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Jawbreaker at Riot Fest / photo by Brigid Gallagher

What Men or Gods Are These: Jawbreaker Returns

More than twenty years after a bitter dissolution, the modern punk legends have rejoined. Here, members of the Jawbreaker scene and story recount the saga and impact of one of the heaviest—and most literary—bands ever.

January 03, 2018
Reviews
Neil Young + Promise of the Real, “The Visitor”

Shakey’s response to Trump is one that the USA desperately needs.

December 08, 2017
Reviews
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, “Soul of a Woman”

“Soul of a Woman” is full of light and hope, serving as a testament to the beauty of life—and love and friendship and all that good stuff we get to experience in our short time on this planet.

November 22, 2017
Reviews
Wolf Parade, “Cry Cry Cry”

The Montreal quartet are back with a truly triumphant return.

October 06, 2017
Art & Culture
In Conversation: Joan Cornellà Is a Reasonable Person

The Spanish artist known for his deranged—but brightly colored!—comics talks police brutality, Facebook, and traveling in the US.

July 17, 2017

photo by Joe Dilworth

In Conversation
In Conversation: Algiers Expose “The Underside of Power”

Class warfare, civil rights, Donald Trump: That’s not the whole story.

June 26, 2017
Reviews
Can, “The Singles”

An exhilarating journey into one of contemporary music’s most inventive and eccentric bands.

June 13, 2017
Reviews
Rancid, “Trouble Maker”

While “Trouble Maker” is far from a political record, its songs certainly exist within the fragile framework of America in 2017.

June 09, 2017
Reviews
Big Thief, “Capacity”

Comprising eleven downtrodden, sunken-hearted, minor-chord songs, Big Thief’s sophomore album traverses the dark side of humanity, but pairs the despair with a ragged beauty.

June 06, 2017
Reviews
Craig Finn, “We All Want the Same Things”

A more than welcome addition to—and expansion of—the Hold Steady frontman’s catalog.

April 04, 2017
Reviews
Sleaford Mods, “English Tapas”

Everything Sleaford Mods say in these twelve songs is thoroughly valid and, frankly, needs to be said.

March 06, 2017
Reviews
Grandaddy, “Last Place”

It’s not the second coming of “The Sophtware Slump.” But it also isn’t trying to be.

March 01, 2017
All My Life: Vic Chesnutt at the Limit

Singing the praises of the undersung singer-songwriter.

March 01, 2017
Reviews
Tim Darcy, “Saturday Night”

On his solo debut, the Ought frontman embarks on his own personal exploration of sounds and genres, ideas and influences.

February 24, 2017
Reviews
Molly Burch, “Please Be Mine”

The LA native’s debut is an escape route from Trump’s America into an alternative and rose-tinted reality.

February 21, 2017
Reviews
The Menzingers, “After the Party”

The four members of The Menzingers have all hit their thirties. “After the Party” confronts that reality and all the realizations that come along with it.

February 20, 2017
The Dark Night: Jóhann Jóhannsson on “Orphée”

The Arrival composer gives voice to an unlikely subject: himself.

December 02, 2016
Reviews
R.E.M., “Out of Time” (25th Anniversary Edition)

Beyond the big hits, R.E.M.’s seventh album is a record full of nuances, a record that matched the quantity of units sold with the quality of its songwriting.

November 21, 2016
Reviews
Weyes Blood, “Front Row Seat to Earth”

Natalie Mering’s newest release straddles the world we inhabit and the marvels we imagine beyond it.

October 19, 2016
Reviews
Hiss Golden Messenger, “Heart Like a Levee”

Darkness and light battle it out in M.C. Taylor’s latest.

October 11, 2016
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