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Keep, “Almost Static”

Toiling away at creating a style all their own for over a decade, the Richmond group’s latest LP exudes a sense of freedom in their doomsday shoegaze sound.

June 18, 2025
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Subsonic Eye, “Singapore Dreaming”

The Singaporean indie rockers’ jangly fifth record proselytizes the beauty of the natural world, providing hope with deliriously catchy tunes that channel ’90s groups like Superchunk and GBV.

June 16, 2025
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, “Phantom Island”

The Australian band’s growing comfort performing with orchestra musicians results in a bolder, brighter, more engaging, and more direct album than its predecessor.

June 13, 2025
Playlist
Pixel Grip’s “Percepticide: The Death of Reality” Influences Playlist

The Chicago trio goes deep on the clutch of songs they treasure most upon the release of their third, no-holds-barred studio album.

June 13, 2025
5 Questions
5 Questions with Swamp Dogg

With Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted now streaming, we spoke with the soul legend about some of the most memorable moments in the career of an artist who’s seen it all.

June 11, 2025
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Activity, “A Thousand Years in Another Way”

The third LP from the pigeonhole-proof Brooklyn collective proves just how far they can stretch the boundaries of indie rock with this radically diverse set of songs.

June 11, 2025
5 Questions
5 Questions with For Your Health

Vocalist Hayden Rodriguez gets candid about the trials and tribulations that preceded the screamo band’s newly released debut for 3DOT, This Bitter Garden.

June 09, 2025
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Grails, “Miracle Music”

Regaining the fast momentum with which they released their early material, the instrumental post-rockers’ ninth LP is defined by a meditative feel coursing through the songs’ proverbial veins.

May 19, 2025
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Rilo Kiley, “That’s How We Choose to Remember It”

Serving as a refresher course alongside the band’s reunion, this quasi-greatest-hits collection cements Jenny Lewis’ status as an indispensable figure in the lineage of indie-rock songwriters.

May 12, 2025
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Preoccupations, “Ill at Ease”

The Calgary post-punks couldn’t sound more comfortable in their own skin on their ironically titled fifth album, which seamlessly alternates between joyful and haunting moods.

May 09, 2025
Track by Track
mclusky Pull Back the Curtain on New LP “The World Is Still Here and So Are We”

Andy Falkous walks us through each track on the British post-hardcore trio’s propulsive, attention-demanding first album in over 20 years.

May 09, 2025
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Regal Cheer, “Quite Good”

At under 20 minutes, the sophomore album from the endearing Brighton duo is a jolt of punk-rock beauty, blissfully shambolic from start to finish.

May 05, 2025
5 Questions
5 Questions with Shearling

The Sprain offshoot’s ambitious hour-long, single-track debut album Motherfucker, I am Both: “Amen” and “Hallelujah”… is out now.

May 05, 2025
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Viagra Boys, “viagr aboys”

The Swedish post-punks’ fourth album combines half-assed humor with half-assed performances, filling in the void left by guitar-centric punk with demented synth tinkering.

April 28, 2025
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Sunflower Bean, “Mortal Primetime”

The New York trio’s first self-produced album has a smooth, consistent, quietly confident sound quality that reflects the elegance that’s always been at their core.

April 25, 2025
5 Questions
5 Questions with Cloth

Scottish twins Rachael and Paul Swinton reveal how they leaned on members of Mogwai and Portishead to reach new artistic heights on their third minimalist alt-pop LP.

April 25, 2025
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Tennis, “Face Down in the Garden”

The husband-and-wife duo calmly issue forth their always whimsical yet never overly precious musical blend of psych-tinged indie-pop from start to finish on their seventh and final LP.

April 23, 2025
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TEKE::TEKE, “Assassin’s Creed Shadows – Kage No Iro”

The Montreal-via-Japan septet wed their distinct take on Japanese eleki music with the roleplaying mega-series via the whimsical ambiance of this musical accompaniment.

April 07, 2025
Reviews
Glare, “Sunset Funeral”

Transfixing from start to finish, the South Texas shoegazers’ debut is a dynamic, undulating audio portrait of the ups and downs of existence.

April 02, 2025
First Listen
Wipes Smear Noisy Punk Insanity Over Your Ears with “Social Mask”

The first offering from the noise-punks’ new album Don’t Tell My Parents is a red-hot mess they refuse to clean up.

April 02, 2025
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