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FOCUS // LET THE DEVIL IN: JOSEPH SPILLER ON THE CATHARTIC CHAOS OF CARICATURE

Michael Whiteside·June 5, 2026

A few weeks back we did an article about fantasy replacements for the vocalist slot in Better Lovers,...

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FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

Michael Whiteside·June 5, 2026

Hot on the heels of revealing their next LP Second Last Day of Summer, Daydream Plus made a...

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FOCUS // DRIPPING COLOUR: MAEBE’S MICHAEL ASTLEY-BROWN ON THE MUSICAL MUSES AND MIND-BOGGLING TOOLS BEHIND BRAIN PAINT

Michael Whiteside·May 20, 2026

Point blank, Brain Paint is an extremely visceral album title despite being two relatively innocuous words working together....

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FOCUS // Jason Harvey and Tom Fitzgerald Talk Chicago Beginnings with Dianogah, C- Clamp, and The Most Distant Object’s New Album Volition

WILLIAM COVERT·May 15, 2026

The Most Distant Object began as a pandemic music project by influential Chicago veteran musicians Jason Harvey and...

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FOCUS // THE BROTHERS’ WAR: SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY AND CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP ON MAGIC: THE GATHERING AND THEIR UPCOMING SPLIT EP

Michael Whiteside·April 23, 2026

Considering all we do is talk about math rock, music theory, gear, and videogames, there’s little debating it...

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FOCUS // ALL ABOUT BANGS: SEBASTIAN AND JÖRG OF TEEN PRIME ON CONQUERING THE CHAOS OF MATH ROCK AND JAZZ

Michael Whiteside·March 11, 2026

Berlin’s Teen Prime is a band one could describe in many ways – prolific, singular, dedicated. The noise...

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FOCUS // THE MEANING OF HASTE: OBJECT UNTO EARTH ON SONGWRITING VS. ATMOSPHERE, LITERARY INFLUENCES, AND WHY FROGS MAKE FOR THE BAND’S PERFECT VISUAL FOIL

Michael Whiteside·February 20, 2026

When you put Object Unto Earth into a search engine, you actually get some pretty out of this...

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FOCUS // IN THE NAME OF BLOOD: SIERRA VEINS REFLECTS ON HER NEWEST ALBUM’S INNER WORKINGS

Michael Whiteside·November 8, 2025

Yes, you read that right, and yes, we’re as surprised as you are – against all odds, we...

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FOCUS // FLAGRANT: TRACE AMOUNT ON DAILY DYSTOPIA, FINDING FLOW IN INDUSTRIAL CARNAGE, AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE HORRORS

Michael Whiteside·October 29, 2025

As spooky season crests and All Hallow’s Eve is all but upon us, we’ve been trying to take...

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FOCUS // TAKE US TO THE BAHAMAS FEST: TAK YAMAMOTO ON BOOKING THE BIGGEST BAHAMAS FEST YET

Michael Whiteside·October 3, 2025

It’s beyond surreal looking back at Fecking Bahamas as an institution. At first, it was voraciously academic, but...

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FOCUS // LET THE DEVIL IN: JOSEPH SPILLER ON THE CATHARTIC CHAOS OF CARICATURE

FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

FOCUS // DRIPPING COLOUR: MAEBE’S MICHAEL ASTLEY-BROWN ON THE MUSICAL MUSES AND MIND-BOGGLING TOOLS BEHIND BRAIN PAINT

RELEASE-O-METER

NEW MUSIC // RESILIA BALANCE SWAN CORE, MATH ROCK, AND POST-HARDCORE GOODNESS ON NEW LP BY A THREAD

NEW MUSIC // FIF BREAKS THE MOLD WITH BOLDLY EXPERIMENTAL NEW ALBUM, LOWER FORTY EIGHT

NEW MUSIC // RONNIE, DONNIE, AND JOHNNY FINALLY LET LOOSE GEORGE’S BUSH EP

REGULARS

TALES FROM THE ROAD // THE TOUR DIARIES: GREEN MILK FROM PLANET ORANGE EDITION

TALES FROM THE ROAD // THE TOUR DIARIES: CATHOLICS EDITION

Stage Kids – Recess (2020)

