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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
Plus Modern Nature, Alabama Shakes, The Besnard Lakes, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 29, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 30th Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Mark Moody, Matthew Berlyant, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
Plus Open Mike Eagle, Modern Nature, Geese, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 11, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the July 4th holiday, so this week’s list encompasses the last two weeks (although it’s mainly songs from this week). More
Plus Alex G, Cliffords, Foxwarren, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 30, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Issa Nasatir)
Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
The Heat Warps Due Out August 29 via Bella Union
May 29, 2025
By Issa Nasatir
Modern Nature have announced a new album, The Heat Warps, and released the new single “Pharaoh.” The Heat Warps is due out August 29th via Bella Union. More
Plus Kevin Drew, Wings of Desire, Modern Nature, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks (Also a Bonus Mix of the Best Songs of the Last Month)
Aug 18, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2023. Songs of the Week was on hiatus for the last month because Wendy and I were on a much needed vacation to England and Iceland. I received several reader emails worried we had killed Songs of the Week, but have no worries, it’s back. As well as a regular Songs of the Week, we have put together an additional Spotify playlist featuring all the songs we also liked while Songs of the Week was taking a break. More
No Fixed Point in Space Due Out September 29 via Bella Union
Aug 17, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Modern Nature (the band led by Jack Cooper) are releasing a new album, No Fixed Point In Space, on September 29 via Bella Union. New they have shared its second single, “Cascade,” via a music video composed of one mainly static frame. More
Plus Lael Neale, Blur, The Last Dinner Party, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 30, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week our writers and editors Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Celine Teo-Blockey, Mark Moody, and Scott Dransfield all weighed in which songs were best and we came up with the stacked list below. We settled on a Top 14 this week, with lots of honorable mentions. More
No Fixed Point in Space Due Out September 29 via Bella Union
Jun 27, 2023
By Kat Ramkumar
Modern Nature (the band led by Jack Cooper) have announced the release of their new album, No Fixed Point In Space, and shared a music video for its lead single, the seven-minute “Murmuration.” More
Island of Noise Due Out Digitally on January 28 via Bella Union
Jan 06, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Modern Nature have announced the digital release of their latest album, Island of Noise, which was originally released physically in December of last year via Bella Union. The digital version will be out on January 28. The band has coincidently shared a new single titled “Performance.” More
Interviews
Aug 25, 2025
By Mark Moody
On the brink of releasing Modern Nature’s fifth album (The Heat Warps) in six years, the project’s leader and primary constant, Jack Cooper, contemplates his productivity over that time. More
Nov 20, 2023
By Mark Moody
Four years and four albums into his Modern Nature project, Jack Cooper continues to look for ways to push himself and his fellow performers. Cooper’s latest album, No Fixed Point in Space (on Bella Union), moves further away from traditional rock music structures and the rules that go along with that. More
Jan 06, 2022
By Mark Moody
Modern Nature’s Jack Cooper has an over decade long musical resume going back to earlier projects Mazes and Ultimate Painting. But Cooper considers his latest project, Modern Nature, his true musical calling. More
Reviews
Feb 23, 2026
By Mark Moody
Jack Cooper and Modern Nature played The Earl in Atlanta last month with support from Brigid Dawson and the Mothers Network More
Oct 09, 2025
By Nick Roseblade
Modern Nature showcased their latest album “The Heat Warps” at Brighton’s Alphabet with support from Squid’s Anton Pearson More
Aug 29, 2025
By Mark Moody
Modern Nature’s latest borrows its title from a website dedicated to covering Miles Davis’ electric years. More
Sep 29, 2023
By Mark Moody
Jack Cooper (the main creative force behind Modern Nature) graces us with another helping of his wonderfully organic compositions on No Fixed Point In Space. More
Dec 08, 2021
By Mark Moody
Though Modern Nature’s Jack Cooper certainly has a musical history that pre-dates the release of his latest project’s Nature EP in 2019, a compelling arc of history and evolution can be traced over the past three years of his latest iteration’s existence. Originally billed as a partnership between Cooper and BEAK>’s Will Young, half of the musicians that appeared on Modern Nature’s debut, Young and Woods’ Aaron Neveu, are no longer on board, or at least not for the outfit’s high water mark to date, Island of Noise. More
