Cassette Culture: May 2020 Joshua Pickard·June 3, 2020Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market....Cassette CultureFeatures
Rory Butler explores the consequences of our digital obsessions through the folk-pop ramble of “That Side of the World” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·May 29, 2020Scottish singer-songwriter Rory Butler has been surrounded by music all his life – and it began in the...News & Track Reviews
Anacarina revels in glistening pop acoustics on new EP One of Your Forevers (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·May 28, 2020Growing up in The Woodlands, Texas, Anacarina Acuna (or just Anacarina) escapes into the landscapes of her songs...News & Track Reviews
Zoon reconstructs WHOOP-Szo’s folksome “Cut Your Hair” into an ambient wonder (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·May 25, 2020Under the alias of Zoon, Daniel Monkman is able to travel into the depths of his personal experiences...News & Track Reviews
Julia Logan develops a crystalline folk grace on debut single “To Be True” Joshua Pickard·May 22, 2020Julia Logan split her childhood years between the Swedish archipelago and the Southern coast of California, both offering...News & Track Reviews
Heartour races through neon-streaked electro-pop landscapes on R U IN (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·May 21, 2020Growing up in a small town in Connecticut, Jason Young spent his formative years in the shadow of...News & Track Reviews
Sara Marie Barron explores the line between fantasy and reality in luxurious jazz-pop soundscapes on “Up All Night” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·May 21, 2020Some things we can’t help but embrace – some innate talent that allows us to see ourselves in...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: The Magnetic Fields – Quickies Joshua Pickard·May 21, 2020Stephin Merritt has forged a career balancing precocious wit with pop theatricality. As the frontman for The Magnetic...Album ReviewsReviews
On Deck: The Keep Joshua Pickard·May 20, 2020The Keep is the avenue through which Gothenburg-based producer Oliver Knowles explores a vast array of droning rhythms,...FeaturesOn Deck
Radiator King explores a blues-punk apocalypse on “Crusade” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·May 18, 2020There are admittedly few things from which to take comfort during the current social and political stresses, but...News & Track Reviews