Writer of fiction, music reviews, and other musings. Whiskey sipper and pun lover. Based in Seattle, though previously sighted in New Jersey, DC, New York, and Denver.

Carlo Thomas

Overcoats announce The Fight (Remixed), A re-imagining of their sophomore album, release Porches’ remix of “Apathetic Boys

Carlo Thomas·November 20, 2020

Brooklyn alt-pop duo Overcoats have announced The Fight (Remixed), a seven-track collection featuring re-imaginations of songs from their...

News & Track Reviews

Album Review: Tom Vek – New Symbols

Carlo Thomas·November 16, 2020

“I know we will survive” are the first words the UK electronic experimenter Tom Vek sings on his...

Album Reviews Reviews

Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn’t review

Emma Bauchner, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Ana Leorne, Chase McMullen, Gareth O'Malley, Grady Penna, Josh Sand, Tim Sentz, Harriet Suits Baer, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher and Scott Zanassi·November 9, 2020

Well, here we are, with this nightmare of a year nearing a close. Before we dive into our...

Features Lists

Album Review: Smokescreens – A Strange Dream

Carlo Thomas·November 9, 2020

That Los Angeles trio Smokeskreens titled their latest album A Strange Dream feels too perfect. For almost everyone,...

Album Reviews Reviews

Album Review: Keep Dancing Inc – Embrace

Carlo Thomas·November 2, 2020

There’s no denying that Parisian trio Keep Dancing Inc have a sense of humor. In an NME interview...

Album Reviews Reviews

Album Review: Kevin Morby – Sundowner

Carlo Thomas·October 20, 2020

Sundowner isn’t a quarantine album per se. After all, Kevin Morby wrote these songs in his hometown of...

Album Reviews Reviews

Album Review: Slow Pulp – Moveys

Carlo Thomas·October 14, 2020

Today, the idea of an inside joke seems almost implausible. It requires a shared experience, a “you had...

Album Reviews Reviews

Interview: Slow Pulp

Carlo Thomas·October 9, 2020

With their debut album Moveys out today, we get the inside scoop on it from the Chicago dreampop quartet

Features Interview

Remain in Light at 40: A Celebration of Talking Heads’ landmark album

Rob Hakimian, Carlo Thomas, Kyle Kohner, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Harriet Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher and Michael Cyrs·October 8, 2020

Today marks 40 years since October 8, 1980, the release date of Talking Heads‘ era-defining fourth album Remain...

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Album Review: Bob Mould – Blue Hearts

Carlo Thomas·September 28, 2020

Leave it to a rock veteran to set the record straight: this isn’t the first time a President...

Album Reviews Reviews

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Reviews

Album Review: Ella Eyre – everything, in time

Album Review: Lia Kohl – Various Small Whistles and a Song

Album Review: Mini Trees – Slow It Down

Features

BPM Curates: November 2025

Track-By-Track: Hilary Woods takes us through the wistful, densely colored world of her latest album, Night CRIÚ

10 artists to watch at Le Guess Who? 2025

News & Track Reviews

Glóey makes a capella magic on “Holy”

Australian Singer-Songwriter Nat Vazer delves into shades of global, existential dread via “For What”

Leni Black shares global nostalgia on “Back in Boston”

Podcasts

Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 101: Julian Brave NoiseCat – Survivng The Night

Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 100: Imogen Heap – This Is My Communion

Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 99: Avery Tucker – Slow Hits Fast

Carlo Thomas

Overcoats announce The Fight (Remixed), A re-imagining of their sophomore album, release Porches’ remix of “Apathetic Boys

Album Review: Tom Vek – New Symbols

Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn’t review

Album Review: Smokescreens – A Strange Dream

Album Review: Keep Dancing Inc – Embrace

Album Review: Kevin Morby – Sundowner

Album Review: Slow Pulp – Moveys

Interview: Slow Pulp

Remain in Light at 40: A Celebration of Talking Heads’ landmark album

Album Review: Bob Mould – Blue Hearts