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The Rural Alberta Advantage, “The Rise & the Fall”

The Canadian trio’s aptly titled fifth record features peaks and valleys of mood and intensity throughout, each song charged with a different distinct feeling.

October 16, 2023
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The Drums, “Jonny”

On what could be considered his first true solo record, Jonny Pierce processes decades of grief on a collection of songs that twinkles, soothes, and inspires.

October 13, 2023
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The Breeders, “Last Splash” [30th Anniversary Edition]

Although perhaps eclipsed by the bonus-track-heavy deluxe edition from 10 years ago, this latest reissue of the alt-rock pioneers’ sophomore LP signals another splash of interest in Kim Deal’s post-Pixies career.

September 25, 2023
Track by Track
Baroness Break Down Their Sludgy New LP “Stone” Track by Track

Band members Nick Jost and Sebastian Thomson walk us through the Savannah, Georgia–based metal group’s sixth full-length.

September 15, 2023
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Explosions in the Sky, “End”

The instrumental post-rockers’ seventh LP finds them even more lost than they were when venturing into the wilderness seven years ago.

September 15, 2023
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Converge, “The Dusk in Us” (Deluxe Edition)

The re-release of the metalcore icons’ 2017 LP is enhanced by five additional tracks—which some of the band members wanted to include in the first place.

September 05, 2023
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Sprain, “The Lamb as Effigy”

Constructed more like an avant-garde score than a traditional rock album, the 97-minute second LP from the LA-based noise-rock group is a complex piece of music-as-art.

August 31, 2023
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Hella, “Hold Your Horse Is” (Deluxe Reissue)

Toting previously unheard demos, the Kill Rock Stars imprint’s remastering of the math rock duo’s first record is critical to keeping their unrivaled combustibility lodged in our brains.

August 31, 2023
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The Armed, “Perfect Saviors”

The long-running band from Detroit proves that they need just five seconds to win over listeners who gravitate toward the type of quality noise-pop that takes chances.

August 25, 2023
If Not Us Then Who: Power Trip Vocalist Riley Gale’s Righteous Legacy

Riley’s father Brandon and board members of Dallas Hope Charities reflect on the late musician’s deep humanity and prolific charitability on the third anniversary of his passing.

August 24, 2023
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Sonic Youth, “Live in Brooklyn 2011”

Properly mixed and mastered for the first time, the strongest quality of this live release documenting the noise-rock icons’ legendary final US show is its flawless separation of sound.

August 18, 2023
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Osees, “Intercepted Message”

Returning to the label that released some of the band’s most iconic work over a decade ago, John Dwyer’s latest belongs in that company.

August 17, 2023
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Lush, “Split” [2023 Remaster]

The dream-pop group’s 1994 sophomore LP is their most quintessential, capturing their alternatively whimsical and sulking spirit, framed with emotionally transformative songcraft.

August 10, 2023
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Holy Wave, “Five of Cups”

The Austin band’s nine-song synopsis on disappointment is conversational, lush-yet-tempered pop music that delivers straight up.

August 03, 2023
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Locate S,1, “Wicked Jaw”

Christina Schneider goes all in on her third record, steering clear of lyrical hyperbole or excess instrumentation to share with us her story in the most sparing of styles possible.

July 28, 2023
Track by Track
Oxbow Walk Us Through the Meditation on Love That Is Their New LP “Love’s Holiday”

The longstanding experimental noise-rock four-piece break down each song on their eighth LP, out now via Ipecac Recordings.

July 21, 2023
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Boris & Uniform, “Bright New Disease”

Germinated during the metal bands’ 2019 joint tour, this exploratory collaboration covers plenty of ground between speed-metal blitzkriegs and epic-scaled drone.

June 20, 2023
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Man on Man, “Provincetown”

Roddy Bottum’s second record with partner and bandmate Joey Holman is as direct as Faith No More albums are enigmatic.

June 15, 2023
In Conversation
In Times of Struggle: Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme on New LP “In Times New Roman…”

Ahead of the band’s eighth studio album, the frontman discusses change, acceptance, and the sonic brutality of their latest offering.

June 15, 2023
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Wombo, “Slab”

The Louisville post-punks’ new EP sees them more toned-down than ever without a trace of their penchant for psych-rock to speak of.

June 13, 2023
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