Far Lands Deliver Understated Gem “There Be Monsters” (premiere)
"There Be Monsters" from Portland's Far Lands is understated but impactful and a testament to the group's attention to richly detailed songwriting.
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Between the Grooves: lowercase – ‘Kill the Lights’
Between the Grooves examines lowercase's Kill the Lights, a great marriage of slowcore and post-punk: raw, angry, sullen, and very much alive almost all these years later.
Post-rocker Chris Brokaw Is Onto Something with ‘Puritan’
Chris Brokaw's Puritan continues to make an excellent argument for the songwriter's inclusion among the heavy hitters of post-rock.
Blesson Roy Gets “In Tune With the Moon” (premiere)
Terry Borden was a member of slowcore pioneers Idaho and a member of Pete Yorn's band. Now he readies the debut of Blesson Roy and shares "In Tune With the Moon".
Early Day Miners’ Debut ‘Placer Found’ Gets a New Life on Vinyl
Early Day Miners' moody, ethereal gem Placer Found turns 20 and is ripe for reappraisal. This is warm, intimate, bracing music with no expiration date.
Cigarettes After Sex Resurface With Another Smoldering Collection of Libidinous Lullabies on ‘Cry’
Brooklyn dream pop darlings, Cigarettes After Sex re-emerge from the touring circuit with their second record of lust, longing, and nicotine-stained regret.
HALEY Finds Herself in ‘Pleasureland’
Even when Pleasureland's songs fall into mellifluous melodies, HALEY broods and never seems satisfied with just being reflective. The darkness is ever present.
For Their 25th Anniversary Low Produce a Work of Unreal Quality in ‘Double Negative’
Double Negative sees Low continue their tradition of producing highly emotional music and delivers their most powerful, direct, and moving work yet.
Julien Baker: Turn Out the Lights
The Memphis singer-songwriter speaks from her own true nature and experience as Turn Out the Lights hangs on a sparse musical frame.
Julien Baker – “Appointments” (Singles Going Steady)
This is the sound of late summer loves and fresh fall fruit trees.
Low: The Exit Papers
In 2000, in between the career-defining albums Secret Name and The Things We Lost in the Fire, Low created the EP The Exit Papers, a stab at making film music.
Spain: Carolina
Spain's sixth album features a wealth of smart, sophisticated songs from Josh Haden. It's a record both haunting and haunted.