Daddy Issues Confronts Deep Trauma With Sharp, Languid Rock On 'I'm Not'
On "I'm Not," Daddy Issues deals with a deep personal trauma through a languid take on pop, rock and punk.
Music Reviews
Vancouver Power-Pop Trio Needles//Pins Comes 'Back To The Bright'
Hear the first single from the punk-fueled power-pop band's third album, Good Night, Tomorrow. It's got a bit of that heartland boogie.
Songs We Love: Den-Mate, 'Fall'
D.C. producer and songwriter Jules Hale zeroes in on the darker, denser side of her sound with a dream-pop salve for women, who she says "deserve to swim in euphoria for a bit."
Singer-Songwriter Valerie June Draws On Her Southern Roots In 'The Order Of Time'
Though the Tennessee-born musician lives in Brooklyn now, she still takes inspiration from the Gospel music she grew up with. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews June's latest album.
London Post-Punks H.Grimace Slowly Seethe With 'Lipsyncer'
The song, from the band's forthcoming full-length, lurks like a smoky, sepia-toned dream from the Pixies' Surfer Rosa.
First Listen: The New Pornographers, 'Whiteout Conditions'
The New Pornographers' seventh album still stocks each song with three or four hooks where most bands might settle for one.
Songs We Love: A Tribe Called Quest, 'Dis Generation'
The latest video from Tribe's standout reunion album is a poetic distillation of rap's generation gap.
Songs We Love: Pete Mancini, 'Sweethearts Of The Rodeo'
The alt-country singer shares a vibrant love letter to the album that marked Gram Parsons' golden moment with The Byrds in 1968.
Songs We Love: The Secret Sisters, 'Tennessee River Runs Low'
Alabama's humid sense of wonder runs through The Secret Sisters' third album, You Don't Own Me Anymore. Visual folk artists Butch Anthony and John Henry Toney appear in the duo's new video.
First Listen: Annie Hardy, 'Rules'
"Writing these songs saved me," Hardy has said of Rules. And in that salvation, she's crafted one of the most moving pieces of music likely to be released this year.