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Holy FuckThe Latin(Young Turks/XL)Releasing: 11 May Lees meer

Future IslandsIn the Fall(Thrill Jockey)Releasing: 6 April (physical) / available now digitally Lees meer

As a writer for the ninebullets website, Kasey Anderson threw one of his own songs, “I Was a Photograph”, into the ring as a song he thought listeners should enjoy in 2010. That takes some stones,... Lees meer

Some artists get a little slack as time passes, losing whatever fierceness made them compelling in the first place. That intensity isn’t the only way to make good art, but it is one of the main one... Lees meer

Tom McRae’s story is an unusual one. After all, the guy didn’t release his first LP until he was 31. After a standout performance at UK’s Meltdown Festival in 2000, McRae quickly became the apple o... Lees meer

For the last decade, Bay Area quintet Ludicra has been one of the best-kept secrets in metal music, quietly breaking new ground in extreme metal with a series of albums that, while rooted in black ... Lees meer

It was a funny coincidence that during my first… slog, really, through Tomorrow, In a Year, I came across a note from the Knife’s Olof Dreijer, apologizing to the attendees of a Halloween party in ... Lees meer

MarchFourth Marching Band is a 30-member plus ensemble from Portland, Oregon that includes dancers, stilt-walkers, a unicyclist, and fire-jugglers. The members all have their own takes on marching ... Lees meer

A few months ago, while browsing through one of Vancouver’s top indie record shops, I came across an older record from Parlour Steps, a local act. I’d heard of them in passing and I was intrigued. ... Lees meer

Who says electronic acts can’t grow and prosper into middle age? Copenhagen’s Anders Remmer has been recording as Dub Tractor for over 15 years. Sorry, his sixth full-length album, is arguably a ca... Lees meer