The Belair Lip Bombs
THE BELAIR LIP BOMBS The Belair Lip Bombs might be Australia’s best-kept secret. But it won’t stay that way for long. Hailing from the coastal town of Frankston, the close-knit indie-rock four-piece have been building a loyal local following since they first formed eight years ago; fans across the band’s hometown of Melbourne and beyond […]
Silly Goose
SILLY GOOSE Never content to sit still on the sidelines, Silly Goose slip through styles with a slick swagger. They’re salty enough to bust out a rap-rock banger that could just as easily light up the phones at TRL back in the day or the pit at Sonic Temple next year. At the same time, […]
LEENALCHI 이날치
LEENALCHI 이날치 “Leenalchi has changed the way I think about music, dancing and Korea. I have never heard anything quite like this.”— Brian Eno “I’m grateful to hear this Korean classical form used so playfully, in danceable guitar/synth rock, with serious hooks. Hihi! Haha! Hihi!”— Merrill Garbus (of Tune-Yards) Leenalchi (EEE-nal-chi) — the seven-piece Seoul-based […]
Deviated Instinct & Dropdead
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Love Spells
LOVE SPELLS Love Spells is the mystic lovechild of 21-year old singer-songwriter Sir Taegen Harris. Born and raised in Houston, TX, Harris marries ethereal vocals, delicate percussion, and soothing guitar riffs into a dreamy & nostalgic fusion of indie rock, psychedelia, and dream pop. Love Spells is defined by passionate romanticism, his songs revolving around […]
Chanel Beads
CHANEL BEADS First things first: yes, Chanel Beads’ second album, Your Day Will Come, has the same title as the experimental project’s 2024 breakthrough debut. But this is a completely new body of work, not a “part two,” a rehash or a re-do. If his initial impulse was to poke fun at the apparatus that divides […]
Julia’s War 5 Year Anniversary
SPECIAL GUEST SNOOZER HOOKY BIG NICK
Pinhead Gunpowder
PINHEAD GUNPOWDER “Pinhead Gunpowder started writing songs in 1990 and made our first 7-inch the following spring. Nearly every year since, we’ve met up to play. Some years we recorded-five albums and eleven EPs-and some years we played shows. But since 2010, we’ve been playing just for ourselves, something bands forget to do. Rather than […]
The Varukers
THE VARUKERS VIOLENT SOCIETY THE SLADS REAL SHOCKS
Otto Benson
OTTO BENSON Otto Benson is a musician and recording artist from Brooklyn, NY. After first gaining online recognition under his teenage alias “Memo Boy,” his sound has evolved in increasingly surreal and introspective directions, blending emotional vulnerability with experimental textures. Peanut is the first vocally-focused album from Otto Benson, known for his heartfelt and experimental […]