Feb 18, 2020 By Dom Gourlay Web Exclusive

While guitar music might be going through a bit of a lull in the UK right now, it's quite the opposite across mainland Europe. Particularly in The Netherlands, which has unearthed a wave of original and exciting guitar bands over the past few years. More

Feb 17, 2020 By Max Pilley (At Told To) Issue #66 - My Favorite Album - Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney

Any of the early Björk albums [could be my favorite], but probably Debut is the one, in terms of impact on what it meant for me in terms of albums. More

Feb 13, 2020 By Frank Valish Web Exclusive

In April of 2018, Mackenzie Scott, aka TORRES, was unceremoniously dropped from her record label, 4AD. Evidently, her third album, the experimental, gender-bending tour de force, Three Futures, did not sell to expectation. But as is said, when one door closes, another one opens. And so is the case for Scott, who after a brief time questioning her future path and choice of profession, rebounded, signing with artist-friendly Merge Records and releasing her stunning new album, Silver Tongue. More

Feb 12, 2020 By Steve King

We need to talk about Georgia. I'm not saying it's a swing state, but it will be. It's the definition of a battleground. After the Democrats lost the midwest in 2016, other states will need additional focus. More

Feb 11, 2020 By Dom Gourlay Web Exclusive

Jack Tatum has been making music under the guise of Wild Nothing for over a decade now. Indeed, 2020 represents something of a milestone year as it marks the 10th anniversary of Wild Nothing's debut album Gemini. More

Feb 10, 2020 By Hays Davis Issue #66 - My Favorite Album - Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney

Once Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy begins to describe why he cites Kate Bush's Hounds of Love as his favorite album, it's clear how much of a personal impact those songs have had.

Feb 07, 2020 By Max Pilley (As Told To) Issue #66 - My Favorite Album - Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney

Kacey Musgraves' previous records are a bit sweeter. I don't want to call Golden Hour raw, but it kind of is compared to her earlier albums. It's a bit more bare, a bit more real. To me, she writes really classic '60s pop songs, so strong, so powerful.  More

Feb 06, 2020 By Joshua M. Miller Issue #66 - My Favorite Album - Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney

The year is 1969. Eight-year-old Wayne Coyne and his older brothers anxiously gather around the record player to listen to The Beatles' latest offering, a self-titled album released in November 1968 that is also known as The White Album. More

Feb 05, 2020 By Max Pilley (As Told To) Issue #66 - My Favorite Album - Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney

I was 18 or 19 and I had been listening to Warpaint's Exquisite Corpse EP relentlessly. I was studying down in Brighton and I remember when "Undertow" came out and I used to have to get the train regularly and I think I listened to it 35 times on one journey.  More