Music
The Changer
Evolfo is going full garage psych on the The Changer, raring to party with vintage dance grooves.
Transition East
Chicago’s Angel Bat Dawid taps into something powerful and mysterious on the instrumental “Transition East.”
Long Road Home
Oneohtrix Point Never leans hard into the vocals on our highlighted track “Long Road Home.”
Inner Flight
Makaya McCraven has been having a minute for about a half decade. Take an “Inner Flight” with the jazz maven.
This Woman’s Work
Harpist Brandee Younger and bassist Dezron Douglas deliver an ear-opening rendition of the Kate Bush classic “This Woman’s Work.”
two reverse
Like Jeff Bezos and a lot of CEOs profiteering off the supply chain crisis, Adrianne Lenker did great during the pandemic. For different reasons and in different ways, of course.
Nothin’ To Me
Lowell’s Senseless Optimism crafts a breezy vibe that updates 20th century R&B textures with new millennium cool.
Skeleton Closet
Boston’s Gretchen Shae and The Middle Eight invite you to soak in the sludgy waters of 90s, world-negating downer vibes.
Rotting Hills
Good house music doesn’t need to scream or shout or make a dramatic fuss. Avalon Emerson’s lead track “Rotting Hills” on 040 comes on like a slow burner.
Masterpiece
Big Thief’s first full-length Masterpiece has a kind of cringe-worthy title that level-headed bands tend to avoid on their maiden voyage.
Diagonal Lines
A brittle twinkle of guitar notes plucked in between breathy lyrics, soaked in reverb, and set out to dry in the summer sun is the ‘10s indie rock roadmap to success for Absolutely Yours.
Gold Lines
Chicago’s Panda Riot specializes in high contrast dreamgaze, juxtaposing creamy vocals with crusty guitar distortion.