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Reverie Online | Slash Need Isn’t Waiting for Permission, They’re Already in the Room

Toronto’s industrial synth punks are building their audience the old fashioned way: one sweaty, radical, cathartic live show at a time.

The Alternative | Interview: Flooding

Kansas City noise rock trio Flooding returned this year with the pummeling lead single “your silence is my favorite song,” and it was one of the few songs I had heard all year that felt particularly appropriate with its prickly ridicule of narcissistic abusers. After the release of two albums, the band arrive on their new EP object 1 with more urgency and a poppy take on their sinister sound. It’s a trip deep down into the muck, only it roils with more clarity as each punch is emphasized by jarring feedback for some of their strongest songs yet. I spoke with vocalist/guitarist Rose Brown about the EP below.

Sputnik Music | Review: Quest Master Obscure Power

The Australian artist Quest Master is one of today’s most prolific dungeon synth musicians. Releasing albums continuously since 2017, the style and atmosphere of Quest Master’s music can best be described as adventurous, melodic, truly escapist music — most reminiscent of the music from early-generation RPG and JRPG video games. There’s a clear upward trajectory in the musical development of this project, and I can say without exaggeration: the discography is now enriched with increasingly better albums.

Pitchfork | U.S. Girls: Scratch It Album Review

Bandcamp | Exploring the Ever-Changing Universe of U.S. Girls

NYS Music | The Extra Mile: Okkervil River & The Antlers Brilliant In Connecticut Collaboration

There are concerts you attend out of convenience, and then there are the ones you chase miles away, days circled on your calendar, shows you just know are going to be one-of-a-kind.

FADER | Dagmar Zuniga’s enchanting underground folk music

Ahead of opening for Mount Eerie, the Brooklyn-based artist offers her thoughts on the Bhagavad Gita, bad advice, and Barry Keoghan.

MaximumRockNRoll | Powerplant Crashing Cars / Never Smile 7″

New single from the prolific London-based POWERPLANT. With a slew of singles, EPs, and a couple LPs since 2018, this band has been busy

Stereogum | Worlds Worst Announce New Album American Muscle: Hear “Angus”

In 2023, the DIY Salt Lake City fuzz-rockers Worlds Worst released their self-title debut album and made it onto our list of the year's best new bands, even though that directly contradicted their band name.

CLASH | Downward Spiral As Loaded Spring: keiyaA Interviewed

"The more I live, the more I’m actively trying to see how much I can enjoy life. How much joy can I actually allow myself?"

No Depression | ALBUM REVIEW: On 'From Newman Street,' Kassi Valazza is At Her Best

On her third album, 'From Newman Street,' Kassi Valazza uses humble landscapes to ground existential musings on the passage of time and navigating change.

Stereogum | The Story Behind Every Song On Kassi Valazza’s New Album From Newman Street

Valazza is a songwriter's songwriter, the kind of lyricist who makes it embarrassing to describe her with such a cliché.

UNCUT | Kassi Valazza – From Newman Street

Cross-country travels with a young folk artist searching for stable ground

Pitchfork | Deafheaven: Lonely People With Power Album Review

Following a divisively tuneful 2021 album, the California post-metal band returns to its signature sound on its sixth album. But these heavy, soaring songs also hint at unexplored terrain.