By - Jackie Lo If you like: Slutever, Charly Bliss, Girlpool, Vivian Girls, Wednesday The first time I heard Pouty was when they became the “Song of the Week” here on Substrate Radio back in September when their song “Virgos Need More Love” was released. I loved the catchy chorus, I am always a sucker for fuzzy power pop, and it was also my partner’s birthday that week, who is […]

By - Jackie Lo Recommended if you like: Snail Mail, Land of Talk, Alvvays, Alex G, Sheryl Crow, Julien Baker, The Breeders Slow Pulp, a Chicago quartet I’ve been following for a few years, released Yard, their sophomore album and their debut on Anti-, this week. I went for my daily walk today and popped this album on so I could listen to it uninterrupted as I wanted to know […]

By - Jackie Lo Recommended if you like; Elliott Smith, Duster, Big Thief, Crumb, Broadcast, and Nick Drake While scrolling through new album releases last week, I came across Elliott Fullam’s End of Ways, listened to a few seconds, and had to stop scrolling. Dark, haunting, and lush vocals on top of gorgeous guitar picking piqued my interest and I knew I needed to give the whole album a listen. There […]

By - Jackie Lo For those that love: Bachelor, Jay Som, Grandaddy, Elliott Smith, Waxahatchee, Soccer Mommy The first song I ever heard from Palehound was “Holiest” off their Kitchen 7” back in 2014 and that one song made me an instant fan. Since then, their music has been a constant in my playlists with their 2015’s Dry Food, 2017’s A Place I’ll Always Go, 2019’s Black Friday, and Doomin’ […]

By - Jackie Lo   For fans of Wednesday, Swearin’, The Breeders, Screaming Females, Palehound, Nirvana, Soccer Mommy I’ve been looking forward to listening to the new Bully album all year because Alicia Bognanno has always written songs that connected to me on a deep and personal level. I was instantly hooked from the first listen of “Trying” off 2015’s Feels Like “Been praying for my period all week/And relief […]

By - Jackie Lo As summer approaches, humidity cranks to 100, graduations are behind us, beach vacations scheduled, and new beginnings are planned for the fall, we should all put together a summer playlist to celebrate.  This year has graced us with a ton of great music already, but in the next few months there are some amazing albums that I can’t wait to be the soundtrack of my summer. […]

By - Jackie Lo If you like: Dinosaur Jr., Pixies, Ty Segall, Birds of Maya, "that 90's goodness" and blistering guitar solos It’s been a long 7 years since Purling Hiss has graced us with an album, but Drag On Girard is completely worth the wait and it’s pure unadulterated fun!  Garnering their name from its heavy use of distortion and white noise, this album is full of beautifully fuzzed […]