America is a desire machine, and a well-oiled one at that. As a kid, it didn’t seem like a real place so much as a fever dream with...

Coming from their hit and highly praised album Jubilee,  Japanese Breakfast had some pretty big shoes to fill. Arguably, that 2021 album...

Illustration by Taya Welter The end of another month marks the time for a reflection on the month prior and the records that came out...

Vanessa Amara 's music channels a mellowed-out emotional intensity that is brimming with humanity. I wish I had the right vocabulary to...

Reflecting on “Heavenly Father,” a live staple and turning point in the Bon Iver project, in anticipation of their upcoming fifth record.

Illustration by Taya Welter / Photo by Ben Mike Upon first listening to the songs of Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter,...

Frontman Bran Palesano talks about music in Oklahoma City, perks of home recording, the problem with Spotify and more.

Illustration by Taya Welter The end of the previous year and the beginning of the next can be deemed a slow month for new releases, but...

After letting the water run for eight years, Baths, led by Will Wiesenfeld, is finally ready to submerge in his comeback album Gut.  The...

Wallice performed at The Atlantis in Washington D.C. on Feebruary 2, 2025 in support of her debut album The Jester.

Illustration by Taya Welter Upon first listen to any track by the Leeds-based band, or rather, musical collective,  HONESTY , there's a...

Some artists seem to be pulling songs from a well. Music coming out and spilling over with emotion and vulnerability. Their croons and...

In 2024, between working in venues and photographing shows, I spent 252 days out of 366 (it was a leap year) experiencing live music. To...

Do you remember the first time you saw Ian Curtis perform? I do. I was 14, glued to the screen as he swayed the microphone from one hand to

Before I begin this list, if you’ve been listening to these artists for years, or “you’ve been hip since (insert year),” then that’s great!

zzzahara's finds the light at the end of the spiral in in Spiral Your Way Out

My favorite releases of the year, listed, ranked, delivered.

A few things in my life have remained constant since I was 15.  My grey Target tank top My first and only pair of Doc Martens Modern...

For nearly a week, Spotify teased and poked fun at the world for eagerly awaiting the always highly anticipated “Spotify Wrapped.” It...

As the year comes to a close, we thought it would be only right to share some of our writers' favorite albums from this year. Year-end...