self-coined as "city music" that instrumentally follows a finite grid of country, she explores the motif of the grey area through verdant melodies, moving basslines, and charismatic narrative authenticity.
Read MoreA tight grunge-hardcore track from Soul Blind, a near-perfect pop-punk song from Jail Socks, and a poppy new Chastity single are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all five songs we deem 'must-hear':
Read MoreOn their third album, Pet Symmetry cling to joy amongst turmoil.
Read MoreAn aggressive but tight single from Church Girls, a frantic and jarring taste of a new See Through Person EP, and some experimental pop from 5ever were among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all nine releases we deem 'must-hear':
Read MoreAaron explores Catbite's sophomore album, "Nice One," calling it a "victory lap" full of singalongs.
Read MoreOur new video series explores the personal obsessions of our favorite artists.
Read MoreKississippi's sophomore record 'Mood Ring,' out now on Triple Crown Records, is as ambitious as it's new. Straying away from their indie-rock and emo bedroom-pop sound, Zoe Reynolds explores a pop landscape, colored by dazzling synths and melodies. In the midst of this, she chronicles each varying facet of love like scrapping bits and pieces out of a diary, leaving an indelible mark in her growing career.
Read MoreA new single from titans A Will Away, a masterful post-rock album from Sleepersound, and a breezy single from Trace Mountains were among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all five releases we deem 'must-hear'
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