Ian Sweet Finds a Surer Footing on ‘Shiverstruck’
The singer-songwriter’s fifth album trades restless experimentation for confident self-awareness, pulling her contradictions into a coherent, driving set of indie pop.
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Theo Vermeer
DIIV Set October Release for A. G. Cook-Produced Album ZIRP!
The shoegaze band announces an unexpected collaboration with the PC Music founder, rolled out through a telemarketer-themed teaser campaign.
Fucked Up’s “Hidden World” at 20: The Tension That Made a Hardcore Landmark
Two decades after its release, Mike Haliechuk revisits the debut full-length that turned a scattershot collection of 7-inches into a deliberate statement of ambition and friction.
FRKSE’s New Album Stares Into Collapse, Refuses Easy Hope
On "Through The Slow Dusk," the Seattle project fuses anarcho-punk urgency with industrial decay to confront climate breakdown and political paralysis—no comfort offered, no apologies made.
Brooklyn Street Co-Named for Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Rooted in Bed-Stuy’s History
Putnam Avenue now carries the name ODB Jones Way, marking the block where the rapper’s grandmother still lives and a mural of his debut album has long watched over the neighborhood.
LoMo’s ‘29526’ Continues Lorenzo Montanà’s Dialogue with Ambient Techno on Neo Ouija
The Italian producer returns under a new alias with a seven-track album that channels the spectral logic of IDM and the patience of deep listening.
Julien Ash and M.Nomized Assemble Dissonant Architectures on ‘Rotostyles’
The French experimentalists deliver a tense, shape-shifting work that flirts with orchestral abstraction and industrial residue.
The Tragedy Behind Jackson Browne’s The Pretender
Three million copies sold couldn’t erase the loss that shaped its creation.
Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg Sets the Record Straight on Viking History
The frontman addresses common misconceptions, from ritual torture to drinking vessels, in a clear-eyed correction of pop-culture lore.
Lou Koller, Voice of Sick of It All, Dies at 61
The frontman who helped define New York hardcore through four decades of relentless touring has died following a battle with cancer.