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

















