Wow, it feels like forever (3 years!) since Sunflower Bean put out their debut album Human Ceremony and were dubbed “The #1 Hardest Working NYC Band” by
Luis Lucio‘s Nightcrawler series is a documentation of his nights in New York City, the shows he sees and the people he meets. Below are the
October arrived with an autumn treat, the fresh out the oven Thawing Dawn by A. Savage (Parquet Courts frontman Andrew Savage). An unexpected gem crafted
Bringing a fresh perspective to the singer-songwriter world, Jared Saltiel proves his capability on his latest single, “Wayward Queen.” It’s a powerfully written ballad, with
I have to let you in on a secret: no one knows what the fuck they’re doing when it comes to love! We’re all stumbling
LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK. Halloween is the best holiday ’round these parts and if you get that, than you’re a winner, my friendly ghost.
Beyond Earshot is a new series by Jacob Seferian examining the cultural impact of music, past and present. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter. “Say my name baby, before you
Photo by Leen Dweik, album artwork by Natasha Fortson. While living in a windowless NYU dorm in Chinatown, NYC-native Alex Carr presents his experiments in
Editor’s Note: After first coming across Luis Lucio‘s work on the people’s platform, Instagram, we got in touch with him in hopes of having him contribute and
Film column by Tamim Alnuweiri. Halloween aka THE PURGE is coming up. I never fully “got” Halloween (and still don’t really tbh) until last year
SOPHIE, a loose associate of the PC music crew and producer for pop stars like Charli XCX and Madonna, has been secretive since her 2013 debut.
La Femme, the French post-punk/psych rock/whatever other rock derivative band is playing in New York on October 27th . We are giving away a pair
Editor’s Note: Lallie Doyle is Alt Citizen’s new European Features Editor! We asked her to compile a list of British bands and musical projects that she
Editor’s Note: After first coming across Luis Lucio‘s work on the people’s platform, Instagram, we got in touch with him in hopes of having him contribute
Ice Balloons is back from tour! See the last installment of their tour diary below. THE QUEEN OF THE PLAINS: An old man sat down next to Kyp
Beyond Earshot is a new series by Jacob Seferian examining the cultural impact of music, past and present. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter. In 2015 the sun set in
Photos and Interview by Kevin Neal. Obviously the new record is a recall back to the raw guitar centered sound of your earlier records –
Review and illustration by Alberto Pazzi. Good Rock’n’Roll is like comedy. When I see old videos of Iggy Pop bouncing around the stage, spreading his
King Krule debuts his third single “Half Man Half Shark” in a compilation of lo-fi footage taken from recent shows in New York, LA and London.
Tunes to accompany crappy drip coffee or nighttime bike-rides over the wind tunnels of the Williamsburg Bridge. Here’s your musical companion for the early cuffing
Editor’s Note: After first coming across Luis Lucio‘s work on the people’s platform, Instagram, we got in touch with him in hopes of having him contribute and
In case you missed the last edition of Cool Shit, YouTube is an endless hole of inspiration and desperation. I would not recommending watching these
Torres’ Three Futures, her third studio album, feels like the full-realization of an artist trying to chip away at her own sound and discover herself.
Thank goddess for The Breeders. In a world full of mass shootings, earthquakes, and a president unable to respond appropriately to any of it, the Deal
In case you missed my post last Friday, this past weekend was Bushwig. It’s a 2-day drag festival that doubles as an inclusive party for
Ice Balloons is on tour and phoning in their tour diaries! Check back for further installments, and stop by a show, see tour dates below. EL PASO: WHAT’S
Walking through the East Village is rough these days, meatheads, frat dudes and dudettes on the sidewalk gurgling mimosas while concealing their pro-Trump paraphernalia under
Within the trudges of my gmail inbox—ghastly and full of incoherent nonsense and half baked song ideas, I took a few minutes to listen to
I want to compare Chicano Batman to The Growlers but it’s not entirely accurate—it’s not that they share sonic underpinnings (they don’t) but it’s the
Photo by Spyros Rennt. Album art by Zak Keene. Night Helix has a new four track EP out—complex, moving and fundamentality escapist, Ben Ross took
Ice Balloons is on tour and phoning in their tour diaries! Check back for further installments, and stop by a show, see tour dates below. DAY TWO: NEW
Review by Alberto Pazzi. I went to the first ever Native Sun show a few months ago at Berlin NYC. I got there a little late
