If you’re after something heavy, atmospheric, and genuinely experimental, these artists simply never disappoint. We’ve worked with both John Cxnnor and Hiraki across multiple publications and projects over the years, and each
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Four people in a practice space in Mabgate Bleach, Leeds, recording short, abrasive songs with no solos and fairly pessimistic
One hundred and fifty people read the same poem. Their voices were stacked, layered, and buried across the entire length
The name Gooey Cookie came from a friend trying to remember the band Gouge Away and getting it spectacularly wrong.
“What Sets Me Apart” opens the record — track one, front and center. That’s not an accident. Dylan, who handles
A punk band based in Pune, India, writing a politically charged song about the United States, then remotely co-directing a
Twenty-six years after its original release, Hudson Valley, NY’s Joshua went back and completely re-recorded “A Whole New Theory” —
Flatwounds get the 90s tag a lot. Helmet, Alice In Chains, Fahrenheit 451 — people hear the thick riffs and
There’s a guy in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, who picks up a vinyl pressing of his band’s new album at
Three years is a long time to say nothing when your country is falling apart around you. Malang metallic hardcore
You won’t always find this kind of sound on these pages. The usual rotation here leans heavier on hardcore, post-hardcore,
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Somewhere in Portland, Oregon, Erik Becker banged on an intro chord one practice evening just to see what would happen. Ethan Schee threw in a bass line he’d been carrying around in
Premieres
Chicago, goth-pop duo, ClubDrugs premieres their incandescent new single, “Overdose.” With its sheer tenacity, the dream-like soundscape distributes charming tension that breeds equal parts anxiety and serenity. Composers Maria Reichstadt (vocals, synths, bass) and John Regan (vocals, synths, guitar, drums) encapsulate their stellar ambivalence
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There’s a specific kind of punk band that stays interesting because they
Fifteen years in and Barren Womb are still not interested in making
Depression Nap didn’t build a fancy website website. They barely have social
Murcia’s Le Mur don’t ease you into “Porno“. The second single off
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Interviews
There’s a tradition in the Western Isles of Scotland where congregations sing biblical psalms in Gaelic, unaccompanied, voices layered over each other in something closer to a drone than a hymn. It’s raw. It’s old. It predates most forms of music you’d hear on
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There’s a particular thing that happens in DC when musicians from different
Emergency Broadcast started in 2016 in Istanbul, built by drummer Gigi as
Oslo’s Damokles have been frequent visitors to these pages, and with good
When you hear “queer band from London,” the mind might drift toward
