Laveda’s ‘Love, Darla’: Born in the Subways of NYC
The sound of Laveda’s new record 'Love, Darla' hits with the full force of a New York City subway platform, all metal, sweat, and low-frequency aggression. Seriously, this...
Interview
Exploring ‘Crónicas Intrascendentes’ with Akenathon
Akenathon’s third album, 'Crónicas Intrascendentes,' feels like opening a secret diary written between dreams and nightmares. Hailing from Argentina’s fertile progressive rock scene, the band builds a soundworld...
Roger Glenn Talks ‘My Latin Heart,’ Cal Tjader, and the Legends Who Shaped His Sound
Roger Glenn, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist whose career spans more than six decades, emerges into the spotlight with 'My Latin Heart,' his first album as a leader in nearly...
An Interview with The Lancasters: Inside a Medieval Dream of ‘The Word of the Mistral’
Somewhere between a medieval story and a psychedelic seance, 'The Word of the Mistral' is a record that throws you into a world where the past never really...
From Brian Wilson to ‘I Love My Life’: An Interview with Stephen Kalinich on a Life in Verse and Song
Stephen J. Kalinich is a true artistic nomad, a poet and songwriter whose life's work is a persistent, gentle call for peace and humanity. With a history as...
In ‘About Oblivion,’ Benya Stewart and Helga Stern Find Light in the Darkness
'About Oblivion' delivers graceful, unfiltered storytelling through peaceful, honest indie-folk melodies with Ukrainian inspiration. Its lyrics honor love lost, the grief and cruelty of war, and the struggle...
CADET A Discusses the Story of New Single ‘Christine Shine On’”
The shimmering, cosmic soundscapes of CADET A are a universe of their own. Led by a German-born musician who found his creative home in Los Angeles, this dream-pop...
New Brutalism Discusses the Making of ‘Requiescat Record’: Monolithic Soundscapes
In a world saturated with overdesigned sounds and disposable streams, this Knoxville-born quartet has spent nearly three decades carving out elemental and utterly singular language. Their instruments are...
Where The Dead Boys Meet The Spice Girls: A Conversation with Tsar
Tsar’s self-titled debut album from 2000 is one of the finest power pop records ever recorded. Yet few people bought it back then, despite its presence on the...
The Spells: A Ghost Story of the NYC Underground, and a Lost Album Found
New York in the late 90s was a strange, electric twilight. In that special, moody scene, the Austin-formed trio The Spells—Nicole Barrick (guitar, vocals), Marisa Pool (bass, vocals),...