Pop Meets Soul Meets Experimentation in Sequoyah Murray’s Debut
Atlanta's Sequoyah Murray has delivered one of the best albums of 2019 with his extraordinary debut Before You Begin.
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Beats, Glitches and Melody: Oval’s ‘Eksploio’ Is a Rich, Modern Treat for the Ears
Electronic musician Markus Popp continues to make warm, creative and adventurous electronic music under the Oval moniker with his new EP, Eksploio.
‘Little Common Twist’ Is an Odd Thing of Pastoral Beauty from Charles Rumback and Ryley Walker
On their first collaboration since 2016, a meeting of experimental musical minds has produced an album full of quiet, off-kilter introspection.
Feeding the Machine: Emptyset Take a Bold Sonic Move with ‘Blossoms’
Experimental electronic duo Emptyset make unrelenting noise on their latest project, Blossoms.
Lightning Bolt Are Back and As Loud as Ever on ‘Sonic Citadel’
Lightning Bolt's Sonic Citadel is both punishingly noisy and, at times, surprisingly tuneful. People who are on Lightning Bolt's exceedingly loud, improvisational vibe will find plenty to like here.
House and Land Breath New Life Into Folk and Ballad Songs While Honoring the Past
Folk duo House and Land's Across the Field is a collection of songs that consider historical context as much as modern relevance.
Dommengang Streamline Their Bluesy, Heavy-Guitar Sound with the Stunning ‘No Keys’
The new album from the L.A.-based psych-rock trio Dommengang is a pummeling – yet smartly executed – riff-fest.
Fox Millions Duo Are ‘Biting Through’ Norms
Two great percussionists, Greg Fox and John Colpitts, come together as Fox Millions Duo in a work that expands the dimension of rhythm, revealing their ambitious scope.
Matmos Celebrate Their 25th Anniversary: An Interview with Drew Daniel
Drew Daniel of Baltimore-via-Bay Area pranksters Matmos discusses their new album Plastic Anniversary, homophobic Montana moms, and the difficulties of recording a breast implant.
Matmos Arrive with an Arsenal of Plastic Sources on Their Anniversary
Experimental electronic duo, Matmos return after the exquisite Ultimate Care II with an etude on the various sounds that plastic materials can awaken.
Matmos – “The Crying Pill” (Singles Going Steady)
Here we are in 2019, and Matmos is still producing sounds that just don't fit comfortably into any electronic subgenre currently available for classification.
Elena Setién’s ‘Another Kind of Revolution’ Is a Stirring Signal to Defy Gender Conventions
Elena Setién's Another Kind of Revolution conceptualizes transformation as rooted in empowerment. The album is a recognition of women and their ability to act as catalysts for a popular and personal insurgency.