Your Perfect Real Life is a sprawling, motorized, and largely intentional controlled demolition of many of Improvement Movement’s signature forms.

The songs in Silver Plastic Forks are full of gripping moments, from the muffled screams of “Nu Metal Friends” to the Truth Club-esque syncopation of the title line in “7 Year Itch” to the near-ominousness of the breakdowns in “CRV.” Major manages tension and texture extremely well, slicing seconds of calm with steamrolling guitars and letting vocals linger in the background to brighten and soften as needed.

Swapmeet’s Debut Album Mount Zero Impeccably Toes the Line Between Soft and Punchy Indie Rock

It was surreal to see hey, nothing play such an intimate show, considering how far they've come in their career.

Aldous Harding’s music has never been crystal clear. She’s known to weave songs full of strange images and nonsensical lyrics, pulling you in and out of different realities and characters using her distinctive armory of voices. But something about her newest record, Train on the Island, feels like she’s letting the listener in a little closer than usual.