avant-rock

Avalanche Kaito’s ‘Talitakum’ Is a Jagged, Electroacoustic Dream

Avalanche Kaito’s ‘Talitakum’ Is a Jagged, Electroacoustic Dream

Avalanche Kaito’s Talitakum is one of the most intriguing albums this year so far. It’s a work of futurist folk-rock and a mixed-media sculpture.

PJ Harvey: Retrospectrum

PJ Harvey: Retrospectrum

PJ Harvey is an empowering female figure who rejects labels. In this retrospectrum, we explore the space in the music industry that is so singularly hers.

PJ Harvey’s Most Controversial Drop of Demos Yet

PJ Harvey’s Most Controversial Drop of Demos Yet

PJ Harvey’s Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea is seen in its track-by-track demo form, sparking debates over her intentions.

Avant-Rockers Aksak Maboul Continue to Innovate in the 21st Century

Avant-Rockers Aksak Maboul Continue to Innovate in the 21st Century

Belgian avant-rockers Aksak Maboul bring their stylized shapeshifting to the 21st century with the new album Figures.

Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo Share Lockdown, Shelter in Place, Protest Gems

Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo Share Lockdown, Shelter in Place, Protest Gems

One of the pleasures of human culture is that, as a combined stream of millions of individuals' efforts in this current moment, and millions of people's inputs across time stretching back thousands of years, no single person will ever have seen or heard it all.

Pere Ubu ‘Comes Alive’ on Their New, Live Album

Pere Ubu ‘Comes Alive’ on Their New, Live Album

David Thomas guides another version of Pere Ubu through a selection of material from their early years, dusting off the "hits" and throwing new light on some forgotten gems.

Avant-Rockers Disturbed Furniture Continue Upward Trajectory With “Halo of Pain” (premiere)

Avant-Rockers Disturbed Furniture Continue Upward Trajectory With “Halo of Pain” (premiere)

Reunited New York City avant rockers, Disturbed Furniture demonstrate with "Halo of Pain" that they've lost none of their fire since disbanding in the early 1980s.

Sonic Youth Founder Thurston Moore Asks Why a Song Can’t Be an Hour Long

Sonic Youth Founder Thurston Moore Asks Why a Song Can’t Be an Hour Long

Thurston Moore talks about the three instrumental pieces spanning nearly three hours that make up the Spirit Counsel box set, the people who inspired them, and the fact that he doesn't really consider himself a "guitar guy".

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