Nerves grapple with internal collapse and resolution on “Dirty Fingers” Joshua Pickard·April 16, 2025The latest single from Welsh noise-punks Nerves sounds like an industrial exorcism, one designed to excoriate and explore...News & Track Reviews
Folk Bitch Trio sign to Jagjaguwar, release acidic and gorgeous new single “The Actor” Joshua Pickard·April 15, 2025Melbourne/Naarm-based outfit Folk Bitch Trio have just signed to Jagjaguwar and released a new single called “The Actor”....News & Track Reviews
Morgan Nagler dissects the dystopian sprawl of Los Angeles on “Orange Wine” Joshua Pickard·April 14, 2025Morgan Nagler has once again risen to meet her own hype with “Orange Wine”, a song that speaks...News & Track Reviews
Eric Schroeder conjures the spirits of ghost punks and rock specters on “High Low” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·April 10, 2025San Diego-born songwriter Eric Schroeder is exactly where he should be, but that wasn’t always the case. The...News & Track Reviews
Lifeguard announce debut album, share lead single “It Will Get Worse” Joshua Pickard·April 8, 2025Chicago’s Lifeguard will release their debut album, Ripped and Torn, on Matador Records on June 6. Built around...News & Track Reviews
In Rotation: Lily Seabird curates a musical atmosphere of wintry melancholia and self-analysis Joshua Pickard·April 7, 2025“In the past, I used to come to songwriting when I was in crisis,” says Lily Seabird. “Only...FeaturesIn Rotation
Track-By-Track: Anika details the anger and frustration at the center of her new album, Abyss Joshua Pickard·April 4, 2025The latest album from British-born, Berlin-based musician Annika Henderson, who records as Anika, is a treatise on how...FeaturesTrack-by-Track
Music Festival Review: The magical realism of Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival Joshua Pickard·April 2, 2025You have to get your mind right before you begin the deliberations as to who you will see...Festival ReviewLive ReviewsReviews
Track-By-Track: Bria Salmena offers insight into the internal workings of her new album, Big Dog Joshua Pickard·March 28, 2025Transitory experiences and the nuance of transformation lie at the heart of Bria Salmena‘s music, stories of intense...FeaturesTrack-by-Track
In Rotation: Dean Wareham highlights some of his favorite Los Angeles artists Joshua Pickard·March 26, 2025Dean Wareham has developed a distinctive dialect over the last 40 years, a musical language that involves slumbering...FeaturesIn Rotation