Restraint as Instrument: Two Albums on Line
Two new releases on the Line imprint, from Masaya Kato and Savvas Metaxas, find depth in material constraints—glassmaking sounds and magnetic tape loops.
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Julian Costa
beabadoobee Sharpens Her Sound on New Single “Switchblade”
The track is the second preview of her forthcoming album Pylon, pushing further into the shoegaze-indebted guitar textures first heard on “Sun Has Set.”
Future Repeats Himself on ‘The Real Me’
The Atlanta rapper’s latest album leans on familiar vices and a tired formula, even as a sampled Andre 3000 tries to find the pain behind it.
Ruti’s Sound Settles Into Place on New Single ‘Flowers’
The Essex-born, London-based artist continues an understated run of singles with a track that trades emotional weight for something lighter.
The Liminal Pulse of Travis or Alice’s Debut EP
Written during her first two years as a Ukrainian refugee in Berlin, Alisa Nedashkovska’s debut EP as Travis or Alice uses fractured electronics to explore the gap between identity and geography.
The Stray Cats Extend 2026 US Tour With Fall Dates
The rockabilly trio adds a November–December leg to their reunion run, following last year’s first new recordings since 2019 and Brian Setzer’s recovery from an autoimmune disease.
Barry Walters’ ‘Mighty Real’ Reinterprets Pop History Through Queer Listening
A new book by longtime critic Barry Walters argues that pop music has always carried a hidden LGBTQ current—whether the artists or the industry admitted it.
OpenDAW Turns the Browser Into a Complete, Free Production Studio
Browser-based music tools have moved beyond novelty. OpenDAW, a new web-native DAW, offers instruments, recording, and a platform for building custom music applications — no download required.
Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones’ Final Bow: “Maybe I Have”
A new interview finds Jagger playful yet reflective about mortality, the band’s future, and the psychological cost of a life onstage.
30 Years of “Dusk at Cubist Castle” and the Worlds That Made It
The Olivia Tremor Control’s debut turned the textures of a specific time and place into a sprawling psychedelic document. Three decades later, the record asks not only how it was made, but whether those conditions still exist.