EXCLUSIVES

EXCLUSIVE // DUMB WAITER PREMIER KILLER NEW STUDIO FOOTAGE FOR “BONES” AND ANSWER OUR BURNING QUESTIONS

EXCLUSIVE // LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF WITH BIRTH (DEFECTS) AND THEIR NEW SINGLE “POSTCARD”

EXCLUSIVE // CLUTCH YOUR CHEST TO LUGUBRIOUS JUNIOR’S “COFFEE, STIMULANTS, AND OTHER HEART ATTACK TRIGGERS” FEATURING FAREZ SIDDIQUI

VIDEO

ANNOUNCEMENTS // TOTORRO RELEASE NEW DOCUMENTARY AND IT IS SOFA KING GREAT

EXCLUSIVE // FLESH PRODUCE GET GLITCHED FOR THE WEEKEND (BUT ALSO THE FUTURE) WITH NEW VIDEO FOR “1040 RPM”

NEW MUSIC // DAZGAK! MIX POST-HARDCORE, NOISE PUNK, AND SKATING FOR NEW SINGLE + VIDEO

Gear

FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

FOCUS // DRIPPING COLOUR: MAEBE’S MICHAEL ASTLEY-BROWN ON THE MUSICAL MUSES AND MIND-BOGGLING TOOLS BEHIND BRAIN PAINT

GEAR // TOP 25 PEDALS AND PLUGINS FOR MATH ROCK IN 2025, PART THREE

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THE 2.0’s DAY MUSIC DUMP // CLEAR YOUR COOKIES WITH NEW SOUNDTRACKS FROM MOTORSLICE, WILL: FOLLOW THE LIGHT, HITMAN WORLD OF ASSASSINATION, CODE BREACH, AND MORE

FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

THE 2.0’S DAY MUSIC DUMP // GET PATCHED WITH THE LATEST OST HIGHLIGHTS FROM SAROS, PRAGMATA, REPLACED, APHELION, SCREAMER, MOUSE: P.I. FOR HIRE, AND MANY MORE

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FOCUS // LET THE DEVIL IN: JOSEPH SPILLER ON THE CATHARTIC CHAOS OF CARICATURE

FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

FOCUS // DRIPPING COLOUR: MAEBE’S MICHAEL ASTLEY-BROWN ON THE MUSICAL MUSES AND MIND-BOGGLING TOOLS BEHIND BRAIN PAINT

FOCUS // Jason Harvey and Tom Fitzgerald Talk Chicago Beginnings with Dianogah, C- Clamp, and The Most Distant Object’s New Album Volition

FOCUS // THE BROTHERS’ WAR: SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY AND CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP ON MAGIC: THE GATHERING AND THEIR UPCOMING SPLIT EP

FOCUS // ALL ABOUT BANGS: SEBASTIAN AND JÖRG OF TEEN PRIME ON CONQUERING THE CHAOS OF MATH ROCK AND JAZZ

FOCUS // THE MEANING OF HASTE: OBJECT UNTO EARTH ON SONGWRITING VS. ATMOSPHERE, LITERARY INFLUENCES, AND WHY FROGS MAKE FOR THE BAND’S PERFECT VISUAL FOIL

FOCUS // IN THE NAME OF BLOOD: SIERRA VEINS REFLECTS ON HER NEWEST ALBUM’S INNER WORKINGS

FOCUS // FLAGRANT: TRACE AMOUNT ON DAILY DYSTOPIA, FINDING FLOW IN INDUSTRIAL CARNAGE, AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE HORRORS

FOCUS // TAKE US TO THE BAHAMAS FEST: TAK YAMAMOTO ON BOOKING THE BIGGEST BAHAMAS FEST YET

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