Chicago-based rockers The Orwells are back with their latest effort, Terrible Human Beings. This is their third full-length album, following Disgraceland and Remember When. The Orwells have a formula and it’s evident early on in this record. It’s in that formula where the listeners decide whether they are fans. Terrible Human Beings The…

It’s been five years since Jens Lekman dropped I Know What Love Isn’t, an album full of such negativity that the normally optimistic audience failed to grasp onto it. In that time, Lekman became “sick over and over on those tours. And it continued when I came home, just feeling…

Novella’s aptly named new record, Change of State, is an indie band’s response to the rapidly shifting sociopolitical landscape, both at home and abroad. One could easily listen to all 10 tracks without sensing the gravity of its themes, but hidden under the flow of its mellow psychedelic rock are deep-rooted concerns about…

This isn’t the first time in this nation’s history we have discriminated against people based on their skin color or religion—just look at Native Americans, African Americans, Jews and Japanese Americans. Yet, in this era of knowledge available with a single click, many seem to be less tolerant than ever. As…

Since getting signed to Kanye West’s GOOD Music label, Big Sean has had every opportunity to establish himself as one of hip-hop’s elite. Despite this, he has always seemed to be a step behind those at the top, never establishing a distinct identity for himself. Sean aims to end…

An all-queer dark electronic pop girl band is a phrase that you don’t hear very often. L.A.’s MUNA has made the sub-genre official with their debut album, About U. Written and performed in the same vein as Haim and Lucius, the album is full of heartbreak, social justice and empowerment tempered with…

Many Generation Y babies are wondering what the view is like from the other side of 30 right about now, and The Menzingers‘ new record, After the Party, posits just that. After the Party The Menzingers Feb. 3 The Pennsylvanian punk rockers fifth full-length release offers 13 compelling tracks that…

Elbow, “Little Fictions.” Formed in 1997, Manchester, England group Elbow is back with its sixth full-length release, Little Fictions. Having found their overall sound in the beginning, Elbow never veered too far away from what it showed on its 2001 debut, Asleep in the Back. Little Fictions Elbow The band…

Ty Segall. SoCal native Ty Segall has kept busy since emerging onto the lo-fi indie scene with his self-titled debut in 2008. Since then, the 29-year-old musician has released an album a year for the past 10 years and that’s not even including his various side projects, including Fuzz, Broken Bat…

Todd Fancey is back, after a 10-year hiatus from work as a solo artist, with his third album, Love Mirage. The New Pornographers guitarist has admittedly been busy with his day job, but we finally get a glimpse into his psyche. Following the break, Fancey has come out the other…