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The Band Performed Songs from Their Debut Album Tripla as Well as Lush Classics
Oct 16, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Two days before Miki Berenyi Trio were due to launch their North American tour at Pearl Street Warehouse in Washington, D.C., Berenyi (formerly of 1990s shoegaze/dream pop/Britpop band Lush) emailed me to warn me that the British group might be performing as a duo instead, as her life partner and bandmate KJ “Moose” McKillop still hadn’t had his U.S. visa approved, describing the whole process as “like a dystopian nightmare.” More
Wolf Alice, Wet Leg, Gwenno, Alex G, Folk Bitch Trio, The Beths, Deftones, Nourished By Time, Water From Your Eyes, Modern Nature, CMAT, and More
Sep 08, 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, March’s albums, April’s albums, May’s albums, and June’s albums. Now here is a roundup of July and August’s 2025’s best albums. More
Trouble Due Out July 11 via Third Man
Jun 05, 2025
By Issa Nasatir
Raincoats co-founder and filmmaker Gina Birch recently announced her second solo album Trouble. Now she has shared its second single “Doom Monger” with a video directed by herself and Dean Chalkley. More
Plus Matt Berninger, Baxter Dury, Gwenno, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 09, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 15th Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 25 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More
Mar 23, 2023
By Ian Rushbury
It’s taken Gina Birch of beloved British late-’70s/early ’80s post-punk band The Raincoats the best part of 45 years to cross “record a solo album” off her “to-do” list. I Play My Bass Loud, co-produced by Youth and released on Jack White’s Third Man Records, is a sampler platter of what the venerable Ms. Birch has to offer. More
Interviews
Mar 23, 2023
By Ian Rushbury
It’s taken Gina Birch of beloved British late-’70s/early ’80s post-punk band The Raincoats the best part of 45 years to cross “record a solo album” off her “to-do” list. I Play My Bass Loud, co-produced by Youth and released on Jack White’s Third Man Records, is a sampler platter of what the venerable Ms. Birch has to offer. More
Reviews
Mar 27, 2023
By Ian Rushbury
As opening lines go, “Sometimes I wake up/And I wonder/What is my job?” is pretty sweet. More
