One thing that can be defined as part of the Dan Guidance signature sound, if there is such a thing, is that the drums are usually crisp and sharp and seldom distorted or abrasive. As a result, no ...

Cooked is Ambarchi ’s third instalment in six weeks, and once again, he takes his audience to new corners. His first solo releases since one of his best in 2023’s Shebang, Cooked is every bit as good.

Last month, Cornell answered a series of questions about his career, including his methods and what art means to him. His takes are fascinating, and – very much like his compositions – are truly one ...

Oblique sees Fielder cover yet more new ground in what is his most compelling work yet. The sonic contrasts, Oblique ’s greatest boon in what is subtly immersive and bone-shattering. It’s something ...

The Portland-based artist marks her return with one of the year’s best releases.

On their latest release, the Cincinnati band deliver a tour-de-force.

The Welsh countryside is dry and yellow, with few flashes of its signature green visible as we weave our way down the winding A-roads. Rivers are weak and waning, water flowing less freely from the ...

And to be honest, while this feature is more designed for voices who are either stuck or choose to work in the shadows, sometimes big albums need some recognition. Morby isn’t afraid to share his ...

“W hen I died / I was alive,” sings Ty Segall on Chrome ’s eponymous closing track. Sonically, Segall hasn’t sounded so vibrant in years, while lyrically, it’s the kind of message permeating with the ...

Not for long, though, as The Deepest Parts of the Darkest Shadow comes as advertised. Balladeering with a demon soul, it dovetails nicely with Loose Talk. Soul-rock built on John Curley ’s hefty bass ...

As the chief architects of post-punk, Wire have always existed to break boundaries. There are many examples of this. The clearest, perhaps the masculine side of punk where Colin Newman and Co. reacted ...