Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Lucius’ “Good Grief”
The Brooklyn pop stylists in Lucius have a lot going for them—strong songwriting, a striking visual and performance sense, a

Essential New Music: David Bowie’s “Blackstar”
From near the start to the end, from pre-Ziggy to postmortem—the vinyl re-release of Bowie At The Beeb and final album

Essential New Music: Rangda’s “The Heretic’s Bargain”
Rangda’s third album makes a strong case for giving in to the void. Drummer Chris Corsano (Björk, Vampire Belt) and

Essential New Music: Cavern Of Anti-Matter’s “Void Beats Invocation Trex”
Cavern Of Anti-Matter is the new Berlin-based band from Stereolab’s Tim Gane, with synth specialist Holger Zapf and Stereolab drummer

Essential New Music: So Pitted’s “neo”
Usually, we’d be quick to dismiss a band that names itself after a viral video, but since these guys named

Essential New Music: Yoko Ono’s “Yes, I’m A Witch Too”
The worst fate for a remix album isn’t incompatibility—it’s irrelevance. By that standard alone, this second swan dive into Yoko

Essential New Music: Lake Street Dive’s “Side Pony”
Side Pony goes down very, very smooth. How smooth? Like an earworm—or maybe an earthworm—making its cool, moist way through

Essential New Music: Nevermen’s “Nevermen”
A trio made up of seasoned veterans within their respective musical fields, Nevermen is TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe,