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Destroyer, Japanese Breakfast, The Horrors, Perfume Genius, SASAMI, SPELLLING, Steven Wilson, Hannah Cohen, and More
Apr 05, 2025
By Mark Redfern
At the start of February we launched our new Albums of the Month series, where we highlight the best albums released in the previous month, starting with January’s albums and followed by February’s albums. Now here is a roundup of March 2025’s best albums. We have included Bandcamp or Spotify embeds (some albums aren’t on Bandcamp) for each album and links to any reviews or interviews we did to support the release. More
Plus HAIM, Matt Berninger, Cross Record, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 14, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Issa Nasatir)
Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 11. More
Halo On the Inside Due Out This Friday via Matador
Mar 13, 2025
By Issa Nasatir
Chicago-based artist Circuit des Yeux has shared “Truth,” the third and final single from her new album, Halo On the Inside, releasing this Friday via Matador. More
Feb 03, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Circuit des Yeux (aka Chicago-based vocalist/composer Haley Fohr) has shared a video for her new single “The Manatee.” It is her first new music since the release of her latest album, -io (out now via Matador). More
Nakama Out Now via Matador
Jan 26, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Steve Gunn has shared a new EP, entitled Nakama, which consists of reimaginings of songs from his newest album, Other You. The five-song set features remixes and collaborations with Mdou Moctar, Circuit des Yeux, Natural Information Society, and Bing & Ruth. More
Oct 25, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Circuit des Yeux (aka Chicago-based vocalist/composer Haley Fohr) has performed a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert for NPR. Filmed earlier this month in the May Chapel at Chicago’s Rosehill Cemetary and Mausoleum, the performance featured three songs: “Vanishing,” “Dogma,” and “Stranger,” all of which are from Fohr’s new album -io (out now via Matador). More
-io Due Out October 22 via Matador
Sep 29, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Circuit des Yeux (aka Chicago-based vocalist/composer Haley Fohr) has shared a self-directed video for her new single. It is the latest release from her forthcoming sixth studio album, -io, due out on October 22 via Matador. Fohr has also announced a set of tour dates for late 2021 and early 2022. More
Plus Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, Field Music, Colleen Green, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 10, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 34th Songs of the Week of 2021. There were a whole lot of new songs this week, even though Monday was a holiday (Labor Day) here in the U.S. We narrowed it down to 12 favorites this week, with lots of good honorable mentions too. More
-io Due Out October 22 via Matador
Sep 08, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Circuit des Yeux (aka Chicago-based vocalist/composer Haley Fohr) has shared a video for her new song “Sculpting the Exodus.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming sixth studio album, -io, due out on October 22 via Matador. Fohr trained with stunt coordinator Talin Chat (The Mandalorian) to create the self-directed video, which features a montage of Fohr freefalling in slow motion. More
