The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, or so the saying goes. But what about when two parts come together and the result is barely a whisper? That’s the fascinating, enigma-wrapped-in-a-riddle of a record that is Totality, an album title that at various turns seems either profound or confounding.Read my Treble review.
Read my very rare Treble interview with the fast-talking Justin Foley, who is one-half of noise-rock duo The Austerity Program, and works full-time as a union organizer as well.
At under 20 minutes, the sophomore album from endearing Brighton duo Royal Cheer, Quite Good, is a jolt of punk-rock beauty, blissfully shambolic from start to finish.
“A bible placed beside the butter by a farmer of misfortune in the winter” sounds like a line that Kurt Cobain might’ve scribbled in his journal. But Segall executes this composition in a far brighter and shinier manner than Nirvana ever would. Read my Treble review of Ty Segall’s “Posession.”
To sit on this addictive track would be akin to not cashing in a winning lottery ticket. Read my review of Rival Consoles’ new song, “Known Shape,” on Treble.
With cascading guitars and soaring vocals by Ryan Hughes, this maddeningly catchy, shimmering record harnesses the blissful naïveté of the early ‘90s and ushers it into the present, when such innocence is desperately needed. Read my review of Bleed’s self-titled debut on Treble.
Car Seat Headrest’s The Scholars is a Who-level epic of an album, with three other marathon tracks and a handful of spunky songs that make their 13th album an event instead of just another new release. Read my review on Treble.
Members of Fastbacks, Ladybug Transistor and the Loud Family join Dew Claw on their new record, due for release next Friday. As does the dog owned by one-half of the indie duo. Read my New Noise interview for more.
How many times can an artist, or any person, reinvent themselves? Well, at least six, as Ghost successfully prove with Skeletá. Read my review of the record for Treble.
The frontman for band Mawiza, who blend metal with Mapuche folk music, reflects on the horrific treatment of his indigenous ancestors by the Chilean military as U.S. citizens are getting disappeared and terrorized by the Trump administration. Read my New Noise interview.
The Bad Penny (beta) 