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...
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...
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...
Porridge Radio: The Sound of Reckoning
I’ve admired Porridge Radio from a distance for years, aware of their clear identity but never quite making...
Geordie Greep goes for the Jugular with ‘The New Sound’
What in the world am I even listening to? That question, asked within the first minute of Geordie...
