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There’s no shortage of reasons to be depressed today. You can look at the earth slowly decaying due to our negligence of global warming and climate change. You can look at the wars and death that constantly take place. The ripple effects of imperialism still ravage us; capitalism creates inequity as we’ve never seen. It is totally understandable why so many people fall victim to despair and agony. It’s important […]

Music journalism is going to the wall, and places for sensible, well-informed, nuanced takes on the latest releases are dwindling. So we thought we might as well put the final nail in the coffin. Read last week’s album reviews here. Bloc PartyAnatomy of a Brief RomanceContagious MusicI’m usually pretty good at reading the room, but Bloc Party’s new breakup record is sending mixed signals. I can’t make up my mind: does […]

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Sometimes you’re faced with a vibe so rancid that you feel obligated to get involved. Occasionally, a vibe shift has to go low enough that it has nowhere to go but back up. That’s a much more advanced technique than giving the party a simple shock to the system, as these songs will. But don’t worry, we’ll teach you about that, too. Think of these songs as a palate cleanser […]

The heavy-metal-album-cover-witch-to-musician pipeline is narrow, but not empty. Case in point: Louisa Livingstone, the woman who appeared on the cover of Black Sabbath’s 1970 self-titled debut album. Livingstone has recorded a rock opera project that is themed around Alice in Wonderland and Artificial Intelligence. Recording and releasing her music under the Indreba moniker—short for “Incredible Dream Band”—Livingstone released her five-song album Alice in late August 2026. In an email interview with Rolling Stone, […]

As time goes on, it can be easy to forget a song you once loved. Therefore, it can be fun to rediscover a lost hit you adored at a young age. Simply hearing the song at a store, on the radio, in a show or movie, or in a mention online can spark the memory. This is usually soon followed by a full listen to the lost favorite. As millennials […]

Shoegaze is about feeling the song physically, rather than getting lost in the technicalities. Song structure isn’t as important as the wall of sound present, rising and falling throughout the track. To truly enjoy shoegaze, you have to sit back and let the music take you for a ride. These shoegaze songs will help you further understand why everyone loves the genre. “Leave Them All Behind” By Ride Ride is […]

Muse just lost its long-held social media handles to a new Meta AI product. Now, Warner Music Group is allowing Suno to legally train AI models on licensed music. Does it ever end? All this after WMG and other major labels sued Suno for copyright infringement in 2024. According to reports from Rolling Stone, WMG was the first major label to settle with Suno. Jack Brody, chief product officer for […]