Driftliner Finds a Glimmer of Hope in “Love in the Age of Dread” There is something wonderfully timeless about Driftliner’s “Love in the Age of Dread,” a song that feels as though it has drifted in from another musical era while remaining firmly rooted...
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Avalanche the Architect Brings the Heat on a Relentless, Genre-Bending EP Avalanche the Architect has never been a rapper interested in playing it safe. With a career spanning 32 years, more than 2,400 live performances, and a reputation for intricate lyricism and versatility, the...
Darko Cannon’s Forever Free Is a Bold, Bass-Heavy Statement of Unfiltered Expression Chicago rapper Darko Cannon takes a decidedly unconventional approach to the city’s hip-hop tradition on Forever Free, a 14-track project that showcases an artist with a distinctive ear for production, an unpredictable...
IurisEkero Finds a Place to Call Home on “Here I Stay” Some songs are built around the thrill of the chase. Others begin when the running finally stops. On “Here I Stay,” Argentine-born producer and songwriter IurisEkero turns that moment of emotional arrival into...
Leo XIV Reimagines Deftones’ “Change (In the House of Flies)” as a Haunting, Cinematic Slow Burn Covering a song as distinctive as Deftones’ “Change (In the House of Flies)” means walking a fine line between honoring its dark allure and finding a reason to...
Dusty Edinger Finds the Breaking Point on “Beginning to Break” There’s a timeless appeal to a rock song that knows how to balance a memorable melody with the kind of emotional baggage that refuses to stay buried. On “Beginning to Break,” Atlanta singer-songwriter Dusty...
Replaced By Robots Find the Human Heart in the Machines on The Human Touch Nostalgia can be a dangerous thing in rock & roll. Too much of it, and you end up polishing old sounds until they lose their edge. Replaced By Robots understand...
Flowers for Juno, “Suburban Princess”: Shoegaze Romance Wrapped in a Wall of Sound Flowers for Juno have never been particularly interested in making their music easy to pin down. The Newcastle Upon Tyne project, fronted by vocalist and producer Benjó James, prefers its pop...
DownTown Mystic Finds the Sweet Spot Between Honky-Tonk Swagger and Heartland Rock on “Maybe Love’s A Crime” DownTown Mystic has a knack for making rock ’n’ roll feel like something you stumbled across on a favorite old record, even as the music keeps its...
BB Stevens Finds Beauty, Danger, and Redemption in Bullet BB Stevens doesn’t make music that stays in one lane. On Bullet, his second album, the Hoboken-based songwriter and musician moves between gritty rockabilly, psychedelic rock, country-tinged melancholy, and theatrical art rock, all connected by...