On their third album in as many years, Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss took the lo-fi indie rock sound pioneered by the likes of Bikini Kill, Sonic Youth and themselves just a few years earlier and pushed it to previously unimaginable heights – all without losing the homespun, scrappy charm that had defined…
Category: Alt-Rock
Throwback Review | ‘Historian’: Lucy Dacus
The cover of Lucy Dacus’s sophomore album depicts a character floating above the mountains with a giant speech bubble protruding from their mouth – as if the weight lifted from letting go of all of their suppressed thoughts and feelings has made them weightless. Dacus was just 21 years old when she released Historian, yet…
Throwback Review | The Indomitable American Water
Nearly a quarter-century after it’s release, American Water remains a blueprint for a world more tolerating of everything weird and wonderful
REVIEW | ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain…’: Pristinely Beautiful
Big Thief’s sprawling new double album confronts both the highest stakes and the most mundane circumstances. All of it is tied together by Adrianne Lenker’s fantastic lyricism.
(Must-Listen) Review: Black Country, New Road Create A Modern Classic
Black Country, New Road’s sophomore album is a deeply audacious effort that seems all but guaranteed to become a cult classic.
‘Funeral’ Review: A Deserved Indie Landmark
Arcade’s Fire 2004 classic is a bracing showcase of near-perfect rock music
REVIEW | Bury Me At Makeout Creek: An Exploration of Love’s Horrors
Mitski’s breakthrough third album Bury Me At Makeout Creek – named after a line from The Simpsons – is a concept album of sorts, based around the terror and joys of love.
RANKING St. Vincent’s 20 Best Songs
Across six studio albums, Annie Clark has certified herself as one of rock’s greatest modern-day stars. Here are the 20 best songs of her phenomenal catalogue so far.
REVIEW | Valentine: Indie Rock Masterpiece
Three years after releasing her landmark debut at just 18 years old, Lindsey Jordan proves herself to be a prodigy; creating an encapsulation of modern day indie rock at it’s very best
‘Valentine’ Track Review: Snail Mail Proves The Wait Was Worth It
The heady highs and lows of ‘Valentine’ instantly capture the euphoria of her greatest hit ‘Pristine’
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