Find more of Izel Villarba’s work here. I’ll never forget the first time I saw Show Me the Body. I was introduced to their music on
As the former synth player for Cherry Glazerr, Sasami Ashworth provided a different direction for the rock group. In her album debut SASAMI the
Is a tepid serum here? Or – Is fine, thoughtful music being made in 2019? In this moment of probable human rot, the fruits are
L.A. Witch formed slowly, summoned from the smog and sprawl of their eponymous city like a specter hovering just around the corner on your walk
Fairly or unfairly, there may never be a review for this band where the words “Tame Impala” aren’t mentioned in unison. Beginning as a sort
Sometimes, on the edge of a cold winter where Brexit is never ending and Donald Trump’s stint in the White House feels like it’s already
Everybody has that one friend who’s down for whatever. Turn up, turn down, or turn in they’re a reliable good time regardless of the circumstances
It’s a fact that Washington, DC has the most slept-on music scene on the East Coast (yeah I said it). Newly formed indie outfit
Photo by Jessica Gurewitz. Listening to Ghost King’s new record, Dunbar Swamp, is like cracking open a variety bag of technicolor candies—each individual piece may
Bright, sunshine-soaked California anthems feel good. They can pull a listener away from their inner darkness, and bring them to a mental beach. Cherry Glazerr,
“Only because I can, I’ll rebel. That’s how I like to be,” sings Juan Wauters in the opening track of La Onda de Juan Pablo
I feel like I have to come clean right off the bat and admit my undying love for FIDLAR. They’re one of the only bands
When I agreed to review the new Girlpool album, What Choas is Imaginary, I figured I would trash it. I loved the music Harmony and
In a parade of unconventionally orchestrated disorder, Jangula release Ataraxia. The title, meaning a state of mind free from emotional disturbance really hits the nail on
Kid le Chat has self-released their sophomore LP, Lost Critters: a constantly captivating new-wave album made for you to dance, daydream, and sing along to like
It’s always interesting to experience an artist who is somehow a chameleon, yet very individual and recognizable. Ian Svenonius has been making music since 1990
Photos and words by Dani Miller of Surfbort. You can keep up with Surfbort on Instagram. The most genuine banging and clanging around. A scream to
In a testament to persistence and mental resilience Dances return with the excellent Venus Figurine. After their debut album Dances had a falling out internally
Eva Louise Goodman’s new album, Hand in the Dark, is absolutely ideal for sipping a heavily CBD infused almond milk latte after a breakup. Oddly
Only Surfbort could have an album title as innocent as Friendship Music yet fill it with tracks that exude an infectiously gritty, punk ethos. This juxtaposition
Mark Sultan is clearly a man who likes to take his time. Sultan first got into punk music at only 12, moving on to garage
It was four years ago now that the UK’s Black Honey first serenaded listeners with their debut EP. With tracks full of fuzzy guitars, booming
Photo by Gabe Fernandez Winter (Samira Winter) and Triptides (Glenn Brigman) didn’t intend to record an album together, but sometimes the stars step in, two
This new album from Sextile, 3, just makes whatever you’re doing so much better. While working on something else that I hate a lot (like
From the first line of their debut record, My Mind Makes Noises, Pale Waves encapsulates what has made their music irresistible since their initial
Trevor Powers, FKA Youth Lagoon, dismantles everything on his new debut solo album Mulberry Violence. The gentle and wiry voice that winded its way through
photos by Paul Isgard Recently, I’ve found myself bouncing around a new term in my head, one that I think really encapsulates a pattern I’ve
2010, like every other year I spent in high school, was rough for me. I was a 300 pound 15 year in old 11th grade
Sorpresa Familia opens up with their first lead-in single “Barcelona City Tour,” which is packed and punching with energy. It’s also pretty all-encompassing of the
The queer revolution is here and it’s…Kentucky-fried with a side of screamo? That’s what “scream-pop” duo GRLwood have been serving up all over town in
Hope Sandoval and David Roback, better known as the core duo of mournful, misanthropic Mazzy Star have been around for a very long time. They
Courtney Barnett is among the most observational of contemporary songwriters. 2014’s The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas and the following year’s Sometimes I
