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Kishi Bashi’s ‘Kantos’ Is a Sonic Exploration Into Philosophy

Kishi Bashi’s ‘Kantos’ Is a Sonic Exploration Into Philosophy

Kishi Bashi’s Kantos blends philosophy, identity, and the human condition with genre-defying music and introspective lyrics.

The Folk Implosion Begin Again with ‘Walk Thru Me’

The Folk Implosion Begin Again with ‘Walk Thru Me’

After a quarter century, Lou Barlow and John Davis of the Folk Implosion return with an album that testifies to their enduring friendship.

Deerhoof Endorse Collective Dreaming on ‘Miracle-Level’

Deerhoof Endorse Collective Dreaming on ‘Miracle-Level’

Deerhoof’s Miracle-Level explores music’s humanitarian capabilities, expressing a longing for the miraculous and a rejection of the mundane.

Typical Sisters Show Off an Irreverent Swagger on the Delightful ‘Love Beam’

Typical Sisters Show Off an Irreverent Swagger on the Delightful ‘Love Beam’

Celebrated jazz trio Typical Sisters move into refreshingly unexplored territory on their third LP, Love Beam.

First Installment in El Ten Eleven Trilogy Good But Too Clinical

First Installment in El Ten Eleven Trilogy Good But Too Clinical

Tautology I's six songs lack the musical sorcery of post-rockers usually mentioned in the same breath as El Ten Eleven.

Swamp Dogg Returns With Joyful Noise on ‘Sorry You Couldn’t Make It’

Swamp Dogg Returns With Joyful Noise on ‘Sorry You Couldn’t Make It’

Legendary psychedelic soulman Swamp Dogg reinvents his aesthetic or perhaps pulls back the layers to expose what he's been all along on Sorry You Couldn't Make It.

Why? Rediscover Their Earlier Form on ‘Aokohio’

Why? Rediscover Their Earlier Form on ‘Aokohio’

Why? return from a hiatus with the new visual album, Aokohio, which recalls Yoni Wolf's earlier works.

What It Takes to Be Kind: An Interview with Thor Harris

What It Takes to Be Kind: An Interview with Thor Harris

There's still beauty to be found in the best of humanity, says the kindest guy in underground music, Thor Harris of Thor & Friends.

Experimental Ensemble Thor & Friends Share Latest Video “As Above So Below” (premiere)

Experimental Ensemble Thor & Friends Share Latest Video “As Above So Below” (premiere)

Enjoy the premiere of experimental ensemble Thor & Friends' video for new song "As Above So Below" as well as receiving a tour of the making of both song and video.

Swamp Dogg Sings About ‘Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune’

Swamp Dogg Sings About ‘Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune’

Swamp Dogg sings to and with himself on Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune to create a cyborg-like voice that suggests the essential loneliness of human beings locked in separate body machines.

OHMME Enthralls Through Experimentimentation on New Album ‘Parts’

OHMME Enthralls Through Experimentimentation on New Album ‘Parts’

Self-recorded and self-produced, Parts places OHMME at the forefront of the experimental rock music scene.

The Ophelias’ ‘Almost’ Centralizes the Anguish and Discomfiture of ‘Almost’ Being an Adult

The Ophelias’ ‘Almost’ Centralizes the Anguish and Discomfiture of ‘Almost’ Being an Adult

The Ophelias are more than a token girl band: they are a group who define their own creative individuality within the indie scene.