Orville Peck, “Stampede Vol. 1.” Masked outlaw country star Orville Peck has curated a very clear sound for himself over the years. Songs like “Dead of Night” and “Roses Are Falling” formed the image of the Peck we’ve come to know: a deep-voiced country belter, the queer “queen of…

The Front Bottoms, “You Are Who You Hang Out With.” “The name of this band was gonna be Mass Shooter, but the tone felt too spot on,” Brian Sella sings on The Front Bottoms‘ new album, You Are Who You Hang Out With. You Are Who You Hang Out…

Manchester Orchestra performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on July 18, 2023. Courtesy Ed Davis. SAN FRANCISCO — Midway through an intense performance, Andy Hull, lead singer and guitarist of Manchester Orchestra, stopped to let the audience take over the chorus of “The Gold.” The band dropped out,…