If you’re looking for the sonic equivalent of staring at a bobber for six hours while slowly dehydrating, Sluice’s new album ‘Companion‘ is your new best friend. This album doesn’t just play…. it loiters in your mind. It’s got that perfect, mid-tempo existentialism that pairs beautifully with a four-pack of Hamm’s tall boys and the realization that you’ve been […]
blame the clown by Twisted Teens
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a New Orleans funeral procession crashes into a stolen van full of fuzz pedals, Blame the Clown is your answer. This 30-minute masterclass in “tonal psychosis” from the Twisted Teens, frontman Caspian “C-Bird” Hollywell and pedal steel wizard RJ “The Razor” Santos, sounds like it was recorded in an abandoned […]
Optimizer by Stuck
Chicago’s Stuck has finally returned with the new LP ‘Optimizer‘, and it’s a twitchy post-punk masterclass that feels like being pleasantly electrocuted. Released via our friends at Exploding In Sound Records, this album proves the band hasn’t lost their knack for making “stressful” music sound like an absolute blast. Greg Obis’s vocals carry that perfect “I’ve had four […]
Nude descending staircase, headless by Teen Suicide
Teen Suicide’s ‘Nude descending staircase, headless‘ is less of an album and more of a beautiful, sonic basement fire that you just want to sit next to and roast marshmallows over. It’s lo-fi and gloriously unhinged, basically the musical equivalent of that third cup of coffee when you haven’t slept and start seeing colors. Listening to this […]
Ambiguous Desire by Arlo Parks
Arlo Parks has officially ditched the bedroom-pop curtains and stepped directly into the neon light with Ambiguous Desire, and honestly, we should all be sending her a thank-you note. If her previous work was a soft-focus Polaroid, this record is a high-def, 2 a.m. epiphany that pulses with a brand-new kind of confidence. Working with producer Baird, […]
Saw You Out with the Weeds by Suitor
Suitor’s first LP, ‘Saw You Out with the Weeds‘, is the kind of record that makes you want to buy a vintage leather jacket so that you can gloomily lean against a brick wall. This is a masterclass in gothy post-punk that feels like a fever dream shared by Siouxsie Sioux and Sonic Youth while they’re trapped in […]