Richard Fearless and his co-conspirators drew on an old and fundamental empathic response to create their debut album, and it all started with the LP’s first single.
All in Songs
Your Sweet Little Myth
Soul Coughing serve up a slice of corn-fed nostalgia, but the things that make it truly special come to life inside the memories and aspirations of a young fanboy.
Everything Everything Is Everything
Some bands you have fun with, and some you remember forever. Art-pop aficionados, unite!
Ernest Greene's Bid For Immortality
Washed Out won in a genre that was barely a blip on the pop culture radar. Agree or not with chillwave being a thing, this song cannot be denied.
Dispatches from the Other Side
It might be a song about simply beginning a new life, or it may be a poetic meditation on the line between the living and the dead. Lost In The Trees’ 2014 song gets another look.
Dating Protocols and Haircare: Nada Surf's Guide to Popularity
Sometimes the ability to triangulate a song into its particular time and place is a feature, not a bug.
The Unsexy Centerpiece of an Iconic Soundtrack
Blur’s “Sing” provides both the sequential and emotional heart of Trainspotting’s iconic soundtrack album, a perfect case study in how an unflashy selection can bring dynamic range to a compilation.
Our Anthems Weigh a Ton
Two Montreal-based bands face off in a battle of who could care more. Who comes out on top?
The Punk of Tomorrow, Today
Twenty years on, "New Noise" remains a powder keg of righteous brutality that continues to take on new levels of meaning in a world hungry for change.
The Music Junkie's Guide To The Galaxy: Space in Music
Humanity may be entering a renaissance of space travel while many of us are content to simply watch the night sky. Songs about space provide hope, solace, wonder, and drama in equal measure.
The "Headlines" Effect: Drake and the Uncanny Valley of Success
Love him or hate him, the man knows how to cater to audiences and build a brand.
"Mother" : Idles Brings the Punk and Foreshadows a Disturbing Reality
Back in March, Idles offered a glimpse at what the future would bring for the rest of 2017 and beyond.
Brand New Lays "Waste" on Science Fiction
We go deep to find meaning and perspective in "Waste"