Medium Build Is Loud, Tender, and Fully Alive on ‘King of Having Fun’
More people need to know about Medium Build. Nick Carpenter’s music hits the same sweet spot that has made artistsContinue Reading
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Super Group Carrie Okay Makes its Debut with “High in a Drugstore”
Singer-songwriters LØLØ, salem ilese, and Alna have joined forces as Carrie Okay, a new alternative pop-rock supergroup. The trio introducedContinue Reading
The Linda Lindas Branch way out on ‘Gotta Get Out,’ Band’s Third Album
While most of the members of The Linda Lindas were still teenagers, they’d already hadtheir music featured in movies, performedContinue Reading
Squirrel Flower Embraces Life in Motion on ‘Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going’
My introduction to Squirrel Flower came somewhat by chance. A friend clearing out his record collection gave me a vinylContinue Reading
Jungle’s New Album ‘Sunshine’ Is a Soundtrack for the Last Days of Summer
If there is one band I instinctively associate with summer, it’s Jungle. The British group have spent more than aContinue Reading
Hovvdy Returns With Sixth Studio Album ‘Big World’
Hovvdy has been making music for more than a decade, but on its sixth album, Big World, the Nashville-based duoContinue Reading
On New Album ‘Lost Weekend,’ Phoebe Bridgers Finds Space in The Wreckage
I don’t need to run through a recap of 2020 for you to know it was a fraught year. ItContinue Reading
Ariana Grande Plays to Her Strengths on 8th Studio Album ‘petal’
When Ariana Grande releases an album, it rarely arrives in a vacuum. Coming off her lauded performances as Glinda inContinue Reading
Charli xcx breaks free of expectations on seventh album, ‘Music, Fashion, Film’
Charli xcx could have had it so easy. Her 2024 album, BRAT, was so massive, so successful, that she couldContinue Reading
Love Spells’ ‘LOVE IS THE LAW’ Is a Dreamy, Romantic Debut
If you listened to Kevin Abstract’s most recent album, Blush, then you’ll already be familiar with Love Spells, who is featuredContinue Reading