These posts are from writers who have reviewed bands and music, mostly from local performers, but also regional and national acts.
With "Talking Backwards", the first song off Real Estate's "Atlas", the band strips off soft sheets of fuzz and faces the sunlight pouring in from the window. By Jared McNett
The Dum Dum Girls latest effort, the chugging "Rimbaud Eyes" imagines a white wedding of the Bangles and "Disintegration"-era Cure, with vocalist Dee Dee Penny's voice trapped in a far-off cavern. By Jared McNett
Speedy Ortiz's latest offering suggests "90s" indie-guitar-rock, but the noise ensures the group didn't hear anything from the entire decade. By Jared McNett
St. Vincent's latest offering "Digital Witness" trades in guitar-nerd pyrotechnics for electronically treated horns and an unshakable groove. By Jared McNett
Neil Young's latest offering "Live at the Cellar Door" finds the folk-singer straddling the lines between the wide-eyed 60s and an uncertain future. By Jared McNett
Call it next level if you'd like, tracks like "Mine" make it clear that on Beyoncé everyone's working on the same level, and she's leading the way. By Jared McNett
EMA’s new track “Satellites” from the forthcoming The Future’s Void is a ghost story of struggle, buried underneath churning “folk-noise” melodies and a Poltergeist-like static. By Jared McNett
Backed by hypnotic chopped-up cheers and screaming sirens, araabMUZIK’s “Blackout” will have you reaching for the volume knob, but if you turn it down you’ll miss the distinct blend of beauty and brutality. By Jared McNett
