The sensorial world here is disorienting, spiraling, cyclical. Drums clash in time with a riffing guitar, striking like the second hand of a clock. It breaks down and rebuilds itself repeatedly, balancing chaos and calm on a knife’s edge.

It’s a Fcukers summer: The dance duo draw inspiration from Atlanta’s sound and meld EDM styles to create a novel, invigorating dancefloor of their own on debut record Ö

There have been few times in my life where the opening to an album is so transformative to my understanding of what a genre is as a whole. The most recent song of memory was IDLES’ “Colossus”, opening up Joy as an Act of Resistance . I waited for almost 5 years for something to grip me so quickly. Enter The Scratch, a Dublin, Ireland-based 5-piece band that blends traditional Irish melodies with a tenacious metal and punk approach. The Scratch’s third studio LP, Pull Like a

The 4-piece from Atlanta have made a significant name for themselves on an international scale over the years. Rooted in glam rock and goth tones, Starbenders have cumulatively forged their sound into an epic of pop rock. The Beast Goes On does not look back when walking away from explosions. This new album has Starbenders showcasing their most raw sound yet paired with their cool over-the-top performances. Kimi Shelter in Atlanta (Photo: Sam Kapoor) Kimi said what? The LP be

Nothing’s About to Happen to Me , the 8th full length studio album from art rock icon Mitski, sees her retaining her characteristic maximalist Spaghetti Western color palette but mapping it to more insular, sundown sojourns in lieu of theater kid party anthems. The result is something that feels like it reflects both perennial anxieties and perennial truths. It seems intuitive that a significant amount of a person’s internal disposition becomes visible through their reaction

On one holy day in September 1995, the biggest names in British music, and the young indie, underground scene, gathered together in a studio. Less than a week later, HELP was released to the world by War Child Records. The record was created in response to the turmoil that was unfolding in Bosnia and Herzegovina then, and the proceeds were used to quickly aid children affected by the conflict. Not only was the cause great and just, the album gave us a beautiful, melancholy

Swedish band Girl Scout first turned heads with their debut 2023 EP, the soft indie-popish Real Life Human Garbage , following it up just a few months later with Granny Music . In that short time, you could already hear them beginning to dip their toes into heavier sounds. Their newly released debut record, Brink , lets itself wander further into the murk, though the band retains a distinct ability to explore its human sensitivities, even when it’s happening underneath a no

The Refrigerator sees Ohio rockers Remember Sports trade in some of their 2010’s liveliness for sober clarity over some crisp (albeit mostly familiar) melodies. In contrast with earlier projects such as Sunchokes or Slow Buzz , which carved out a prominent niche for the band in the broader 2010’s indie milieu by stitching together bright-eyed earnestness and frenetic emotion in equal measure, their latest album pulls back the throttle a little, giving us a chance to see som

The California pop punk powerhouse Joyce Manor didn’t leave much to desire after so many iconic records. 40 oz. to Fresno was a cool experiment into plugging tried and true recording methods with a modern kick. However, the new digs are really something to behold. Instead of pushing for a plug-in primed and polished piece, Joyce Manor pays tribute to each wave of emo music in a rustic, dusted off form. Everything is perfectly meshed into a ball of future nostalgia. Don’t bel

If you were around before South London band Dry Cleaning’s current album cycle, you may remember the cryptic nature of their social media presence, plastered mostly with simple line drawings on plain white backgrounds (drawings at times absent and un-accounted for, leaving only white screen) paired with playfully cloying captions. They’ve swapped these now for the all-too-necessary promotional materials, but the spirit remains, preserved by the occasional reappearance of a de

It’s a fun process to guess and try to geolocate bands based on what they sound like. Don’t attempt this with Recess Party. This Must Be will have you dead wrong about where and what this band comes from in the best way. Fortunately, the UGA alumni (Go Dawgs) and Atlanta band are closer than you think. That’s right. You don't have to drive to Ohio or Indiana to witness the best parts of that sound with an undeniable southern intensity. Recess Party (Photo: Rayna Sklar) This

Dove Ellis currently lives with an air of mystery surrounding him. Prior to September 2025, the 22-year-old Irish singer-songwriter had no releases on major streaming platforms. In fact, the only places you could go to stream his music were Bandcamp, for one demo-filled EP, and Youtube, for any fan-posted videos from small shows in the UK and Ireland. Little is known about him, and that’s how he wants it to be. Ellis has not put up a bio anywhere or ever been interviewed, so

Penelope Road is back with an EP full of heart and pocket. The Atlanta feel-good band has reached a sense of virality with their videos performing in their bedrooms. It’s no surprise that they will be opening for Atlanta soul phenom Teddy Swims on December 11th. The dedication and process to this work yields inevitable successes. It’s an antithesis to their work’s title, Chance Encounter. Inside are four songs diligently devoted to the longing of love that hasn’t happened yet

Time is a funny thing. Maggie Schneider and Alex Downtain watered the musical seeds planted before the pandemic into a strong tree. They occasionally picked the fruit over time, knowing what the Atlanta pop rock duo had to offer. Over the last couple of years, it seems the tree was left to bear the fruit of every facet of their talents. The Art Of Shattering is a culmination of that photosynthetic growth packed into an undeniable first LP. Maggie Schneider shot by Hanna Midd

Atlanta rap-rocker outfit Silly Goose isn’t asking for much. They only want the heavyweight title with their LP Keys to the City. The irreverent riff and rhyme masters check in with an intensity that I haven’t seen since Don Broco played Warped in 2018. With the dynamic vocal pushes from frontman Jackson Heaton, it’s a well-rounded compilation of what this band is capable of.

Be warned, the spit coming off of the songs on I’m Nice Now is liable to hit you through the mesh of whatever sound system you happen to be listening on. Fervent as ever, Upchuck’s latest, caustically named effort is another dose of well-deserved fury from Atlanta’s favorite punk band. Track one, “Tired,” opens the can of worms on what the record is about: how the world seems to be falling apart at the hands of oppression and inequality everywhere you look, the relentlessnes

“THERE'S A BOMB IN MY CAR." Had these words been uttered by anyone other than Cameron Winter, there would likely be room for alarm, but the Geese frontman is well known for screeching deafening lyrics like these. In Getting Killed, Geese delivers absurdly enchanting lyrics and bombastic instrumentation with sincerity. It is a record measured in its zaniness and uncompromising in its need to be genuine and singular.

Force , the debut EP from Melissa Chilson aka Melissuh, is a prism carefully etched and inscribed with somber poems we’re invited to trace with our fingers as we rotate it in our hands. And in a remarkable 17-minute runtime she manages to use it as a refracting device for absolute loss, the borders of identity, and the sense that these things can be transcended. The total effect is something ghostly and innocently hopeful, like a conversation with an inner child. Because of

Atlanta local staple Jake Chisenhall has been applying his signature around for over a decade now, but their latest offering aims to bring an entire ecosystem of genres together. Be Steel, My Heart is an aptly titled EP full of wonder and nuance. The fluidity of Jake’s melodic narratives provides more than an extended play. It’s an extended world. Those familiar with Chisenhall know that the songwriting takes all kinds of whimsical turns and is filled with vibrant colors from

Belong , the newest album by Los Angeles’ Jay Som, is an ever-moving body, tinged in nostalgia and decorated with hard edges. It finds the songwriter behind the project, Melina Duterte, turning over concepts like acceptance, rejection, and the ever-elusive search for sureness in one’s identity and work in her hands, folding them in with everything from touching ballads to edgy pop-punk. This record marks Jay Som’s first record since 2019’s Anak Ko , but Duterte has stayed pl