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There are fewer layers, less fireworks; every part coalesces quietly.

When they’re not on the road, James Petralli and Steve Terebecki are taking creative control with their own studio.

On “Guns,” the Detroit rapper continues to defy assigned labels.

The first-time filmmaker on becoming a documentarian-of-all-trades—and trying not to miss anything.

Tired of waiting for everyone else to join them, Kool Keith, Dan the Automator, and DJ QBert have touched back down on Earth.

With A24’s latest triumph now in theaters, Stetson walks us through his collaboration with director Ari Aster and the film scores that have shaped his work.

La Luz are turning their garage rock early days into something shimmering and alluring, yet laced with venom and sharp edges.

On her debut solo LP, H.C. McEntire remains an effusive, unrelenting force amidst a shifted landscape.

The Montreal pop duo experiments with optimistic themes on their latest musical cocktail.

The Savages guitarist walks us through the making and spirit of her score for Nick Ebeling’s new Dennis Hopper documentary.

“Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga” is the logical conclusion of Spoon’s commercial appeal and their innovativeness, an effort seamlessly weaving between earworm melodies and genuine experimentation.

Sometimes the best things are the ones that remain the same.

Detroit’s most amiable punks explores their sound and considerably extend its boundaries.

From a quiet, smooth opening, Kamasi Washington’s new EP grows to enormous heights.

Frost’s music can be grating, obstructive, evil, sinister, and ugly. Yet there’s something both charming and beautiful in how he embraces these characteristics.

Maker and Campos find a way to bring their collaborators toward their sound, not the other way around, and the results are outstanding.

Most of all, Bronson simply seems fully in control of the world he’s created on “Blue Chips 7000.”

On their first record in five years, the venerable group starts small.

This is how most of “Popular Manipulations” works: starts modest, grows bolder, ends up on a mountaintop.

It took eleven years, but the Japanese songwriter has returned.