Mar 23, 2023 By Ian Rushbury Web Exclusive

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

Mar 17, 2023 By Lee Campbell Web Exclusive

Composer, DJ, and musician David Holmes is a creative bombshell. Along with Jade Vincent and Keffus Green, Holmes is one third of the band Unloved, who have just released Polychrome, their fourth album. More

Mar 10, 2023 By Candace McDuffie

Xiu Xiu’s latest album, Ignore Grief, was released on March 3 via Polyvinyl and falls in line with the experimental facet’s proclivity for arranging harrowing and sonically intense songs. More

Mar 03, 2023 By Mark Redfern

To end the week, we ask Steve Mason some questions about endings and death. More