No Kind of Rider Consider the Possibility of Too Many Wild Nights with “Sophia” (premiere)
The multi-edged Portland band No Kind of Rider offer another single from their upcoming album, Savage Coast.
Ian King
Author of Appetite for Definition: An A-Z Guide to Rock Genres (Harper Perennial, 2018). www.ianfking.com
Tangents’ ‘New Bodies’ Is Unlike Any Other Record You’ll Hear This Year
Shapeshifting Sydney quintet Tangents burn the genre maps and follow their impeccable improv instincts on New Bodies.
June Gloom and Rock Solid Are in the Mood for Quiet Introspection on Subletter / Something Solid (album stream)
Two indie singer-songwriters from the Exploding in Sound label, June Gloom and Rock Solid, join forces for an intimate split album, Subletter / Something Solid.
The Buttertones Are Unafraid of Taking Chances on ‘Midnight in a Moonless Dream’
The Buttertones' latest album, Midnight in a Moonless Dream, is in part a reaffirmation of their combined strengths and also a well-considered step forward.
The Fourth Wall Find a Place for Clamor and Calm in “Circular Ruins” (premiere)
Portland's the Fourth Wall dream in high volume on the first track from their new album, Infinite Other.
Stephen Malkmus’ ‘Sparkle Hard’ Slips Out of Twisting Plot Traps As Nonchalantly As It Slides Around Rigid Logic
The indie rock statesman Stephen Malkmus hones his sleight-of-hand rock on a fiery collection of songs for Sparkle Hard.
Nova Materia Show Their Mettle with “Nov Power” (premiere)
The French/Chilean Nova Materia electronic duo shade bright club rhythms with echoes of their post-punk past on "Nov Power".
Waveless Dream Up Their Escape on “Second Lot” (premiere)
Minneapolis noise-gaze trio Waveless seethes and soothes with discord and distance on their new album, As One More Folded Paper Crane.
Father Murphy Call It Quits Via a Requiem in ‘Rising’
The Italian cult duo's final album is part rock record and part religious ceremony, built on natural texture and stark mysticism.
House of Blondes Feel the Seasons Change on “The Tilted Earth” (premiere)
New York synth duo House of Blondes tie together their new Time Trip with strands of Brian Eno, Vangelis, and futurist thump.
The Buttertones – “Baby C4” (premiere)
The first single from the Buttertone's latest album, Midnight in a Moonless Dream, is a blast of fresh plastic.
FACS – ‘Negative Houses’ (album premiere)
Disappears have gone, but its former members in FACS take the mission to new terrain on Negative Houses.