Reviews
- Virginia Wing
private LIFE
Expanding from a duo to a trio, complete with saxophone, the Manchester group embraces newfound production gloss without sacrificing its indie-pop roots.
- Octo Octa
She’s Calling EP
After 2019’s celebratory, cathartic album Resonant Body, this 20-minute EP cleverly subverts club convention in pursuit of higher states of consciousness.
- Editrix
Tell Me I’m Bad
The Massachusetts-based trio featuring guitarist Wendy Eisenberg is a gnarled, shred-heavy, meta-comment on indie rock that also creates some pretty great indie rock songs along the way.
- Mush
Lines Redacted
Rallying against aggravating, absurd political realities with passion and humor, the Leeds post-punks offer a tongue-in-cheek counterpoint to dourer contemporaries.
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