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Peach Pit is an indie surf-rock band that’s already played major festivals including Bumbershoot, Shaky Knees and Bonnaroo. The Vancouver

Columbus, Ohio-based Moviola’s first record, 1995’s Frantic, was certainly representative of its era, featuring melodic, occasionally noisy rock, and while

For those inclined to notice amid the shitshow that was 2020, last year marked the 25th anniversary of Son Volt’s

“Average” has pretty much been standard operating procedure for the Connells over the past 36 years. Average dudes in average

Native Sons (New West) is an atypical covers album from an atypical band. A diverse tribute to Los Lobos’ Angelino

In 1997, when Bob Dylan was cheating death and threatening yet another comeback, his youngest son was making mainstream radio

Quietly Blowing It (Merge) is Hiss Golden Messenger’s funkiest album to date. It also may be M.C. Taylor’s most joyful—which

Hard to believe, but Jump For Joy (Sham) is just the second Gary Louris solo album in 25 years. At

Is there anyone red-hot Nashville producer Dave Cobb hasn’t produced? His latest in a long list of recent clients: Smyrna,

Forbidden Planet is considered a science-fiction classic for many reasons. Not least because the 1956 movie’s groundbreaking electronic score by

“I sometimes wonder if I’ll ever be home again,” Norman Blake sings on “Home,” the seven-minute opener to Teenage Fanclub’s

Pale Waves make the kind of shimmery, challenging pop music that draws you in after one listen and that nails

The best rock ‘n’ roll bands combine inventive songwriting, skillful playing and the understanding that, above all, rock ‘n’ roll

It took Matthew Sweet 30 years and 15 studio albums to conjure the cojones to play lead guitar on record.

You might not know it by looking at today’s pop charts, but instrumental rock music has a long and storied