Albums Of The Week: The Rolling Stones | GRRR Live!
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The World’s Greatest Rock ’N’ Roll Band deserve the ultimate live greatest hits album — and GRRR Live! quite rightly captures The Rolling Stones at...
Albums Of The Week: Andy Shauf | Norm
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hailed as a gifted storyteller for 2016’s The Party and 2020’s The Neon Skyline, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Shauf writes albums that unfold like...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel: Artists At The End Of The Road
“So I went to the doctor, see what he could give me
He said, ‘Son, son, you've gone too far.’ ”
— Black Sabbath, Fairies Wear Boots
It was a little heartbreaking...
Now Hear This: Buen Destino | Buen Destino
THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “If you don't like twisted, loud and intelligent hardcore, you don't need to continue reading this note because what Buen Destino offer on...
Now Hear This: Moonpedro & Sinking Ship | Kin
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Kin is the new solo album from multi-instrumentalist, poet, novelist and translator Pedro Carmona-Alvarez, the Norwegian artist who releases his music under the name Moonpedro And...
Now Hear This: Freeroad | Do What You Feel!
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hailing from Monterrey, Mexico, Freeroad formed in 2018 with one goal: Making music for the love of making music. Their name was chosen to symbolize...
Now Hear This: Oozing Wound | We Cater To Cowards
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Oozing Wound are both a subversive force in heavy music and key players in Chicago’s vibrant DIY warehouse scene. Their albums gleefully defy categorisation, delighting...
Now Hear This: The Dust Collectors | Filtered Gems
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A band grown from casual Friday night jams with friends that quickly evolved into something more substantial, Calgary's Dust Collectors are proof that sometimes what...
Elliott Landy Shares More Vintage Band Photos
When you picture The Band, you have Elliott Landy’s photographs in your mind. He took the legendary photos in their 1968 album, Music From Big Pink and The Band,...
The Less You Know, The Better | Four Mysterious New Releases Worth Hearing
A little mystery can be a good thing. Especially these days.
Sprinkled amid the hundreds of gushing press releases, oversharing bios and TMI missives that assault my email on a...
Now Hear This: Lakecia Benjamin | Phoenix
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Phoenix is the expansive new album in the musical evolution of alto saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin. The album was produced by Grammy winner Terri...
Now Hear This: The Drin | Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Way out there. From up in the attic, in the village of Cincinnati, the third album from The Drin has arrived to commence 2023.
Cold rhythms...
Now Hear This: Pure Adult | II
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Having grown up in the unusually sheltered environment of a church-turned-cult, Brooklyn musician Jeremy Snyder has always found himself drawn to the harsh, dissonant music...
20 Questions With Demi Ramos
Demi Ramos does not waste time. Yours or hers. Recently, the multi-tasking, fast-rising N.Y.C. pop-rocker got a head start on summer with the exclusive Tinnitist premiere of her energetic...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Sebadoh | Smash Your Head On The Punk Rock
The road from toxic masculinity to enlightenment is challenging, raw and fraught. If it made a sound, it would be Smash Your Head On The Punk Rock, Sebadoh’s 1992...
