A diverse delivery of wares from Skep Wax Records, E, Jane Weaver, Seabuckthorn and others get checked in for inspection
We pay tribute to Paul Auster with a piece from 2005 where Stewart Gardiner considers how death in Auster’s work helped him deal with grief
A bundle of sonic supplies from James Toth, The Flaming Stars, Close Lobsters, The Winter Journey and The Home Current gets unwrapped
Glasgow duo Jonnie Wilkes and James Savage take their Naum Gabo project into new territory with a vital LP of industrial and abstract sound
A second 2024 review package, featuring fresh and archival wares from Rupert Lally, Dean McPhee, Aircooled, Essential Logic and more
Fifth album TANGK will not only satisfy the Idles diehard, but should continue to break down mainstream boundaries for the band
A mid-season round-up of releases from Great Panoptique Winter, Sula Bassana, Listening Center, Stellarays and more
These are our favourite books of 2023, works that challenged and delighted us with tales of life, love and very often rock n roll
Chris Bateman tunes into this expansive anthology of Johnny Cash’s lyrics, put together by Mark Stielper and John Carter Cash
Emma Anderson – formerly of Lush and Sing-Sing – generously takes us deep inside the mechanics of making her first solo album
These are the albums of 2023 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year
Mac McCaughan informatively lifts the lid on Superchunk’s second epoch of operations and new rarities box set
An autumnal inundation of new and archival audio from Suzy Mangion, Makushin, The Home Current, The Jasmine Minks, The Chills and more
American minimalist Arnold Dreyblatt discusses his new Drag City album, opening the archives for Black Truffle and the impact of Jim O’Rourke
Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore discusses underground culture shaping his life and how he translated that into a magical music memoir
Michael Kasparis lifts the lid on his new record as Apostille, explaining his aim to make ecstatic trance music as sung by Meatloaf
A slew of arrivals from Swansea Sound, Sally Anne Morgan, Kristin Hersh, Polypores, Jilk and many more, receive the review treatment
Billy Coté and Mary Lorson share their thoughts on the second Madder Rose reunion LP, collaborative longevity and more
Live in Brooklyn 2011 documents the last days of Sonic Youth in life-affirming fashion with a deep cuts setlist to kill for
Carol van Dijk and Peter Visser revisit the full story of Bettie Serveert’s recently reissued debut album, Palomine, three decades on
Review mound extractions from Dot Allison, Firestations, Robert Dallas Gray, Cate Brooks, Violet Mist, Bis, Even as We Speak and more
Blur’s return is even more magical this time around, with new record The Ballad of Darren as brilliant as it is emotionally vulnerable
We Still Feel like Outsiders: Interview with Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey of Skep Wax and Heavenly
Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey pull back the curtain on life running their Skep Wax label, revisiting Heavenly… and plenty more besides
Jim O’Rourke’s eerily captivating motion picture soundtrack for Hands That Bind is a vital addition to his Drag City catalogue
A summer sampling of new and old from Tomorrow Syndicate, Hawksmoor, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, Special Friend, Black Duck, Come and more
Sweeping Promises blast away the cobwebs of 2023 with an album of thrillingly immediate post-punk subterranean pop
An in-depth conversation with Sonic Youth co-founder Lee Ranaldo on European touring, new collaborations and what’s next from the archives