DJ Narciso has never really sounded like he’s chasing the same highs as the rest of Lisbon’s batida scene. While others lean into bounce and brightness, his instinct is to slow everything down and let it feel heavy. That’s what made his Príncipe releases—especially Diferenciado—hit so hard: tarraxo’s dragged tempo gives his music room to…
This interview doesn’t read like a comeback announcement so much as a deep exhale. Grizzly Bear aren’t storming back with declarations or grand plans; they’re cautiously, almost tenderly, finding their way back to each other after years of quiet distance. Daniel Rossen and Chris Taylor talk about the band not as a machine that stopped…
The article frames Moodymann (Kenny Dixon Jr.) as a near-mythic figure in electronic music, someone who cultivates mystery—performing behind white sheets, avoiding interviews—yet whose artistic core is intensely grounded in Detroit community. Despite the “kayfabe” theatrics, Moodymann acts as a teacher and mentor, constantly uplifting local musicians through his Mahogani label, his work at Buy…
From her earliest EP, feeo (Theodora Laird) established herself as a paradox: a 22-year-old singer with the emotional gravity of someone far older, pairing plaintive, world-weary lyrics with an uncanny composure. Her early work’s downtempo beats and sighing synths framed a voice that could bloom from hushed confession into unexpectedly agile, R&B-informed flourishes—revealing a quiet…
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…