Since the turn of the century, few have matched the ghostly essence of a Liz Harris composition. Predominately through the lens of Grouper, Harris has felt her way through the miasma, exposing ...

One thing that can be defined as part of the Dan Guidance signature sound, if there is such a thing, is that the drums are usually crisp and sharp and seldom distorted or abrasive. As a result, no ...

Cooked is Ambarchi ’s third instalment in six weeks, and once again, he takes his audience to new corners. His first solo releases since one of his best in 2023’s Shebang, Cooked is every bit as good.

Last month, Cornell answered a series of questions about his career, including his methods and what art means to him. His takes are fascinating, and – very much like his compositions – are truly one ...

Oblique sees Fielder cover yet more new ground in what is his most compelling work yet. The sonic contrasts, Oblique ’s greatest boon in what is subtly immersive and bone-shattering. It’s something ...

The Portland-based artist marks her return with one of the year’s best releases.

The Drin have been the leading lights from a Cincinnati scene that has basically used the ’80s Australian underground as their their mission statement to thrive. That kind acerbic post-punk that kept ...

With summer in the rearview mirror, things are beginning to ramp up again. Yes, we’ve lamented about the absurdity of the yearly release schedule many times (and probably enough). But with the ...

With so much new music out there, it’s becoming harder to find something that completely blows your mind. Each weekly release schedule, continuing to grow longer and longer, as one release bleeds into ...

The Room are one of the few bands whose second life has surpassed the creative highs of their first. The state of the world and the shadow of Donald Trump loom large in front man Dave Jackson’s lyrics ...

As the chief architects of post-punk, Wire have always existed to break boundaries. There are many examples of this. The clearest, perhaps the masculine side of punk where Colin Newman and Co. reacted ...

Mick Chrysalid and Jonny Davis Le Brun talk about the band’s debut full-length release, ‘The Shell of a Lullaby’. “There were far too many years, not wasted because we’d always play live, and I did ...