Daily Newsletter, February 15. 2024

While many might proclaim that post-rock has reached its limits, Dead Bandit and their latest album prove that it just might still have some musical fuel there.

With their debut album, 'Postcards From Lonely Places', Denver trio Two Faces West present themselves as a quite accomplished funky R&B and classic rock band.

Eternal bebop, aesthetic force with brains, country soul from Newark, and hip‑hop dreams with humanistic impulses. Plus: robot limbs, the aging alt‑rock bohemia, hypnotic guitar minimalism, and more.

'A Little Goes a Long Way,' the debut EP from the Castellows, is this week’s Album of the Week. Here is why.

Is the love song overrated or the height of expression?

How a righteous funk anthem and future block party staple was birthed in a Brixton basement

Often remembered for his legendary production work for the likes of Joy Division and Factory Records, Martin Hannett also had his own short-lived solo career.

Get to know the revolutionary sounds of Makaya McCraven, the man recognised for reshaping the jazz landscape.

I define my relationship with books in much the same way I describe my relationship with music. Both are load-bearing pillars in the structure of who I am. Yet, they remain somewhat distinct in my mind. Perhaps it’s because music is a medium of sound and books are visual (I’m not an audiobook guy, but Read More »

Lana Del Rey has shared a cover of Irving Berlin’s ‘Blue Skies’ – written for the soundtrack to the new series ‘The New Look’.