Blondshell
BLONDSHELL Blondshell is the angriest, clearest, and most vulnerable side of LA-based singer/songwriter Sabrina Teitelbaum. Blondshell is a woman who knows where her wounds are and instead of looking away, she studies them, cleans them, and sews them back up. Growing up in the early 2000s, in a chaotic New York City household, Teitelbaum sought […]
Protomartyr
PROTOMARTYR Since their 2012 debut No Passion All Technique, the Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr have mastered the art of evoking place: the grinding Midwest humility of their hometown, as well as the x-rayed elucidation of America that comes with their vantage. Protomartyr—vocalist Joe Casey, guitarist Greg Ahee, drummer Alex Leonard, and bassist Scott Davidson—have become […]
Warthog
Swearin’
Something To Talk About Vol. 2 Weekend Pass
Puffer
Destruct & The Mall
Zorn
Shana Cleveland (of La Luz)
SHANA CLEVELAND WHO: Shana ClevelandWHAT: Manzanita (all major formats, plus streaming)RIYL: Robert Wyatt, Opal, Nilsson, Kevin Ayers and his Whole Wide World, Norma Tanega, Jessica Pratt, Julie Driscoll, Michael Nesmith, Sibylle BaierWHERE: California, USAWHEN: Mar. 10, 2023WHY: Because you need itHOW: Hardly Art RecordsWARNING: Don’t listen for the first time in public; you might cry […]
Dreamer Isioma
DREAMER ISIOMA Dreamer Isioma (they/he) their debut album, Goodnight Dreamer, arriving February 23. The out-of-this-world project from the Chicago-based Nigerian American artist centers on Dreamer, a stylish character who embarks on a multi-dimensional expedition through time and space to solve the questions they have about their existence. A kaleidoscopic journey of popular music history, the […]