Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: The Go! Team’s “Semicircle”
In 2015, David Byrne flew (one of) his freak flags for the twirling arts of the color guard, probably giving

Car Seat Headrest: Jukebox Hero
Under the covers with Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo Car Seat Headrest is a fiercely fine-tuned live beast of a

Essential New Music: Car Seat Headrest’s “Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)”
“My boy, we don’t see each other much.” And on this shouty, Animal Collective-ish note, Will Toledo—the brains and brawn

Essential New Music: Felt’s “A Decade In Music” And Go-Kart Mozart’s “Mozart’s Mini-Mart”
Felt was one of Britain’s best indie bands of the 1980s that never quite got its due in the States.

Essential New Music: Holger Czukay’s “Cinema”
Released to coincide with what would’ve been his 80th birthday, Cinema is a gorgeous, shady and gawky overview of what

Essential New Music: Lucy Dacus’ “Historian”
“I’m afraid of pain, both yours and mine,” sings Lucy Dacus plaintively on the cold open to “Yours And Mine,”

Essential New Music: Kississippi’s “Sunset Blush”
It was difficult not to get too excited when Philly’s Kississippi released “Cut Yr Teeth” back in December. It felt

Essential New Music: Tania Chen With Thurston Moore, David Toop, And Jon Leidecker’s “John Cage: Electronic Music For Piano”
The title of Electronic Music For Piano isn’t the only paradoxical thing about it. The score, which updates an earlier