Sometimes water can be annoying. It can remind you of life’s ultimate unpredictability—you know it firsthand if you’ve ever unexpectedly stepped in something you hope is water on your kitchen floor in socks. Chrissie Lozano, singer and lyricist for Richmond-based psych-rock collective Piranha Rama, knows it too, though her own run-in was a bit more harrowing. READ MORE…
Today is the perfect day to introduce everyone to Coma Girls, a shoegaze/indie folk artist that appear poised for your playlists. On their latest single, entitled “Keep All Of Your Happiness,” Coma Girls channel the best parts of synth-heavy rock with pleasing results. READ MORE…
Bucking the “neocolonialism” of World Music, this guitar pluralist brings explosive scope and skill to Tuareg-rooted playing on his new album, which includes original Meters guitarist Leo Nocentelli.
Brooklyn future-pop band Late Cambrian—the creative and romantic partnership between John Wlaysewski and Olive Hui—are preparing to release their newest LP, Future Snacks, an eight track collection of indie-pop tracks that explore the absurdity of modern life, from the fear of impending technocracy and corporate-sponsored nostalgia to the uncertainty of the future and long-term emotional effects of the pandemic. READ MORE…
This standout track from Williams’s latest full length, Wallowin’ In The Night, is a beguiling blend of electric blues with elements of indie-folk, showing off her ability to make music that doesn’t sound quite like contemporaries from any of the surrounding genres. Sure, she musically references Neko Case and Lucinda Williams on “Fireworks,”… READ MORE…
There is a common association in the literary world between science fiction and fantasy – two distinct genres that are somehow lumped together. I have often thought this was the lazy route for retail booksellers – the Dewey Decimal system can certainly keep things straight. Lazy literary associations aside, Gnome Country by Silver People – as you might guess – falls squarely in the fantasy camp. READ MORE…