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Montreal indie rockers Land of Talk released their last LP, Indistinct Conversations, in the summer of 2020 and are already working on a follow-up…  Yet, in addition, they managed to churn out a four-song EP in-between.  Calming Night Partner was made possible thanks to some extended time at home and...

Over the past decade, New York-based art-rock outfit Guerilla Toss has gained a reputation for more or less reinventing themselves with every release…  And last month the band released Famously Alive, their fifth full-length and first on Sub Pop.  The album, while embracing the noisier elements of their past,...

Two weeks ago The Weather Station (Tamara Lindeman) was named as support for a week’s worth of Mitski’s upcoming tour, including her long-sold-out rescheduled date at Franklin Music Hall on Sunday, July 24th.  However, the folk singer/songwriter will be playing her biggest headlining show in the City of Brotherly...

Last month Australian duo Good Morning – who Stereogum characterized as, “Chill and organic indie rock” —  announced the re-release of their entire back catalogue (“six records of varying sound and length”) courtesy of Polyvinyl Record Co., slated for May 27th (with pre-order available now).  Coinciding with this announcement,...

Grungy, garage-y alternative rockers Slothrust have been playing the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for about a decade now, from house shows to the mega-stage of The Fillmore, where they opened for Manchester Orchestra last October.  Last September the Boston band released their fifth full-length, Parallel Timeline,...

Last year slowcore legends Low released their 13th full-length, Hey What, to massive critical acclaim.  The album, which came courtesy of Sub Pop, made year-end slots on “The 50 Best Albums of 2021” for NPR, Pitchfork, Paste, and The Guardian, in addition to their very-first Grammy nomination, after just...

In the decade that Adia Victoria has been kicking out twangy blues jams (In the MC5 sense, not the hippie or party-ready sense.), she’s managed to play all of the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection’s favorite barroom dive venues, from local metal mecca Kung Fu Necktie, to...

“The first album was vegetarian, this one’s an omnivore,” says SASAMI of her sophomore LP, Squeeze, which dropped last month on Domino.  The singer/songwriter (who played synths in Cherry Glazerr from 2015-2018) is chatting with me via phone during a brief break between two headlining jaunts.  Squeeze follows-up SASAMI’s...

“We want to make sure everyone knows we’re making music for ourselves, but it connects with people because we’re like them,” says Max Rainer, frontman of folksy indie-rock trio Wilderado.  The Tulsa-based band, who have been at it since 2015, seem to be doing quite a good job of...