Friends—How Many of Us Have Them?
This week’s picks include a few weird and wonderful collaborations between musical comrades, along with an anthem against ageism and a welcome comeback from Mac DeMarco.
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An Unheard Version of the Replacements’ Most Prescient Classic
Plus a prime slice of ‘High Fidelity’-core, a drum’n’bass surprise from Steve Lacy, and more
Loud-Ass Guitars for a Crumbling Planet
Plus Pile’s most ambitious work, Kaytranada’s return to form, and a Faye Webster associate who channels Holden Caulfield
Dijon Is Daddy
The musical omnivore’s outrageously great (and horny and wrenching) second album ‘Baby’ scrambles pop convention as it pays loving tribute to his wife and young son.
These Japanese Dudes Are Really Going Nuts With Old Tape Machines
Plus an exuberant rap ode to a classic video game heroine, ambient music that makes the outside world sound a little gentler, and more
The Most Subversive Popular Musician of the Decade
Plus a beloved alté pop star shreds up the existential club
I Took a Party Bus to ‘The Black Parade’
Submitting to the regime of my new old emo overlords, My Chemical Romance
It’s Not Me, It’s You
This week’s picks include music for your next breakup, as well as perfectly gritty New York rap and electro-pop for sexy vampires
A Basement Rock Tour de Force
Plus a brutal and oddly calming electronic soundtrack for society’s future collapse
Jeff Buckley's Divine Feminine
A new documentary about the 1990s star focuses on the influence of women and recasts the idea of the “muse.”
Love Songs That Don’t Suck
This week’s picks include a few tracks about the madness of romance along with a defiantly weird piece of synth music that demands your full attention.