Jo Passed - "Away" | Album Review
After the release of his debut album in 2018, Jo Passed (aka Jo Hirabayashi) spent a couple of years recovering from burnout that made him put his music project on the wayside. Back with the help of new collaborators, Jo Passed wades through some of his darkest years with exuberant textures and distinctly tuneful compositions.
Xiu Xiu - "Xiu Mutha Fuckin' Xiu: Vol. 1" | Album Review
Cemento - "Bad Dream Songs" | Album Review
Leather.head - "Mud Again" | Album Review
Tiberius - "Troubadour" | Album Review
Lawn - “God Made the Highway” | Album Review
Lawn returns with their third LP—God Made the Highway—their best since 2020's Johnny and their first on Exploding In Sound Records. The band eclectically pivots between nostalgic jangle-pop and mordant post-punk, as the duo-powered Lawn ensure each song on God Made the Highway has its own sound and identity.
Grails - "Miracle Music" | Album Review
The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Psychocandy" | Album Review
With the shoegaze revival presumably hitting its zenith, the time couldn’t be more ripe for the commemorative release of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s debut album, Psychocandy. Forty years later, authoritative music outlets have granted it their top rating, proving that it can often be clumsy to judge an album on its merits the moment it initially comes out.
Obits - “L.E.G.I.T.” | Album Review
Obits were a band that burned brightly and relatively fast, leaving audiences with moments of emotional and personal release. L.E.G.I.T was initially released in Japan in 2014 to correspond with Obits’ Asia tour, but now the compilation of their 7’ singles and compilation tracks is getting a wider, very welcomed release.
Dry Cleaning – "Secret Love" | Album Review
Lee Ranaldo: 7 Vitals
This is Lorelei - "Holo Boy" | Album Review
VoidCeremony - "Abditum" | Album Review
Snoozer - Little Giants | Album Review
Snoozer have consistently experimented with their sound, which could be a reason Little Giants may be considered a staple album for all generations of indie sub-cultures. An airy ambiance is carried throughout the tracks by the EP's nostalgic synth, fuzzy guitar slides, and light-hearted take on the endless life changing cycles of good and bad.
Orcutt Shelley Miller - “Orcutt Shelley Miller” | Album Review
The Men - “Buyer Beware” | Album Review
Hélène Barbier – "Panorama" | Album Review
Port Ross - Nighttime at Gardner Hall | Album Review
Written during these years and beyond, Port Ross’s sprawling, flexible debut relies on instruments and stories from his Salt Lake City upbringing and 2023 move to Brooklyn. Nighttime at Gardner Hall grapples with family conflict, relationship trauma, and that financial struggles that bubble up as you set sail for adulthood.




















