Video Premiere: shy kids “i was in new york”
shy kids from Canada is swinging by our quaint little town of New York City on March 25th at Baby’s All Right. In the meantime, they’ve created this masterpiece—an epic ballad of a song, “i was in new...
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Photo diary: Mourning A Blk Star @ DROM
Photos by Daggers For Eyes, find her on Instagram here.
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Live review: Hinds @ Elsewhere
Luis Nieto Dickens for Elsewhere. It feels like a long time since I first came across Hinds in a lo-fi garage rock playlist. It was an early demo of “Castigadas en el Granero” from their Barn EP and it...
View ArticleMixtape: Aquarius season
February, the aquarius month—symbolized by the philanthropic and objective Water Bearer, Aquarius energy is innovative and avant-garde. Not only romantic, the February native can go from experimental...
View ArticleListen: Hop Along “How Simple”
Hop Along’s new single manages a lot in just under four minutes. When the song begins, Frances Quinlan seems to be coming from a place of firm resolve, a hard-won acceptance of things from her past. It...
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Photo diary: NYC’s Hardest Working Bands @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Thick Grim Streaker Sic Tic Darkwing Fruit & Flowers Big Bliss
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Live Review: QWAM @ The Knitting Factory
photos by Connor McNamara. When I premiered QWAM’s EP, I predicted that their show would be a heck of a good time. I’m happy to report that after seeing them at The Knitting Factory my suspicions were...
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Photo Diary: Post Animal @ Brooklyn Steel
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Post Animal
View ArticleWatch: La Luz “Cicada”
La Luz just revealed “Cicada,” the lead single from their upcoming album Floating Features coming out on May 11th. It’s the band’s first new release since the album Weirdo Shrine in 2015. The track...
View ArticleMixtape: Valentine’s day special
Illustration and playlist by Alberto Pazzi. Nothing says ‘I love you’ better than a meticulously curated Valentine’s Day mixtape. Here are some romantic tunes that will make you feel butterflies in the...
View ArticleEP Premiere: Brian Merrill ‘Bliss Bunnies’
It’s not with every music release that you truly get a peak inside the head of a musician. Brian Merrill has fully exposed himself in the new EP Bliss Bunnies. Four soft tracks of emotionally soaked...
View ArticleListen: The Voidz “Pointlessness”
What a way to go. The Voidz have a new album on the way, Virtue, and it’s closing track, the newly released “Pointlessness,” is an apocalyptic portrait of its namesake. And, like anything from The...
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Photo Diary: Weaves and Palehound @ Brooklyn Bazaar
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Weaves Palehound
View ArticleListen: Soccer Mommy “Still Clean”
There are few that can articulate the isolation of wallowing in your bedroom after a painful rejection like Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison. Sure, pop stars have made their career based on their romantic...
View ArticleLive Review: Tiny Moving Parts @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
A little over a year and a half ago, I was living in Bristol, England and I saw Tiny Moving Parts play a mid-week gig for a couple hundred people in a venue that was only about two-thirds full, but...
View ArticleBeyond Earshot: how Nipplegate exposed industry sexism
Beyond Earshot is a new series by Jacob Seferian examining the cultural impact of music, past and present. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter. News that Justin Timberlake would headline this year’s...
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Listen: Why Bonnie “Practice”
Why Bonnie, an Austin-based quartet, popped up seemingly out of nowhere and immediately caught my attention with their take on handling grief. Sonically, they’ve created venue-sized bedroom pop that’s...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Insecure Men Self-Titled
The black sheep of pop music; Insecure Men have created the most punk rock pop album you’ll ever hear. All the synth, oohs and aahs, and tap-your-feet-along beats make this the kind of album that would...
View ArticleListen: Cutouts new EP, “Loosies”
The boys are back in town: Cutouts have a freshly minted EP out, titled Loosies. It’s swirling with grey areas and soft-toned blacks and blues, conjuring up everything from Vietnam War-era art rock...
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