Troy MicheauPortland-based producer and musician Natasha Kmeto's third full-length record, 2020’s you’ve never danced alone, is a lighthouse for those who are lost, lonely and stressed on their journey, offering an alchemical perspective of empowerment that...
Jackie MoffittAlternatingly celebratory and apocalyptic, moon Over miami — a collaborative album curated by Archival Feedback, a long-time duo consisting of Emile Milgrim and T. Wheeler Castillo — subverts the old standard of the same name with a...
Zeb LarsonMusic preservation efforts go beyond strictly archival functions. They challenge our understanding of certain genres that have been historically associated with just a few major cities. For individual musicians who have never profited from their...
Jason SimpsonFollowing Junior Boys’ world tour for their 2011 record, It’s All True, Jeremy Greenspan was exhausted, burnt out, and questioning everything. Looking for something fresh and exciting to put his energy into — and without the weight...
Vee Hua 華婷婷Treefort is chill as f$%&. It's an easygoing, grunge-pop party that bubbles over with positive energy. It's the kind of festival where you can disappear into a dark, loud room to dance your heart out, then emerge to see giant puppets grooving in the...
From 2013 to 2015, Brooklyn-based band Wet teased out songs for their 2016 full-length, Don’t You, starting with a previously self-released and self-titled 2013 EP. After being remixed by well-known DJs, the EP gained momentum and saw a re...
"The human body is a beautiful thing and it should be commonplace. We all have one. They all look simultaneously similar and different. There should be no shame around it." - Johnny What, Director & Band Member of BRÅVES
No one seems to be able to stop talking about Kendrick Lamar this year, and while we are no different from the rest in that regard, we’ve naturally made the effort, as usual, to put together an Albums of the Year list that is typically...