Pissed Jeans Laugh at the Absurdity of Life on ‘Half Divorced’
On their first album in seven years, Allentown, PA’s Pissed Jeans return with a short, savage, scathing and often hilarious takedown of the modern world.
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Built to Spill Pick Up Where They Left Off with ‘When the Wind Forgets Your Name’
Their first LP for Sub Pop, Built to Spill’s When the Wind Forgets Your Name ends a seven-year vacancy of original, guitar-tempered indie rock.
TV Priest’s ‘My Other People’ Feels Like a Work in Progress
TV Priest’s My Other People pushes sonic boundaries while still sounding post-punk. The breadth of styles here is impressive, as is the musicianship.
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Explore the World Through ‘Endless Rooms’
By weaving in and out of broader and more intimate concerns, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s Endless Rooms possesses a wide scope that ties together.
Beach House’s ‘Once Twice Melody’ Is an 18-Track Epic That Never Wears Out Its Welcome
Beach House are always tinkering around the edges of their sonic universe, getting darker, weirder, subtler, and more expansive. They do that on Once Twice Melody, and the payoff is enormous.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Charlie Gabriel Goes Solo at ’89’
Charlie Gabriel’s ’89’ is not the sound of a smokin’ hot New Orleans gig. Instead, it embodies the after-gig atmosphere of playing some old favorites.
Mudhoney’s ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge’ Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
Sub Pop gives loving, reverent treatment to Mudhoney’s sophomore album. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge celebrates its 30th birthday.
CHAI Embrace Full-body Synthpop Bliss on ‘Wink’
Japan’s CHAI tend toward high energy and irrepressible positivity, all with a satisfying rock edge. Wink opens not with a bang but with full-body synthpop bliss.
The Homesick Make a Big Noise on ‘The Big Exercise’
Dutch post-punk, pop trio the Homesick blend a host of influences, from Scott Walker to Meredith Monk, in with their kaleidoscopic sound on their second album, The Big Exercise.
Porter’s Head: Rapper Porter Ray on His Latest Hip-Hop Opus, ‘Eye of the Beholder’
Bridging disparate influences like Portishead and Das EFX in his multifarious hip-hop, Porter Ray waxes poetically about the troubles in own his life and in the world around him in this interview.
Mudhoney’s ‘Digital Garbage’ Is a Massive F-you to the Alt-right in America
A grim tone prevails throughout Digital Garbage, Mudhoney's angriest and most explicitly political record.
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.