When a long-established musical titan releases a new album, the results can go a number of ways. The best late-career efforts—Dylan’s Time Out of Mind, Bowie’s Blackstar—can be astounding tectonic shifts, illuminating unexplored corners of their creators’ sound while also…
Music Premiere: Chris Zurich Releases “You’re My Crutch”
New York City-based singer-songwriter Chris Zurich introduces his brand-new single, “You’re My Crutch,” produced by Brent Kolatalo, who has worked with everyone from Kanye West, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar to Lorde. Talking about the song, Chris says, “It’s the story…
EP Review: Radiolarian – ‘The Man That Time Forgot’
Imaginative and coruscating with scrumptious, lustrous patinas of avant-garde dream-pop,’ The Man That Time Forgot’ is complex and oh so captivating.
Music Premiere: Plain Mister Smith Releases Silky, Melodic “Strange Strangers”
Plain Mister Smith introduces his brand-new single, “Strange Strangers,” featuring Jordan Klassen. “Strange Strangers” is lifted from Plain Mister Smith’s upcoming self-titled EP. The genesis of the EP occurred, according to Plain Mister Smith, aka Mark Jowett, when he experienced…
Album Review: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – “Polygondwanaland”
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have gained prominence from their unconventional and idiosyncratic psychedelic sound. On top of that, they’ve managed to release twelve albums in six years. By the end of 2017, they will have a total of…
Album Review: Ted Leo – “The Hanged Man”
Ted Leo has explored many different genres and aesthetics throughout the course of his 20-year career. He’s also experienced a variety of changes to his image and topics. The Hanged Man is the first album where Leo has billed himself…
Album Review: Wilco – ‘Star Wars’
Releasing a new album out of nowhere–and for free–is usually a net positive for a veteran musical act, unless you’re U2 and put that record on millions of phones without so much as an opt-out. The latest band to have…