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Interview with Sunglasz Vendor: the self-effacing three-piece soundtracking existential hesitation
“There are two ends of the political compass. There’s anarchy and ‘Guitar Hero,’ and I guess we’re centrists in that.”

Nurse Joy’s ‘can I say something…?’ belies its punk roots with crisp sound and prodigious playing
The Boston band’s album is a disheveled ride through angst, conspiracy, and the occasional sci-fi reference.

Rincs’ ‘Swimming Pool Disco’ is alt-pop with teeth
The Los Angeles-based band’s latest EP pulses with the energy of a midnight joyride—reckless, electric, a little heartbroken.

Mary Sue and the Clementi Sound Appreciation Club question everything on ‘Porcelain Shield, Paper Sword’
Defying categorization at every turn, the collaborative album pushes forward, exploring and experimenting.

Seo crafts a fiery void to dance through on ‘.S.E.O.T.R.O.N.I.C.A.’
The Lagos artist’s latest project is a liftoff into a dimension where harsh noise, electronica, and pop collide into a thick cloud of lo-fi production.

Everything is Psychedelic defy definition throughout ‘The Beautiful Malaise’
The UK duo’s daring debut album could only have emerged from the depths of internet music culture.

On the proggy ‘Rerun,’ Eric Mayson thinks too damn much
Minneapolis-based aviator and music maker Eric Mayson’s latest album explores the nature of a wandering mind through wandering genres.

Interview: shemar is undeniable on ’emerge “n” see’
“It’s not a happy album, but it’s a go outside ass album.”

Y’s self-titled debut EP resembles a sonic hurricane
Elements of jazz, post-punk, and pop swirl around each track, chaotic and frenzied, but, at their core, the London-based band is carefree not careless.

A flare for the snare: drummer & composer Jumpei Kamiya’s ‘Numbnuts’ is a disarmingly cute foray into electro-pop
There’s sugar, spice, and a whole lot of nice on this Japanese artist’s musical metric.