Category: FEATURES

Jess Williamson: The Big Empty
Austin’s Jess Williamson continues her glorious journey into the void Sometimes, it’s what you don’t say—or play—that matters. In the

CRX: Go With The Flow
Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi emerges with new band CRX Three years ago, Nick Valensi was facing an existential crisis. The

Deep Sea Diver: Group Project
Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson pursues the benefits of team ball “I’m going to ask him to stop playing drums

Kristin Hersh: Metaphysical Graffiti
Five years in the making, Kristin Hersh releases a double album that stands alongside her best “People think that I

Mike Mills: Not Going Back To Rockville
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills returns with a foray into classical music Robert McDuffie is a star. The violinist has been the

Sleigh Bells: Down The Rabbit Hole
Sleigh Bells’ fourth LP was guided by Infinite Jest and Yeezus If you see a terrible review of Sleigh Bells’

This Wild Life: Into The Great Wide Open
This Wild Life makes love songs for the disconsolate This Wild Life—the duo of Kevin Jordan and Anthony Del Grosso—didn’t

LVL UP: Slanted And Enchanting
With album number three, LVL UP continues to give you indie rock It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in August, and

Beach Slang: Teenage Fanclub
Beach Slang finds perfection in the sounds of adolescence After 15 years of writing and playing with Philadelphia punk-rock favorites

The Wytches: Fly By Night
The Wytches’ eclectic second album breathes (and runs) deep We’re speaking with Kristian Bell, singer/songwriter for the Wytches. We’re discussing

Warpaint: The Un-Breakup
There was talk that Warpaint might be over, but instead the band decided to stay together “If you want to

EZTV: Easy To Love
EZTV explores record-geek rock both old and new “The stuff we’re interested in now is kind of the threads of

Merchandise: American Gothic
On its sophomore LP, Merchandise channels the darkness of 2016 “In their obsessive concern for the health of their political

GOAT: Masked And Anonymous
Swedish psych/folk/world-music collective GOAT gets down to basics on its third album The members of GOAT, as you may or