“We wanted to harness space and emptiness in the same playful way that we used noise as teenagers”: An interview with Horsegirl
Track-By-Track: Doug Gillard of Guided By Voices considers the twisting evolution of their latest album, Universe Room
Toria Wooff embraces the consequences of affection on “That’s What Falling In Love Will Do” Joshua Pickard·February 16, 2025Love hurts — or it can; it probably will. Toria Wooff is pragmatic about the impending ache that...News & Track Reviews
“We wanted to harness space and emptiness in the same playful way that we used noise as teenagers”: An interview with Horsegirl Joshua Pickard·February 13, 2025It’s been a wild ride for New York-via-Chicago bandmates and best friends Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi...FeaturesInterview
Japanese Breakfast denounces those who take refuge in toxic masculinity on “Mega Circuit” Joshua Pickard·February 13, 2025Michelle Zauner — aka Japanese Breakfast — wastes no time in offering her condemnation for anyone who takes...News & Track Reviews
Circuit des Yeux falls into the oblivion of corrugated dance music on “Canopy of Eden” Joshua Pickard·February 12, 2025Haley Fohr — aka Circuit des Yeux — is back with another track from her forthcoming album, Halo...News & Track Reviews
Track-By-Track: Doug Gillard of Guided By Voices considers the twisting evolution of their latest album, Universe Room Joshua Pickard·February 10, 202541 albums in and Guided By Voices haven’t lost their nerve. The band that practically invented (or at...FeaturesTrack-by-Track
Florist announce 2025 tour, share new single “Gloom Designs” Joshua Pickard·February 10, 2025Florist will embark on a spring 2025 North American tour starting on May 5 in Philadelphia. It will...News & Track Reviews
Saetia work their way through tectonic shifts on screamo rampager “Three Faces Past” Joshua Pickard·February 7, 2025As just the second song to be released in the last 26 years for screamo icons Saetia, “Three...News & Track Reviews
Frog Eyes tilt their gaze towards late-70s punk on “Television, a Ghost in My Head” Joshua Pickard·February 7, 2025I can’t help but imagine that Frog Eyes would have felt at home in the late-70s era of...News & Track Reviews
Anika rages against corporate parasites on “Hearsay” Joshua Pickard·February 7, 2025Anika is taking aim at the corporate entities and individuals who seem intent on leeching off of a...News & Track Reviews
The Taxpayers celebrate the imperfection of broken things on “At War With the Dogcatchers” Joshua Pickard·February 6, 2025As soon as I heard the latest single from Portland genre-blurring punks The Taxpayers, I immediately began to...News & Track Reviews
