Delicate Steve
DELICATE STEVE Steve Marion, the critically acclaimed–and completely wordless–songwriter and guitarist known as Delicate Steve, has unveiled a new album called Delicate Steve Sings. Is the album title a reference to the instantly recognizable “voice” of his guitar? Does he actually sing this time? Has he not been singing all along? That’s the crux of […]
Odie Leigh
ODIE LEIGH Odie Leigh would never have called herself a musician before the depths of the 2020 pandemic, when her rapper roomies made a bet: Whoever records a song that goes viral first, wins. Slightly ticked off that they hadn’t included her in the wager, she decided to hit them with her best shot, and […]
Coalesce & Cave In
COALESCE Coalesce’s music has consistently pushed the boundaries of the hardcore and metal genres, forging a mind-boggling obsession with strange, shifting tempos with power, noise, groove, and a creativity paralleled only by the band’s peers in Dillinger Escape Plan and Botch. The origins of Coalesce can be traced back to a band called Breach—a group […]
Liana Flores
LIANA FLORES Transformation became the watchword for Liana Flores’ debut album, Flower of the soul, whether it be the changing of the seasons or the evolving nature of love. It’s a theme that can be heard throughout much of the London-based British-Brazilian songwriter’s music, which pairs dream-like vignettes of her intimate world with wistful, drifting […]
Carol Ades
CAROL ADES Emotions make a mess. It’s not the kind of mess you can just shove under the bed either. Carol Ades isn’t here to help you scrub out the mess until you can’t see it anymore. Instead, she’s here to help you celebrate it, learn something from it, and move on confidently because of […]
The Blood Brothers
THE BLOOD BROTHERS Epitaph Records has re-issued The Blood Brothers’ classic albums Burn, Piano Island, Burn, Crimes, Young Machetes and March On Electric Children. The CD and digital re-issues include rare previously unavailable live tracks and videos, music videos and B-sides for the ultimate collectors’ edition. From 1997 to 2007, The Blood Brothers’ “molotov mixture of suburb surrealism and sonic […]
Fucked Up
FUCKED UP With One Day, Fucked Up have delivered one of the most energizing and intricate albums of their entire career, a massive-sounding record that arrives in deceptively small confines. The Canadian hardcore legends have been known for their epic scale in the past, from towering concept albums to 12-hour performances—so it might be a […]
Control Top
CONTROL TOP Covert contracts rule our world: manipulative relationships, encoded social norms, opaque technologies. “With a covert contract, the trick is that the agreement is only known by the person who makes it,” says Ali Carter, singer and bassist of Philly post-punk trio Control Top. “The other person is oblivious. Consent is impossible. A void […]
Zach Templar
ZACH TEMPLAR The past year has been a blur for British-Colombian artist Zach Templar, who’s quickly skyrocketed to one of the buzziest names in alternative music all simply from the laptop in his bedroom in Somerset, UK. Writing, recording, and producing all of his songs independently to-date, the self-taught musician’s ascent first sparked with ‘missin […]
Luna Li
LUNA LI Luna Li is more than a musical project. It’s a world unto itself, and a kingdom of its creator’s making. For the Korean-Canadian, Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist songwriter, composer, and producer Hannah Bussiere Kim, the universe of Luna Li is hyperlush and inclusive by design. It’s an evolving, musical transmission that takes its cues from […]
