Further reading...
Sasha Joy’s “Got You Something” Gives Heartbreak a Glow-up
Jen·
Breakup songs have a reputation problem. Too many of them want you to either sob into your pillow...
COUGAR MICROBES SELECTS: POP APRIL 2026
Mike·
A selection of new and/or relevant Pop and Pop-leaning tracks that have recently left an impression on us....
Weekend Videos: Destroyer – Bologna
You’d expect Dan Bejar to make you work for it. He has built two decades of Destroyer records...
Cameron Winter’s Precocious ‘Heavy Metal’ Debut Rewrites the Rules
Sam·
Cameron Winter dropped ‘Heavy Metal’ in December, and it was either terrible timing or a quietly brilliant act of defiance. Technically,...
Weekend Videos: Antony Szmierek – “Yoga Teacher”
Sam·
The yoga mat is out. The incense is lit. The instructor’s voice is soothing. And somewhere between the...
Father John Misty’s Mahashmashana: Smashing Through The Fourth Wall
Sam·
Before ‘Mahashmashana‘, I had often found myself on the fence with Father John Misty. Josh Tillman existed behind...
40 Years in the Making: Kim Deal’s Nobody Loves You More Reviewed
For someone synonymous with bands that thrived on friction and loose edges, Kim Deal‘s solo debut is surprisingly...
The Cure Prove Their Darkness Only Deepens on Songs Of A Lost World
Forty-five years after ‘Pornography’* scared off half their audience with its gloom, The Cure circle back to that same darkness on ‘Songs...
The Smile ‘Cutouts’: A Band Refusing To Slow Down
Jen·
In an era when most bands treat album cycles like slow‑moving glaciers, The Smile tear through 2024 at a pace...
