ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

The last of our genre lists brings the guitars, the energy, the aggression, but also the sweetness, as some of these albums include moments of surprising tenderness.  Their dynamic contrast highlights their emotional impact.  Catharsis is a word often used to

Tortoise ~ Touch

International Anthem is celebrating its 11th Anniversary this year, and what better way to underline the label’s progression than to release the new Tortoise album, arguably their highest profile signing to date. Touch has been a while coming. International Anthem

SP* Episode 26: LANE DISCIPLINE – with kranky [podcast]

Kranky co-founder Bruce Adams sits down to discuss his new book, You’re With Stupid: kranky, Chicago, and the Reinvention of Indie Music. (UTPress) Adams explains the unique conditions that put Chicago at the heart of the ‘90s indie rock scene,

David Daniell and Douglas McCombs ~ Versions

For years we’ve been encouraged to reuse and recycle, and although we’re quite happy to fill a green box with newspapers every two weeks, it’s the first part of the phrase that is more a struggle – can we find