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 - Jason Hamric For fans of jumping up and down, spinning in circles, dancing and house parties After years of being bombarded with “perfect” sounding albums recorded with every bell and whistle one could possibly illegally download, and a decade of precisely tuned vocals and every drum replaced, Snõõper’s raw debut album Super Snõõper is a nice breath of fresh air pointy rock in the sole of your shoe! […]

By - Jason Hamric If you like Moldy Peaches, Regina Spektor, or other OG or modern NYC indie folk Joanna Sternberg's new album, "I've Got Me" gives us a fresh look at the complexities of growing up and the journey it takes to find yourself.  I've Got Me is a blend of folk, indie, and introspective songwriting.  The album draws you in by the raw and emotive voice of Joanna […]

By - Kristi Houk Recommended if you like: Big Bite, Hotline TNT, Polvo Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way—I am not a Pavement fan.  This matters because Pardoner—the San Francisco based quartet have been compared to the 90’s alt rockers ad nauseam. I get it. Really I do. The slacker vibe is definitely present on Pardoner’s latest release, Peace Loving People, both lyrically (sardonic wit? check!) […]

By - Kristi Houk Recommended if you like: Imperial Teen, Bob Mould, Dinosaur Jr., Purling Hiss, Dazy Provincetown, the second release from life and musical partners Roddy Bottum (Faith No More and Imperial Teen) and Joey Holman is a fucking triumph for the LGBTQ+ community and a direct, ‘f-you we’re not going anywhere for the rest of us.’ This record couldn’t come at a better time with many right wing […]

By - Kristi Houk “You gotta make hay while the sun shines…” —Liz Stokes I was given explicit orders not to “fan girl” out and I mostly kept my word when I interviewed Liz Stokes, vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of The Beths earlier this week in promotion of their upcoming show this Sunday, June 18th at Saturn. (Get tickets here.)  After all, their magnificent album, Expert in a Dying […]

By - Kristi Houk Recommended if You Like: Pere Ubu, Iceage, The Fall, Dry Cleaning, Viagra Boys It’s been a weird week.  New York and other major cities across the U.S. are covered in a blanket of toxic smoke from the Canadian wildfires. The gray/orange, dystopian images are startling to say the least. Admittedly, Protomartyr’s new release, Formal Growth in the Desert has proved an apt soundtrack to the week’s […]

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 - Kristi Houk we love this record and this band!  but for the life of us we can’t find a damn thing out about them 🤣   Recommended if you like: PiL, Tricky, Vacation Forever, Deki Alem Upon listening to the new Y!KES ep, I have a question— Are they punk, metal, grunge, electronica or a brilliant amalgamation of all four?  One minute I’m wearing an oversized smiley face […]