Pavement, one of the most celebrated indie rock bands of the 1990s, grappled with the challenge of making a living from music without slotting into the corporate machine. A new documentary recreates t...

In this episode, David Harris, Holly Hazelwood and Eric Mellor are joined by special guest, author Jon Raymond, to talk about making art under fascism.

Really Insane gets back to Lou Barlow’s origins of bedroom dirt and stoner experimentation. You can practically feel the shag carpeting and smell the spliff ash that assisted in the making of these…

The releases of The Grind Date (20th Anniversary Edition) and Clear Lake Auditorium EP display the eclecticism and indomitable spirit of De La Soul that made them relatable and adored among hip-hop li...

Tweez goes in numerous directions: at times serious, at times ridiculous, and at times incoherent. In his liner notes, Ethan Buckler aptly summarizes, “But what was Slint? Half hardcore and half some...

Hold That Tiger documents a gripping live performance of Sonic Youth in Chicago from October 1987, when the band were still navigating the uncertain path between underground acclaim and wider critical...

Creation Lake begins as a worldbuilding exercise, layering millennia of Languedoc history and infusing it with big ideas about fundamental questions before shifting into an action-thriller with a femm...

Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, her family said Monday in a statement.

The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Session is a modest effort that nonetheless has much to say about both Callahan’s evolution and his consistency. This EP doesn’t rewrite histo...

A quick follow-up to last year’s Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, this EP sounds like outtakes from that more robust effort.

On their third album, White Shape deliver a more refined sound that leans into ambient elements that recall better-known acts in prog and post-rock, yet without completely imitating them.

The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Session is a modest effort that nonetheless has much to say about both Callahan’s evolution and his consistency. This EP doesn’t rewrite histo...

In this episode, David Harris, Holly Hazelwood and Eric Mellor are joined by special guest, Stephin Merritt from the Magnetic Fields, to complain about new pop while praising old pop, discovering why ...

Stephen Malkmus had a good year. It was also a busy one for the singer, songwriter, and guitar deity as it included the launch of a new band, more reunion tour dates with foundational 90s indie ban…

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go.

Grassroots activists and marine scientists in Algeria are building artificial reefs to restore biodiversity and sustain fishing communities, but scaling up requires more than passion—it needs institut...

For now, the album exists, and people will listen, as long as it continues to be more than the sum of its parts.

In observance of the album’s 25th anniversary, Spectrum Culture has convened a team of writers to consider each of the 69 songs.

A time capsule with which to remember some of the best moments of the year to date.

We're happy to present "Post-Trash's Staff Picks: The Best of 2024" as voted by the site’s wonderful contributors (including their individual lists). With 25 of our writers submitting their votes, we ...

Through Afro-futurist soundscapes blending tradition and innovation, Ibaaku’s new album, 'Joola Jazz,' reshapes Dakar’s cultural rhythm and challenges the legacy of Négritude.

Through Afro-futurist soundscapes blending tradition and innovation, Ibaaku’s new album, 'Joola Jazz,' reshapes Dakar’s cultural rhythm and challenges the legacy of Négritude.

As always, rock was a guitar-led extravaganza in 2024 with artists drawing from an ever-widening musical well. These are the 25 best rock albums of the year.

The best albums of 2024 challenged orthodoxies, blended and created new genres, and spanned a vast range of musical styles and traditions, while looking forward.

We present Post-Trash’s Year In Review, featuring 150+ of our favorite releases throughout 2024. It’s been a great year for discovering new music and we hope you find something you love. Dig in and ex...

Nobody Loves You More is undoubtedly Kim Deal’s most sincere album. Its warm and sunny tone has been widely noted – there is a pink flamingo on the LP’s sleeve like it’s a Christopher Cross album – a...

Arthur Russell biography 'Travels Over Feeling' is an elegy for a generation of underground artists that died too soon and a requiem for a vanished New York.

'Louder Than You Think' documents the early origins of indie rock's Pavement through the cracked life and times of the band's first drummer, Gary Young.

Horse Jumper of Love continue to push boundaries, both musical and emotional. This release veers more fully into earnestness, and it’s their best album as a result. As noted, the LP marks a new…

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American Football (25th Anniversary Edition) and the accompanying American Football (Covers) canonize an album that has since become emblematic of the post-rock and (especially) emo music scenes.

Whether with a sense of irony, sincerity, or just sealing their brand, The Hard Quartet actually do go hard on the first several tracks of their self-titled debut, as if, after all they’ve accomplishe...