Archive: 2024

The Kindest People are a four-piece indie/garage rock band from the mountains of Johnson City, Tennessee. The band combines slick, catchy melodies with a large variety of instrumentation to Frankenstein their own unique sound of rock and roll. Walking a line of modern pop sensibilities with a reverence for ’60s garage and 90’s alternative, The […]

Under the name Soccer Mommy, Nashville singer-songwriter Sophie Allison has built a following with honest, introspective lyrics, a soft croon, and a DIY aesthetic. On 2022’s Sometimes, Forever, she experimented with her production, creating a more polished pop sound with synthesizers and thick arrangements. The new Soccer Mommy album, Evergreen, returns to the rawer feel […]

Beth Lee has one of those voices that one never tires of, a mix of charm, sensuality, and defiance, belting out her original hook-laden songs. You’ve likely heard her before as the lead singer of The Breakups or through her solo work beginning with 2008’s Cassette Tapes & Cash Money to the predecessor for this […]

Over this past weekend, A Tribe Called Quest became the 12th Hip-hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The overdue honor comes after the trio was nominated three times, but if Tribe’s music taught us anything, patience is a virtue. After piecing together a timeless discography that will go […]

With the Pixies’ tenth album, The Night The Zombies Came, the band has now matched its pre-breakup output. Since reforming in 2004, the group has released five albums. The group has effortlessly morphed from alt-rock groundbreakers into relaxed middle-aged rockers.    The core band, Black Francis – lead vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar, David Lovering – drums, percussion, […]

Iain Matthews is hardly a household name, but he has had his share of flirtations with the mainstream throughout his sixty-year-plus career. Having exited English folk pioneers Fairport Convention, he formed Matthews Southern Comfort, with whom he had a hit in 1970 with Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock.” A decade later, following a move to Los Angeles […]

Months on the road fueled by cheap beer, gas station food, and likely a little grass (and likely more) are most of the ingredients behind the latest from Seattle’s Smoker Dad. Hotdog Highway, the sophomore effort from the band, is a brilliant Pacific Northwest take on classic Southern Rock, echoing everyone from the Allman Brothers […]

Rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator has been busy this past week. On the 16th of October, the “See You Again” rapper posted a mysterious video titled “St. Chroma,” teasing a similarly mysterious project named “CHROMAKOPIA.” Shortly after the short video, Tyler, the Creator posted a cover art featuring himself wearing a mask — of […]

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory announce their self-titled debut album, out February 7th via Jagjaguwar, and release the lead single/video, “Afterlife.” Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory presents an exhilarating new dimension of Van Etten’s sound and songwriting. For the first time, it was written and recorded in total collaboration with her band — Jorge Balbi (drums, machines), Devra Hoff (bass, vocals), and Teeny Lieberson (synth, piano, guitar, vocals) — […]