M.I.A.’s “Babylon”: a testament of the changing consumption and accessibility...
Photo by Dan Marker-Moore In the age of the internet, we’ve become accustomed to instant gratification. We need click through links (can’t be bothered to go to a link in bio). Our collective, dwindling...
View ArticlePremiere: Boy Deluxe’s ‘Risen’ is a must listen
Photo by V Robitaille I am such a sucker for dark music, especially when its in the synth pop universe. Boy Deluxe‘s new EP Risen transports the listener to smoky underground clubs and red tinged...
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A few of my favorite things: CLIP
I don’t know if CLIP is a Scorpio, but she gives off big Scorpio energy. The New York rapper’s new single “Calvin K” is unapologetic in her self-confidence and powerful in her independence, all while...
View ArticleBeen Stellar confront the end of innocence on nostalgic indie anthem “Kids 1995”
Photo by Drake Li Kids is not an easy watch. A monument of independent filmmaking, Larry Clark and Harmony Korine’s 1995 film tackles extremely heavy subject matter with a sense of blunt realism that...
View ArticleWatch: Mattiel “Jeff Goldblum”
The way Jeff Goldblum has unintentionally cemented himself in multiple pieces of music is pretty impressive. His impact is clearly not to be underestimated. His latest appearance is in the 80s inspired...
View ArticleWatch: Yard Act “Payday”
Yard Act’s latest offering “Payday” is the dance track for society’s collective downward spiral. A commentary on capitalism and classism, the band showcases the track visually with a strange (but...
View ArticleWet Leg share “Too Late Now” and “Oh No” to announce their debut record
After releasing two immediately catchy and instantly unforgettable tracks this summer, Wet Leg have finally announced their debut self-titled record out April 22, 2022. Accompanying this announcement...
View ArticleWatch: Wombo “One of These”
Photo by Sara Collins Wombo’s latest release “One of These” is at once ethereal and grunge-y, haunting and strangely hopeful. The track is their first follow up after their EP Keesh Mountain released...
View ArticleWatch: LANNDS “HITEM”
LANNDS craft an entire auditory landscape with their latest release “HITEM”. The track is trippy and varied — attention brought to each slight adjustment and introduction of new sound. The...
View ArticleSPUD serves up a heaping helping of carbo-loaded deep-fried psychedelia on...
Operating from a different angle than the shadowy psych-doom project Stonefield where she holds down the low-end, Holly Findlay used her time in COVID lockdown to construct an engagingly cohesive...
View ArticleShame redefine a Christmas classic with “Baldur’s Gate”
Christmas music is often unrepresentative of the actual mood of the season. Yes — ideally we’re all holly jolly, but it is the dead of winter, there is minimal hours of daylight in a day, and it can be...
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Listen: Niña Diablo “Como Si Nada”
“Como Si Nada”, the latest from Mexico City rock group Niña Diablo struts with a casual, calculated intensity. Like a jungle cat preparing to strike. The track is offset by off-kilter guitars and an...
View ArticlePremiere: Dropper “Memoirs of Working in a Bowling Alley”
Photo by Cirsty Burton I am a huge proponent for the therapeutic benefits of using a creative outlet to deal with past trauma and my god, what is a service industry job if not a source of major trauma?...
View ArticleAlt Citizen’s favorite albums of 2021
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here. Our favorite releases of the past year helped us make sense of a still very strange time and mark the passage of time in a meaningful way...
View ArticleAlt Citizen’s favorite tracks of 2021
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here. Not necessarily 2021 releases, but the music that got us through yet another shit show of a year
View ArticleJanuary 14: world premiere of Boy Harsher’s film ‘The Runner’
Musical duo Boy Harsher have decided to go in a different direction for their next release — making a feature film. The Runner came from a dark place. Vocalist and Lyricist Jae Matthews had been...
View ArticleTurnstile’s Tiny Desk (at home) is meant to manipulate what things can or...
Turnstile’s having their deserved, long-time-coming moment with GLOW ON, making an NPR Tiny Desk (at home) pretty much inevitable. They set up in front of an installation by John Scharbach, coating the...
View ArticleListen: Slow Fiction ‘The Cut / Niagara’
New York-based Slow Fiction have just released their debut double single — ‘The Cut / Niagara’. Seeming to have been plucked straight from a Kat Stratford fever dream, the band has a sort of late...
View ArticleListen: SASAMI “Say It”
Photo by Angela Ricciardi SASAMI has shared her latest industrial-influenced track “Say It” off her forthcoming record Squeeze out February 25th via Domino Records. Having a clear image in her mind of...
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Fontaines D.C. explore a new darkness with “Jackie Down The Line”
Photo by Filmawi Fontaines D.C. have been a band that has always felt very authentic and in touch with their roots and where they came. They were introduced to the world with aspirations of wanting to...
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