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Caroline Polachek ponders 'Desire' at pop's outer limits
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is a natural next step in the adventurous songwriter's series of evolutions, one that embraces ridiculousness and beckons pop toward a rigorous, maximalist sound.
On 'Pompeii,' Cate Le Bon makes meaning from the opulent and absurd
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
The Welsh songwriter's deeply romantic sixth record draws on Dionysian imagery, letting the listener figure out what she's thinking through the twists and turns of her wonderfully oblique songwriting.
Songs We Love: Forth Wanderers, 'Nerves'
Friday, October 21, 2016
The suburban slack-rockers nail the sudden realization that you're wasting your time with someone who probably doesn't care about you.
First Watch: T-Rextasy, 'Gap Yr Boiz'
Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Enter the wonderfully weird world of the feminist occult with T-Rextasy in the band's new animated video for "Gap Yr Boiz."
First Watch: Ian Sweet, '#23'
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
In the scuzz-rock band's new video, Jilian Medford sings about shedding her insecurity.
First Watch: Arc Iris, 'Moon Saloon'
Friday, August 05, 2016
In Arc Iris's stunning new video, a simple trick of technology turns a snowy field into the surface of the moon.
First Watch: Angelica Garcia, 'Orange Flower'
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Follow the young blues rocker Angelica Garcia through a series of terrible dates with a good-for-nothing papier-mâché monster in the new video for her song "Orange Flower."
First Watch: Slingshot Dakota, 'Paycheck'
Thursday, July 28, 2016
The D.I.Y. husband-and-wife punk-pop duo has been around for more than a decade, but it's only just released its first video.
Watch A Strange, Gorgeous New Video From Beach House
Thursday, July 28, 2016
The Baltimore dream-pop duo's new video for "The Traveller" plays like an experimental short film.
First Watch: Flock Of Dimes, 'Semaphore'
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
In a beautifully animated new video, Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner shows off the poppy side of her sound.
First Watch: River Whyless, 'All Day All Night'
Thursday, July 21, 2016
In its new video, the Asheville, N.C., folk band performs a new song while decked out in gold.
First Watch: Jaala, 'Ticket'
Thursday, July 21, 2016
In its new video, the noise-punk band performs "Ticket" inside a half-abandoned house.
First Watch: Hannah Gill & The Hours, 'Austin'
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Watch the 18-year-old belter sing "Austin" as a brass band follows her through the city's streets.
First Watch: And The Kids, 'Friends Share Lovers'
Friday, July 15, 2016
In the Massachusetts band's new video, members put TV sets on their heads and bare their emotions.
Sofi Tukker's Video For 'Drinkee' Is A Psychedelic Dance Party
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Watch NYC-based duo Sofi Tukker dance in a jungle diorama in their video for "Drinkee," inspired by the Brazilian poet Chacal.
First Watch: Mal Blum, 'Reality TV'
Thursday, July 07, 2016
In the new video for "Reality TV," a song about the power of emotional escapism, guitarist and songwriter Mal Blum would rather stay in and watch The Jersey Shore.
Watch Courtney Barnett's Cameo-Packed 'Elevator Operator'
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
Jeff Tweedy, the members of Sleater-Kinney and others pop up in the Australian singer's new video.
Aurora Shares A Breathtaking Video For 'I Went Too Far'
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
The 20-year-old Norwegian synth-pop artist grieves and soars in her latest work.
Marissa Nadler Shares A Morbid Video For 'Janie In Love'
Friday, July 01, 2016
This is singer-songwriter folk music for a special kind of death-obsessed, romantic Goth.
Turnip King's 'Carsong' Is A Psych-Rock Ode To The Suburbs
Thursday, June 30, 2016
The band's new video captures the feel of Sea Cliff, N.Y., in all of its comforts and kindness.