Nothing – A Short History of Decay
With their first new release since 2020, the Philly shoegazers are returning to a scene that has exploded in their absence. But is there still a place for Nothing’s heavy take on the genre?
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Insider Monthly #2
In this month’s Insider Monthly, we discuss Deerhunter, Tim Buckley, Smog, and The Twilight Sad—while revealing our highlights and disappointments from a busy February of new releases.
Hen Ogledd – DISCOMBOBULATED
The eccentric collective from the Old North deliver a charming record of proggy folk with a political edge.
Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights
How do you follow a cultural phenomenon like BRAT? Charli XCX’s John Cale collaboration hinted at a wild left turn, but the curiously conservative Wuthering Heights feels like an exercise in retreat rather than reinvention.
The Wrens’ The Meadowlands Revisited
Released in 2003, The Meadowlands is regarded as an indie rock classic. But how does the final album by New Jersey’s most famously unreliable band stand up today?
Remember Sports – The Refrigerator
Five years on from their last album, Philadelphia’s Remember Sports are back with tightened production and a stronger country twang.
Cardinals – Masquerade
Raw, vital, and expansive, Cork-based quintet Cardinals stir up a distinctly Irish-sounding punk sound.