Anyone with a taste for Squid Pisser’s brand of whacked-out noise punk will likely be reminded of the Locust’s Infest-by-way-of-the-B-52’s genre concoction. And while that…
On her debut album With a Hammer, Korean-American singer, DJ, and producer Kathy Yaeji Lee, a.k.a. Yaeji, works through an intricate web of emotions and…
On debut LP Follow the Cyborg, Margaret Sohn (AKA Miss Grit) explores the figure of the cyborg as a vision for liberation. As a non-binary…
Heavy music polyglots Oozing Wound have made their name as thrash metal jokesters, the trio’s penchant for titles ranging from the humorously prosaic (“Everyone I…
Keba Robinson has been releasing music under the Crosslegged moniker since 2011, when she released the album Bad Body Language. In the Bandcamp liner notes,…
New Confusion finds Shit and Shine at their best, tying familiar and esoteric styles into horrifyingly jagged knots of distortion and discord. Austin-based experimental project…
Wormrot’s latest is an agonizing and extraordinary blend of grindcore, black metal, and screamo, coupled with surprising emotional complexity. After their blistering 2016 album Voices,…
Spirit of Ecstasy is a difficult and deliberately provocative work of avant-garde experimentalism, but is further proof of Imperial Triumphant’s ability to back up even…
Horsegirl’s debut doesn’t quite distinguish itself from the influences it so enthusiastically sources, but there’s plenty here to suggest bigger and better things going forward.…
Headful of Sugar finds Sunflower Bean leaning even further into trend-chasing and poptimist orthodoxy. When Tame Impala infused the indie music scene with its retro-futurist brand…
mxmtoon’s latest doesn’t yet have the feel of a finished product, but it still offers a nice primer on the current shape of Gen-Z pop.…
A deeply personal record of disillusionment and quiet rage, Skinty Fia is easily Fontaines D.C.’s most adventurous work yet. The 2010s brought with them an…
With Hygiene, Drug Church has crafted a snappy, sub-30 minute listen that never offends but which also fails to transcend the influences it absorbs. As…
Zeal & Ardor continues the band’s streak of novel genre blending, even if their deficiencies of meaningful innovation are clearer than ever. Metal outfit Zeal &…
Frailty is a repurposing of pop music of the very recent past into something legible and thrilling. The buzz surrounding electronic pop producer dltzk (or, Zeke)…
Body/Dilloway/Head is a patient, thrilling deconstruction, a reimagining of what rock music is and what it can be. In the world of noise music and free…
The Other Side of Life is a swanky sonic reinvention for Beach Fossils, and a tease what else they have to offer. Brooklyn indie band Beach…
Eternal Home is a brilliant auditory tapestry unlike anything Angel Marcloid has produced before. Spanning a total of nearly 80 minutes, several movements, and countless genre…
Projector relies too heavily on sonic referencing, but is a highly listenable debut that holds promise for a more singular future for Geese. Fresh out of…
Despite venturing into LP-length territory for the first time, Doma sees Rikhter as forceful and focused as ever. The R Label Group — a boutique music distribution…
Ry Ry World is the best kind of sophomore album, one that improves and expands on Mariah the Scientist’s debut while retaining its singularity. Mariah…