The Long Afterlife of the Olivia Tremor Control
‘The Same Place’ arrives more than twenty-five years after ‘Black Foliage,’ finished by Derek Almstead and Jason NeSmith, determined this time not to let grief stall the work.
Indie Rock
Radiator Hospital’s Four-Track Homecoming
On ‘Distorting Time,’ a family legend from the Wild West and the news from Minnesota share space with Sam Cook-Parrott’s fear of being washed up.
The Animal Songs of Nina Winder-Lind
The New Eves’ cellist straps on an electric guitar for ‘Wild Love,’ a debut solo album of bruises, breath, and a closing salute to her foremothers.
Black Bananas’ Jennifer Herrema Keeps the Seams Showing
The Royal Trux cofounder discusses 'Bad Bunch,' the first Black Bananas album in twelve years, along with her new email newsletter, heirloom tomatoes, what's so special about a bloody T-shirt, and her thirty-five-year clothing archive bound for a Tokyo installation.
The Sound of Friendship — Riviera Gaz Across Two Continents
Steve Shelley, Gustavo Riviera, and Paulo Kishimoto discuss 'Catacroma,' the overlooked Brazilian rock and roller Erasmo Carlos, and the weekly radio playlist that keeps three musicians in two hemispheres listening to the same records.
GB Sings Above the Fuzz
The Danish songwriter sang his first album quietly into a microphone at home, and on 'Herzsprung' he had to fill a room.
From the Dimension Next Door — Ethan Miller and The Odyssey Cult
The Odyssey Cult is less a band than a secret society of people whose obsession with art has gotten out of hand, and 'Vol. 3' is its communiqué.
The Whole Greater Than Its Parts — Bondo on 'Bondo'
Years of playing in the same converted room have left Bondo convinced the band is a thing separate from the four people in it.
Trusting the Band Chaos with Hen Ogledd
Hen Ogledd's four members trace how a shared songwriting chaos, competing disciplines, and vocals in Welsh and Scots came together on their latest album, 'Discombobulated.'
Chasm's Sense — Diles Que No Me Maten's Borrowed Light
On their fourth album, 'Escrito en agua,' the Mexico City band Diles que no me maten build songs from Mahmoud Darwish's poetry, funerary music from Oaxaca, and their own festival organizing, all filtered through loose, unresolved improvisation.
The Mending — Tahlia Amanson on the Reinvention of Myra Lee
The Brooklyn trio's 'Capture the Flag' features six songs recorded live in two days—and it's the closest Tahlia Amanson has come to telling her parents the truth.
Civil Service, Protest Songs, and the Private World of Ora Cogan
On the heels of her Sacred Bones debut 'Hard Hearted Woman,' Ora Cogan reflects on the Fairy Creek blockades, somatic practice, the whitewashing of folk music, and what it means to write a trans rights song that doesn't scream.