Looking beyond the songs of the summer.

Getting in your feelings can be fun.

What if The Shining was an entire country?

Perennial is coming for you; enjoy the ride, it will be fast and repetitive.

They broke ground with the politics and guitars of “Silent Alarm” but struggle to find something new to say about love

Will this finally be the record to produce that elusive second hit in the US? Come on...

The first solo record from Mike D deserves thoughts from two of us.

We’re just trying to be friendly. Really.

John Ross proves he’s not even close to the “remember when...” stage of his career.

He's rich. We're all gonna die. Life is good. Let's get high.

A lo-fi jangle-pop surprise.

Catching Up during the Dog Days, mainly with debut records

Charli who? This Sydney quartet gets our attention with an excellent tenderpunk record.

Pop punk or dad rock? Both? Neither?

Like Sub Pop says: 2026 is not the best, but still pretty good

Moments of brilliance...and woodworking metaphors

Go ahead and make Adam Weiner angry. He throws a helluva party.

One great list of albums can change the world.

The punk quintet drops their third record at the perfect moment, with a few surprises

Time to be honest.

This heavy shoegaze band is the latest quality export from the Emerald Isle.

A New York icon responds to personal distress by rocking the hell out.

A maturing MC looks honestly at America as it turns 250

KV's ode to his hometown has more staying power than the Sixers.

Whether new or just new to you, these albums deserve your attention.

Stop the ride, I want to get off.

Because every day should be Mother's Day

A Love Letter to the Middle of Nowhere

Doing their part to keep jangle-pop and Austin cool.

Who says the essays we wrote in high school were useless?

Les and Sean do not welcome our new robot overlords.

A Gen X-er considers Gen Z's reframing of Millennial nostalgia.

Plus a diversion on Geese and the line between marketing and manipulation.

Shouting Out Our Favorite Podcast, Which is Thankfully Back

Two skilled rappers and numerous creative producers combine their powers.

A trio of bands as unexpected as the daily forecast.

An artist and an album everyone is rooting for.

Back again, louder than ever. With just the right amount of weird.

A noise rock icon ventures into hip hop.

DC's punk legends honor the late Steve Albini as only they can.

Bet you weren't expecting a Public Enemy reference...

It is never easy to post when the future is incredibly precarious and uncertain, but we always have great music to turn to.

Children by the million (still) sing for Alex Chilton

...Reaching only Middling (at best) Heights

Kudos to those of you who were there from the beginning.

Because we all need to get in the garage and rock.

What's the matter here? Lots. But we'll always have music as a distraction.

Thrash metal legends Megadeth released their 17th album, and it’s being billed as their final record.