New Music

Phoebe Bridger's follow-up to 2017's acclaimed Stranger in the Alps is due out this year.

Music & Culture

Hear Phoebe Bridgers' First Solo Release In Almost Three Years, 'Garden Song'

12:13pm February 26, 2020

by Cyrena Touros

Bridgers has been busy, releasing the collaborative projects boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center. "Garden Song" is her first release since her 2017 debut, Stranger in the Alps.

Elyse Weinberg rolled with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in the late '60s, and released only one LP before leaving the music industry.

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Viking's Choice: Elyse Weinberg Remembered, Tasmanian Post-Punk, Lunar Ambient

2:37pm February 25, 2020

by Lars Gotrich

Elyse Weinberg, who died last week, was a late '60s singer-songwriter rediscovered by crate-diggers. We remember her tangled folk-rock, plus music from Sign Libra, The Native Cats and Cirith Ungol.

Music & Culture

Perfume Genius Announces New Album, Shares First Single 'Describe'

12:50pm February 25, 2020

by Marissa Lorusso

Mike Hadreas new album as Perfume Genius, Set My Heart On Fire Immediately, is out in May. Its first single features a video that "envisions an end of the world where there are no boundaries."

Grimes' fifth album, Miss Anthropocene, pushes the pleasure buttons of mainstream pop while also appearing to critique it.

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Review: On 'Miss Anthropocene,' Grimes Crafts Pop Both Visceral And Cryptic

4:55pm February 24, 2020

by Will Hermes

The electronic artist's new album, her first since 2015's acclaimed Art Angels, subverts the expectations of mainstream pop music with dark, densely-layered songs.

Linda Diaz's "Magic" swirls in the watercolor pools of a quirky, young love.

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Heat Check: Caught Up And Curious

10:42am February 24, 2020

by Sidney Madden

There's an unexpected jolt of energy that comes with getting caught up — whether you're ready for it or not. This week's picks from Linda Diaz, Dua Saleh, Tame Impala and more explore the gamet.

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Archers Of Loaf Returns With 'Raleigh Days,' Its First Song In Over 20 Years

10:00am February 20, 2020

by Lars Gotrich

"Raleigh Days" tugs at weathered heart strings with a reckless rock and roll abandon — just like yesteryear's Archers Of Loaf.

The Kraken Quartet collaborates with Hikes singer/guitarist Nay Wilkins on a lily-pad-jumping post-rock EP.

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Viking's Choice: Ancient Metal, Soft Synths, The Perfect Choogle

3:49pm February 18, 2020

by Lars Gotrich

On this week's playlist, a doomy and gorgeous incantation from Psalm Zero featuring Lingua Ignota, Pulse Emitter's emotionally rich synths and guitarist Chris Forsyth's ultimate form.