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girlhouse radiates raw emotion in the video for cathartic alt-pop cataclysm “worth it” Joshua Pickard·March 17, 2023The music of girlhouse — aka Portland-by-way-of-Nashville bedroom pop architect Lauren Luiz — is bathed in an alt-pop...News & Track Reviews
gloryBots reckon with fate’s cruelty on caustic alt-rock anthem “Come at Me” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·March 8, 2023Led by post-punk and sci-fi alt-rock alchemist Jalal Andre, gloryBots exists at a crossroads of darkened rhythmic impulses...News & Track Reviews
Cassette Culture: February 2023 Joshua Pickard·March 3, 2023Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures
Paul Jacks crafts an affectionate ode to Motown on groovy pop marvel “My Love Has to Ask” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·March 2, 2023Change has always been a big part of Alaskan musician Paul Jacks’ work, the act of transitioning from...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: Ron Sexsmith – The Vivian Line Joshua Pickard·February 23, 2023Some musicians are just born with an innate understanding of how to unravel the grand mysteries of melody....Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Quasi – Breaking the Balls of History Joshua Pickard·February 16, 2023In light of Janet Weiss’ contentious split from Sleater-Kinney in 2019, it’s difficult to approach the new Quasi...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World Joshua Pickard·February 13, 2023For some of us, time is measured in babies born, jobs worked, hobbies indulged in, and in our...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Boothe inverts the architecture of her influences on experimental pop hallucination “You, in the grass” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·February 10, 2023Recording under the moniker of Boothe since 2019, New York musician and sound artist Boothe Carlson creates music...News & Track Reviews
Yo La Tengo explore the clanging sprawl of their shared musical histories on “Sinatra Drive Breakdown” Joshua Pickard·February 7, 2023We’ve only got a few more days until Yo La Tengo release their latest album, This Stupid World,...News & Track Reviews
La Faute studies our capacity for betrayal on dreamy space-folk warning “Blue Girl Nice Day” Joshua Pickard·February 3, 2023Toronto singer-songwriter and visual artist La Faute — aka Peggy Messing — channels a shadowy folk ethos that...News & Track Reviews
