Features

ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Sleaford Mods

Long Reads
"I think I had a Barry Manilow album. I think it's great to be in a crap musical place like that when you're that age."

Delia Gonzalez’s Top 5 Western Films

Guides + Lists
"Clint Eastwood conveys so much intensity without saying a word; I wanted to create a soundtrack for this."

Gunnar Haslam’s Favorite Reggae Reissues, From Digi Dancehall to Dub

Guides + Lists

Catching Up With… Peaking Lights

Interviews
"I guess we're old-school now"

Stream Sleepy Sun’s New Album and Read the Stories Behind All That Shredding

Free Association
"Try to name a song with cowbell that sucks. It's hard!"

Hot Flash Heat Wave Switch Gears From Garage Rock to Dream Pop on Soaked

Free Association
Crank it in full here!

Panicker Threads the Needle Between Front 242, John Carpenter, and Justice

Free Association
Not to mention shades of Nitzer Ebb, Wendy Carlos, and heady hip-hop

Brainwaltzera’s Top 5 SoundCloud Finds

Guides + Lists
Is he AFX in disguise? Who cares!

5 Albums You Oughta Hear After Popping the Pill on L.A. Takedown’s New Album

Guides + Lists
"It's breathtakingly beautiful, moving, rewarding music if you let yourself totally give into it"

Stream Follow the Sun, Anthology’s Double LP of Rare Australian Records

Free Association
Featuring exclusive liner notes from Mikey Young of Total Control and Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Kyle Bobby Dunn’s Top 5 Beers to Try During the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Guides + Lists

Stream Anneka’s Life Force EP and Read the Stories Behind Its Avant-Pop Songs

Free Association
Discussed: apocalyptic dreams, sci-fi films, and poignant Murakami passages

Cotillon Shares the Stories Behind His Ace New York Album The Afternoons

Free Association
"I'm attracted to antisocial people. This is a song in the spirit of anti-pop and bummer-pop. The grit and the glamour, the opposite sides to every story."

Enter the Void on Robedoor’s New Album

Free Association
"This jam really stirs a visceral reaction in me when we play it—flying over the ground in pursuit of the scent of decay"

Stream Warm Soda’s Final Album and Read the Stories Behind Its Power-Pop Songs

Free Association
"How long could I continue on any further with making songs like this? My brain would start getting cavities from all the sweetness!"
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