Daily Newsletter, June 30, 2023

Estrella Del Sol Figura De Cristal Felte Records Dream pop has become such a musical phenomenon that you can find (or stumble upon) a great release within the genre from practically any corner of the world. So it is not a great surprise that the L.A.-based Felte Records quickly picked up on Figura de Cristal, […]

In many ways, The Breeders' second album 'Last Splash' was not only their best release but one of the seminal albums of the '90s, and now it's getting a 30th anniversary reissue.

Erin K Sink To Swim Independent Singer-songwriter has become such a broad category these days, even though that with quite a few listeners the first thing that comes to mind is a single artist with an acoustic guitar or behind a piano. Does American-born, London-resident musician Erin K fall into the singer-songwriter category on her […]

SLIP~ons Heavy Machinery Scamindy Records Punk or post-punk, if you consider the more modern form of the genre, even in its primal form in the 60s, always touched on another genre or two, even if you were the Ramones, Vancouver’s SLIP~ons hold on to that premise on their debut EP Heavy Machinery. Throughout the five […]

Everyone is virtually insane, says Danijela Bočev; what better salve could there be, this week at least, than this compilation celebrating Rocket's 25th birthday?

In many ways, Blonde on Blonde is still Bob Dylan’s defining album, one that helped to affirm his lingering largess. Our review

Bonnie Raitt has played with everyone, from Ray Charles to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John and Aretha Franklin - and she's still winning awards

As opposed to a mix tape model, this is when one artist has a singular vision for the music of a film.

Will artificial intelligence destroy humanity? That remains to be seen. For now, gen up on the dangers and delights with this selection of movies

CrimeReads has been accused of a bias toward noir in the past, and we’re sorry (not sorry) to report that this year’s best of the year so far list is noir AF—the world is, after all, ge…