“Music” Archives

Proof the German producer has the art of ambient dub techno down to a science.

An expansive and unpredictable post-rock album that renews my faith in the genre.

The Arizona-based indie poppers return with a classic-sounding single from their upcoming album.

The synth-punk classic turned 25 last year.

The For Against frontman, who is currently in hospice for stage 4 cancer, is releasing a new solo album later this year.

The Philadelphia outfit pummels your eardrums in the finest classic shoegaze fashion.

Soulwhirlingsomewhere’s Michael Plaster returns with a new album filled with lush, evocative ambience and atmospherics.

The Kansas City post-punk band release a long-lost EP from 2002.

The alternative rock group was fronted by the late Michael Knott in the mid-to-late ’90s.

One of the band’s most lush and cinematic songs gets the lullaby treatment.

This unlikely compilation reveals some cavernous new depths to The Cure’s already massive influence.

The Modesto-based shoegaze band’s latest album was self-released on Christmas Day 2024.

Released at the end of 2024, Sault’s most recent album is a cornucopia of classic soul, jazz, and R&B sounds.

The “soul-shoegaze-alternative rock” band delivers a blistering performance for KEXP.

The year brought us ambient classics, otherworldly jams, the return of goth and synth-pop icons, thoughtful post-punk, existential shoegaze, and more.

As I read the headlines, I still feel the impulse to disconnect and disengage; but with this song’s help, it gets reframed.

How is it that a catchy melody, solid groove, or infectious hook can make you want to dance to even the darkest and most nihilistic of thoughts?

The ambient producer delivers a highly atmospheric take on a synth-pop classic.

Thankfully, Handful of Snowdrops has returned with another excellent collection of synth-laden post-punk.

The dark ambient mastermind behind Desiderii Marginis unveils his new side project.