The article announcing Jane Remover’s surprise EP ♡ succeeds as a concise, engaging news brief, but it also gestures toward deeper emotional and artistic currents in their recent work. Structurally, it follows a familiar music-news format—lead with the drop, summarize the tracklist, add a quote, provide context—but what makes it effective is how the article…
Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) has unveiled the soundtrack details for Marty Supreme, the forthcoming A24 film directed by Josh Safdie. The 23-track album, titled Marty Supreme (Original Soundtrack), arrives December 25 via A24 Music—the same day the film premieres in U.S. theaters. The film stars Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser, an ambitious, slightly delusional…
The article examines the ongoing project Steve Albini’s Closet, a weekly digital estate sale launched after Albini’s death, offering fans items from his vast personal collection. Through an extended interview with Byron Coley—writer, longtime friend, and the organizer of the sale—the piece becomes not only a look at the logistics of cataloging Albini’s possessions but…
The article explores the origins, sound, and thematic underpinnings of Tranquilizer, the latest album by Daniel Lopatin under his Oneohtrix Point Never (OPN) alias. Like his 2011 breakthrough Replica, the album stems from Lopatin’s fascination with lost or decaying media—in this case, obscure commercial sample CDs he found on the Internet Archive, which briefly disappeared…
On Instagram, EL PLVYBXY (Gregorio Da Silva) plays the role of Buenos Aires bad-boy provocateur, but his music and interviews reveal a far more thoughtful mission: decolonizing Latin American dancefloors by reconnecting club culture with Indigenous and folk rhythms. His debut LP, Retrospective Frequencies—released on Mexico City’s Terminal—brings these dual identities together with new clarity….
Live at Third Man Records captures Karly Hartzman and MJ Lenderman in a moment that should feel electric: two of indie rock’s most distinctive voices playing an intimate show in Nashville’s Blue Room just weeks after the breakout success of Manning Fireworks. Instead, the recording exposes the limits of stripping their songs to the bone….
In 2025, Kara-Lis Coverdale re-emerged after an eight-year absence from recorded music, and the sudden torrent of releases revealed just how much she had been building in the shadows. Her first full-length, From Where You Came, collected the fruits of years spent composing for choirs, chamber ensembles, modular systems, and the pipe organ, while also…
The article traces how Resurrection (1994) transformed Common from a marginal, derivative MC into one of Chicago’s defining hip-hop voices. It begins by reframing Chicago’s identity not through tourist clichés—skylines, sports icons, deep-dish pizza—but through the lakefront, the everyday backdrop of the city’s residents. This lens becomes a way to understand Resurrection, whose CD art…
The nuanced examination of Big L’s posthumous release Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King, situating it within the broader context of his life and career. It balances admiration for Big L’s technical brilliance with critical scrutiny of the compilation’s execution. The writing vividly captures L’s charisma, lyrical genius, and the impact he had on peers…
Florence Welch’s sixth album, Everybody Scream, continues the band’s tradition of transforming personal trauma into expansive, cathartic music. Each album opens with Welch confronting aftermaths—this time shaped by her near-death experience from an ectopic pregnancy during the Dance Fever tour in 2023. The record channels grief, anger, and resilience through arena-pop baroque arrangements, featuring cinematic…