5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (102+ words) Alabama Shakes, I Must Be Dreaming Chronicling the rise and fall of a year-long fling, the influential UK indie rockers’ seventh album feels like a scattered afterthought more than an important part of the band’s journey. The soulful rock trio…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (171+ words) The expectations-defying Mexican rock trio discuss how making their fifth album helped them lean into their anger, face their fear of failure, and strengthen their sisterly bond. Nearly 25 years after their debut, the post-punk revivalists shatter the illusion of entropy…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (586+ words) Dexys Midnight Runners’ LOVE Influences Playlist Kevin Rowland shares formative tracks by The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Van Morrison, and more ahead of his band’s reflective new album. On their eerie, electrifying return, the Atlanta metal icons cut through the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (618+ words) floodmagazine.com Asher White, “Love Aggregates” Asher White, Love Aggregates The Providence-based songwriter offers a subtle vision of resplendence in the midst of an apparent lack on a record that dulls heartache and eschews melodrama. The band’s seventh…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (108+ words) Doggone, the Portland-based songwriter’s third album and Full Time Hobby debut, will arrive on October 23. The band’s seventh color-coded self-titled release presents their signature nerdish power-pop at its most brutal—all schlocky riffs, thundering beats, and scuzzy guitar tones. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (99+ words) Smidley Reckons with This Life and the Next on “Murphy Horse” The Foxing frontman’s album of the same name will arrive on September 5. The band’s seventh color-coded self-titled release presents their signature nerdish power-pop at its most brutal—all schlocky…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (462+ words) Brandon Flowers, “Thrasher” floodmagazine.com The Killers frontman’s third solo album achieves a past-perfect C&W sound and earnest, emotional delivery when it isn’t weighed down by Springsteen homage. Kurt Wagner’s project returns to its most unvarnished…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (101+ words) A Blonded Life: Frank Ocean’s Blonde at 10 Looking back on the reclusive Long Beach artist’s second album, a fantasia of youth, love, heartbreak, friendship, and so much more. The Killers frontman’s third solo album achieves a past-perfect C&W sound…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (123+ words) Claire Cronin Returns with New LP The Bruise, Shares Minimalist Lead Single “Black Water” The doom-folk songwriter’s third LP for Orindal Records will arrive on October 9. The LA-based art-pop composer’s technical mastery is front-and-center on this latest project as she…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (111+ words) The costumed math-rockers played two nights at the LA venue in the midst of their mostly sold-out world tour. A deceptively heavy record behind its jaunty melodies and catchy choruses, the Colorado punks’ second LP is a cold shower that…...