Laurel Halo’s ‘DJ Kicks’ Set Is Immaculately Balanced and Curated
Laurel Halo's DJ Kicks is a perfectly controlled and sequenced set, looking occasionally backward but mostly forward, and always very much in the present moment.
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Pom Poko Defy Conventions and Classifications with ‘Birthday’
Norwegian quartet Pom Poko's debut Birthday is a stunning, mind-blowing mix of monster riffs and sweet melodies.
Julia Holter Produces Her Most Ambitious Work Yet with ‘Aviary’
With her new record, Aviary, Julia Holter expands her scope to include elements of free improvisation, neo-classical leanings, and folk-induced hallucinations, thereby producing a substantial work of art.
Electropop’s Petra Glynt Makes a Powerful Statement on “Surveillance” (premiere)
Petra Glynt's "Surveillance" is a reaction to the Facebook data scandal and how technology is being used against us.
Laurel Halo’s ‘Raw Silk Uncut Wood’ Meditates on Moments, Scenic and Manic
On Raw Silk Uncut Wood, Laurel Halo shifts her typically synthetic, dense approach to raw, uncut minimalism.
SOPHIE’s ‘OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDES’ Advances Pop Music As an Expression of the Marginalized
SOPHIE's debut album OIL OF EVERY PEARL's UN-INSIDES plays with pop motifs, not as parody, but to create the catchiest form of self expression.
Charli XCX Brings Special Guests and “Boys” to Brooklyn ‘Pop 2’ Party
The second of two special shows for Pop 2 was held at Elsewhere in Brooklyn and saw Charli XCX provide a unique frame on pop.
Modern Music Icons Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet Collaborate with Heart-stopping Beauty
There's no mistaking that Landfall is an album heavy with gloom and grief. Nonetheless, it's beautiful and an excellent first collaboration between Anderson and Kronos.
Palm – “Dog Milk” (Singles Going Steady)
Here we are, in 2018, and we finally have a band that sounds like the lo-fi budget version of looping math-rockers Battles.
Beauty, Truth, and Finding Solace at the ”Union Cafe” with Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Simon Jeffes' untimely death left a gaping hole in the high specialized world of joyful fringe music. His son Arthur picks up the pieces by re-releasing his father's final studio album on vinyl and pays tribute to it through live performances.
The Residents Celebrate the Death of Pop with ‘Third Reich ‘n Roll’
An avant-garde classic or a sneering joke? Third Reich 'n Roll may be over 40 years old, but it still sounds like it's been beamed down from the future.
John Maus: Screen Memories
John Maus is not here to give us answers. He's here to mull it over and complicate our thoughts.