Your Soundtrack To Life
There’s always some risk in revisiting a song that’s been so emotionally attached to the listener for decades. Nostalgia is a gift and a burden, especially when a beloved classic…
Some bands take years to find their signature sound. But the Leicester trio of Nasty seem far more interested in tearing their own apart each time they release a new…
Some albums announce themselves right away, with explosive hooks and grand gestures. Others, like Rovine, let every note, lyric, and carefully chosen silence reveal its purpose over time. Tulegon is…
Some songs take the listener on a journey of dazzling production, but others do something even more remarkable and stir up memories that seem almost lost to the ages. On…
Grief has inspired some of music’s most unforgettable moments, but few songs have been able to capture its complexity without succumbing to sentimentality or easy answers. That’s what D.D.R. (Divorced…
Some albums announce themselves with explosive hooks, polished bravado, or larger-than-life personae. Some quietly pull their listeners into a space that is intensely personal, trusting that truth will have the…
Tension has always been hard rock. It is in the middle of aggression and melody, between chaos and control, between the darkness artists face and the light people seek. Finnish…
Electronic music has always moved the body and the mind, but too often people see those two ambitions as separate goals. Dance music is more about having a good beat…
After a long period out of the spotlight, Philadelphia band Faint Halos returns with a renewed sense of purpose that feels timely and deeply personal. Their latest single, “I Don’t…
Few songs have the cultural heft of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” More than half a century after its initial release, it stands as one of music’s most potent calls…