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Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Public Image Ltd’s What the World Needs Now

By Rjyan Kidwell | September 4, 2015

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Public Image Ltd’s What the World Needs Now

The new PiL album is OK, but our society is chaotic, and its future uncertain only in the rate of the acceleration of the creeping bleakness.

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Motörhead’s Bad Magic

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By Mish Way | September 3, 2015

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Motörhead’s Bad Magic

You can hear the ailments and old age in Lemmy's voice, but the new album is fast, loud and tough, and every song has the basic message “fuck off.”

Dylan Baldi (Cloud Nothings) Talks Malcolm Goldstein’s Full Circle Sounding

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By Dylan Baldi | September 2, 2015

Dylan Baldi (Cloud Nothings) Talks Malcolm Goldstein’s Full Circle Sounding

How the new album by a 73-year-old extended-technique avant-garde violinist inspired a creative breakthrough for a twentysomething rock guitarist.

Jen Goma (A Sunny Day in Glasgow, People Get Ready) Talks Destroyer’s Poison Season

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By Jen Goma | August 28, 2015

Jen Goma (A Sunny Day in Glasgow, People Get Ready) Talks Destroyer’s Poison Season

Destroyer's new album Poison Season feels as intentional as a room with a pen and a briefcase in it. Our writer explains.

David Garland Talks Deradoorian’s The Expanding Flower Planet

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By David Garland | August 26, 2015

David Garland Talks Deradoorian’s The Expanding Flower Planet

Questing and questioning, reevaluating form and proportion, and rethinking the drums, Deradoorian's debut album is the sound of going forward — fast.

Frances Quinlan (Hop Along) Talks Yo La Tengo’s Stuff Like That There

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By Frances Quinlan | August 24, 2015

Frances Quinlan (Hop Along) Talks Yo La Tengo’s Stuff Like That There

Yo La Tengo's new album of (mostly) covers is an act of generosity and expert reverence. The band continues to send ardent signals into outer space.

Van Hunt Talks Mac DeMarco’s Another One

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By Van Hunt | August 14, 2015

Van Hunt Talks Mac DeMarco’s Another One

On his new album, Mac DeMarco does soul better than John Lennon, and indeed better than most so-called "soul singers" today. He's also like Mozart.

Tommy Siegel (Jukebox the Ghost, Drunken Sufis, Narc Twain) Talks HEALTH’s Death Magic

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By Tommy Siegel | August 13, 2015

Tommy Siegel (Jukebox the Ghost, Drunken Sufis, Narc Twain) Talks HEALTH’s Death Magic

The unabashed result of a process of renewal, HEALTH's new album puts its pummeling noise-rock aesthetic through a contemporary pop filter.

Scott McCaughey (the Young Fresh Fellows, the Minus 5, the Baseball Project) Talks Titus Andronicus’ The Most Lamentable Tragedy

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By Scott McCaughey | August 12, 2015

Scott McCaughey (the Young Fresh Fellows, the Minus 5, the Baseball Project) Talks Titus Andronicus’ The Most Lamentable Tragedy

Although laced with sadness, distress and fucked-upness, the overall effect of The Most Lamentable Tragedy is more triumphant than miserable.

Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Future’s DS2

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By Rollie Pemberton | August 10, 2015

Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Future’s DS2

Future returns to the drug-fueled morass of his early work, but in the process loses some of the introspection that made that work special.