Wares Have Indie Rock Intensity But Need More Hooks on ‘Survival’
Canadian indie rockers Wares offer up their first LP for a label. Survival demonstrates that combining indie rock and synthpop can be pretty difficult to get right.
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Savages’ Jehnny Beth Creates One of the Most Compelling Albums of 2020 with ‘To Love Is to Live’
Jehnny Beth's (Savages) solo debut To Love Is to Live feels like a really good book. Each track gives you a deeper dive into a complex and multifaceted, destructive character.
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.
Steve Albini: A Biographical Collage
Everyone's favorite noise rock curmudgeon, Steve Albini sounds off as he prepares to release an eerie score to a horror film.
Yes, Melkbelly’s ‘PITH’ Is Pithy and Expressive
Melkbelly's PITH wondrously pivots between noise-rock abandon and the warmness of lo-fi pop.
Punk Rock’s Flat Worms Evoke the 2010s in ‘Antarctica’
Los Angeles punk rockers, Flat Worms succeed in transforming the urgency to escape into a musical experience on Antarctica.
Protomartyr – “Processed by the Boys” (Singles Going Steady)
Protomartyr's "Processed By the Boys" is a gripping spin on reality as we know it, and here, the revolution is being televised.
New Brain Trajectory: An Interview With Lee Ranaldo and Raül Refree
Two guitarists, Lee Ranaldo and Raül Refree make an album largely absent of guitar playing and enter into a bold new phase of their careers. "We want to take this wherever we can and be free of genre restraints," says Lee Ranaldo.
Mike Patton and Anthony Pateras’ tētēma Don’t Hit the Mark on ‘Necroscape’
tētēma's Necroscape has some highlights and some interesting ambiance, but ultimately it's a catalog of misses for Mike Patton and Anthony Pateras.
Human Impact Hit Home with a Seismic First Album From a Veteran Lineup
On their self-titled debut, Human Impact provide a soundtrack for this dislocated moment where both humanity and nature are crying out for relief.
Unsane, Cop Shoot Cop, Swans Alums Are Human Impact and They’re Mad As Hell
Imagine an orgy scored by rusty industrial equipment blasting New York City noise-rock, something like Unsane, Cop Shoot Cop, or Swans in their wicked primes. That's the noise-rock supergroup, Human Impact.
Lee Ranaldo and Raül Refree Create an Eerily Experimental Sound with ‘Names of North End Women’
The fruitful collaboration between these two unique musicians continues on an album that is dark but surprisingly melodic.