It’s been more than four years since Cherry Glazerr drew the attention of the music biz with the lo-fi sound of its debut album, Haxel Princess. Since then, the L.A. indie punk trio has been steadily adding to its sound. It’s latest album, Stuffed & Ready, is proof of that…

Unlike contemporaries This Will Destroy You and Explosions in the Sky, Japan’s Mono approaches post-rock like a composer with the meticulous orchestration and overwhelming scope of Jóhann Jóhannsson and Max Richter. Orchestral, minimal and even metal music has found a place in the band’s nine sprawling instrumental epics, with…

Say Anything, “Oliver Appropriate.” Say Anything frontman Max Bemis penned an open letter last September discussing his battles with drug abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety attacks, as well as how the birth of his son helped encourage him to battle his demons. Bemis also addressed the future of…

Sheffield’s Bring Me The Horizon rose to prominence as one of hard rock and melatcore’s premier acts. The band combines punishing instrumentals, soaring melodies and intensity. Over the course of its past five albums, Bring Me The Horizon’s sound acquired more pop appeal but maintained some stylistic nods to…

We can all agree that life these days is stressful. Sometimes we just need to unplug from the troubles in the world and take a minute to connect with ourselves. The new Kid Koala album, made with vocalist Trixie Whitley, is the perfect soundtrack for doing just that. Music…

Christina Cone and Andrew Doherty, who comprise Brooklyn-born, Nashville-bred indie pop duo Frances Cone, have molded their matrimony into a successful musical partnership. The cohesiveness paved the way on their 2013 debut album, Come Back, after which they began a five-year journey to hone the Frances Cone sound. Cone’s finesse for heartfelt…

Fever 333, “Strength In Numb333rs.” Fever 333’s wildfire success shouldn’t surprise anyone. The trio used the “Three C’s”—community, charity and change—to take its uncompromising political messaging from an impromptu U-Haul concert to a Grammy nomination in two years. Fever 333 accomplished this with only an attention-grabbing, albeit half-baked EP…

Scottish post-punk revivalists The Twilight Sad have returned with their fifth studio album, It Won/t Be Like This All The Time. These 11 vibrant and introspective tracks continue the forward progression and growth of the band’s multidimensional sound. James Graham delivers his soaring vocals with his Scottish lilt, topping off what the…

Deerhunter‘s latest offering, Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?, provides a refreshingly cohesive narrative by the Atlanta indie rock band for current times. The record not only tackles the struggle of fading individualism in Western society due to oversharing on social media (and the media in general), but discusses the prospect of eternity in…

Alice Merton’s relatively recent entrance into the singer-songwriter game has brought with it a powerful voice and intuitive songwriting chops. Two years since she released her EP No Roots, she makes her long-playing debut on Mint. Thumping bass, funky rhythm, and unexpected synth tones play throughout the lyrical anthems…