Co-produced by Adrianne Lenker, the Australian songwriter’s debut is a dark little star of intimacy and intensity. The atmosphere is rapt, the silences charged.
The appealingly unpredictable debut from the Norwegian duo thrives off the dueling forces of unease and temptation.
The 23-year-old rapper shows the most promise on his sophomore album when he dials down the menacing grit and focuses on how his emotions have shaped his current reality.
The Columbus quartet approaches hardcore from weird and skronky angles, but they tear shit down because they have a specific vision for what they want to see in its place.
Boosted by the YouTube recommendations algorithm, and now TikTok memes, an American-influenced strain of vintage Japanese music has become a perennial cult hit online. The trend says more about Western perceptions of the East than the other way around.
The rule-breaking pop experimentalist talks about the differences between major and independent labels, and how she ended up signing with indie rock stalwart Merge for her new album.
Neneh Cherry talks about the one song she wishes she wrote, “Across 110th Street” by Bobby Womack.
Dark, ominous, but still marching forth with that same bar-rock passion, the Hold Steady feel more unified, making a place for each member within their music’s newfound sprawl.
With their dusky, languid jazz-rap, the Norwegian duo stakes its own territory in hip-hop’s ever-expanding diaspora.
After their sudden dissolution last year, the Toronto noise duo return just as suddenly with a new album. Like their previous work, it’s full of pain, dissociation, and hopelessness—and surprisingly, a new tranquility.
Drawing upon her background as a choreographer, the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter explores the mind-body connection in her serene and dramatic synth music.