Hawk | Fly
David Hawkins is in good company. The singer-songwriter and visual artist's long-running but strangely unknown band Hawk features a heavyweight cast that includes Ken Stringfellow of Posies and Big...
Bloods | Seattle
Another week, another female-fronted crew of mischievous Australians playing scrappy, crunchy indie-rock and pop-punk. Not that I'm complaining. After all, there are plenty of things worse in this world...
The Vapors | Together
This week in Reunions Nobody Asked For: U.K. new wave pop-punks and one-hit wonders The Vapors return with their first new studio album since their 19981 sophomore set Magnets....
Ben de la Cour | Shadow Land
"I first heard the word of God when I was eight years old / He told me to take a carving knife and hold it to my brother's throat."...
Willie Nile | New York At Night
Death, taxes and Willie Nile. You can count on all three of them. I suspect you already know about the first two. But I bet you're probably still not...
ASL | Skyloft
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Even if Jack's day job is writing songs for One Direction, Maroon 5, Benny Blanco, Little Mix, Rudimental, Thomas...
Yonic South | Twix & Dive EP
I know what you're going to say: Hell, I could do that. And you're totally right. You could. Twix & Dive, the latest EP from the noise-making, rule-breaking Italian...
Aska Matsumiya | Betty HBO Original Series Soundtrack
Before you judge someone, skate a mile on her board. I'm fairly certain nobody ever said that. But it kind of applies in this scenario. Let me explain: As...
Asking Alexandria | Like A House On Fire
Asking Alexandria are one of those bands that people seem to either love with a passion or hate with a vengeance. Can't say I care that much either way...
Hanni El Khatib | Flight
Burnout can be your Santa Claus. Just look at Hanni El Khatib. Back in 2017, after burning the candle at both ends for too many years, the L.A. garage-rocker...
Sleaford Mods | All That Glue
You can't win them all. Even if you're Sleaford Mods. For me, the abrasive Nottingham electro-punk duo's most recent album Eton Alive was kind of, well, meh — at...
Charli XCX | How I’m Feeling Now
The answers, in no particular order:
Creative.
Adventurous.
Independent.
Bored.
Rebellious.
Noisy.
Anxious.
Romantic.
Playful.
Claustrophobic.
Unrestrained.
Inspired.
Smitten.
Rambunctious.
Empathetic.
Sympathetic.
Needy.
Confident.
Sexy.
Sad.
Experimental.
Understanding.
Nostalgic.
Conflicted.
Lonely.
Hopeful.
Or to put it another way: Just like you. But with way more talent and skill — and a stronger work ethic.
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Moby | All Visible Objects
A great album can erase a lot of sins. And if anybody's got extra incentive to deliver one these days, it's Moby. Between his much-maligned (and tellingly titled) 2019...
The Dears | Lovers Rock
I don't know if The Dears are lucky, psychic or somehow know something we don't. But even at a time when countless songs and albums seem to have been...
Sparks | A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
Talent is an asset. But you gotta give it up for longevity and ingenuity too. Nearly half a century after Sparks’ fraternal founders Russell (the handsome singer with the...