When 4AD launched in 1980 it quickly became the most trusted label for fans of independent and eclectic music. Not quite so much anymore. While still priding itself as an outlet for independent bands, the label’s music has become a bit less trustworthy. And so it is with Methyl Ethel‘s Triage, the Australian trio’s third album.

Piroshka immediately draw interest, not only from the curious name, taken from the wolf-terrorized hero in the Hungarian construct of the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood, but also for being what some might consider a supergroup.

A remarkable, underseen post-War thriller.

As the man single-handedly responsible for inaugurating the driving bass line to a multitude of post punk bands over the past four decades, Peter Hook needs little by way of introduction.

Former Mac DeMarco guitarist Peter Sagar’s latest album as Homeshake, Helium, is a watered-down detour from the cohesive “jizz-jazz”—a wretched expression in itself—found on his two previous albums Midnight Snack and Fresh Air, where jazzy chord progressions and homages to late ‘90s R&B were defining features.

Ladytron appeared on the music scene in 2001 with their debut album 604 that, at the time, featured a contemporary synth pop sound with a decidedly European slickness. Not much has changed in the 17 years since, but if you do something well, why not keep doing it?

This is the kind of ponderous, riffy, woozy indie rock that delights millions and alienates the rest of us fairly comprehensively.

It’s well known that Sharon Van Etten grew up in New Jersey and began her musical career in New York City, but the Philadelphia date of her Remind Me Tomorrow tour was a homecoming of sorts.

Press downloads of Cass McCombs’ ninth album, Tip of the Sphere, were accompanied by a PDF note from McCombs explaining the recording of the album.