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FOCUS // CHRISTOPHER DE CINQUE AND MICHAEL BARRETT OF CLOSURE IN MOSCOW GIVE US THE DOWNLOAD ON RECORDING SOFT HELL, THE MAGIC OF PISS TAKES, AND THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF EXTRACTING ART FROM SUFFERING

Michael Whiteside·June 25, 2024

Well gather ’round young children, because it finally happened – a solid 14 years after we narrowly avoided...

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FOCUS // QUIETLY APPROACHING: GASTR DEL SOL RETURN WITH NEW ARCHIVAL ALBUM, A FITTING CAPSTONE FOR THE ICONIC TWO-PIECE

WILLIAM COVERT·June 3, 2024

Chicago in the 1990’s was the home to a cultural touchstone for experimental music. The Midwest served as...

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FOCUS // PAYSON POWER ON THE INNER WORKINGS OF DAYDREAM PLUS AND ESCAPE AT YOUR OWN PACE, THE BAND’S SURPRISE NEW EP

Michael Whiteside·May 31, 2024

Don’t you love it when the bands you love drop a record out of nowhere? We know we...

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FOCUS // CONNECT: ANGUS BAYLEY ON COLLABORATING WITH MATT CALVERT AND JOSHUA BLACKMORE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY FRESH AND ADDICTING NEW MUSIC

Michael Whiteside·May 4, 2024

It feels like ages ago now, but it wasn’t so long ago that we were pining for one...

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FOCUS // PATRICK LAMB OF PUNKROCK.BLOG ON TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY, PART TWO

Patrick Lamb·April 13, 2024

(Editor’s Note: We just bought tickets to the final NOFX tour featuring bands like Pennywise, Strung Out, Codefendants,...

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FOCUS // PATRICK LAMB OF PUNKROCK.BLOG ON TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY, PART ONE

Patrick Lamb·February 16, 2024

Punk rock certainly plays a role in the history of math rock, and without those crazed people who...

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FOCUS // THE PREQUEL: OUR TOP TEN RECORDS OF 2023 AND/OR AN ODE TO PHYSICAL FORMAT

Michael Whiteside·December 31, 2023

Wait, top… ten? Gotcha! Don’t worry, this isn’t the impending Top 50 Math Rock Releases of 2023. That...

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FOCUS // DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF, OR DO: A CLIP FROM OUR RECENT CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN PEARSON ON THE DOCUMENTARY THAT COVERS HIS CHILDHOOD, THE LOCUST, THREE ONE G, AND A HELL OF A LOT MORE

Michael Whiteside·December 2, 2023

Today, the soundtrack for Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself comes out, featuring tracks various highlights from Justin...

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FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS

Michael Whiteside·December 1, 2023

If you’ve been paying any attention at all this November, you’ll have noticed that we held our very...

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FOCUS // FORGET THE TURKEY: EVERY MOTHERFUCKER IS YOUR BROTHER IS A YEAR OLD, SO WE TALKED WITH OORT SMOG’S PATRICK SHIROISHI AND MARK KIMBRELL TO CELEBRATE

Michael Whiteside·November 23, 2023

Just over a year ago, a title might have caught your eye in the hailstorm of holiday releases...

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FOCUS // JASON BARTELL REVISITS THE SHORES OF FANG ISLAND

FOCUS // THE INIMITABLE GARETT GLEASON AND NIKO WOOD TAKE US BEHIND THE SCENES OF THEIR NEXT CHAPTER OF PURE SONIC WONDERMENT, WHEN ABUNDANCE FAILS

FOCUS // DAMON CHE AND KRISTIAN DUNN ON FORMING YESNESS, ESCAPING MATH ROCK, AND THE STORY OF THEIR UPCOMING DEBUT, SEE YOU AT THE SOLIPSIST CONVENTION

RELEASE-O-METER

EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER

NEW MUSIC // FANG ISLAND ANNOUNCE REISSUE BOXSET COMPLETE WITH A FINAL SONG AND VIDEO

NEW MUSIC // SILVERGLASS TURNS HEADS WITH MIDWEST EMO CYBERFOLK FROM IRELAND

REGULARS

Stage Kids – Recess (2020)

Standards – Fruit Island (2020)

Delta Sleep – Younger Years (2019)

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EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER

EXCLUSIVE // REVEALING DENUDE, FEATURING MEMBERS OF PIGLET, MURDER IN THE RED BARN, AND MORE

EXCLUSIVE // American Draft Celebrate 25 Years Together With New Single Premiere and Album Announcement

VIDEO

NEW MUSIC // FOX LAKE OFFICIALLY EMBARK ON “THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY” WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO

NOT ANOTHER FECKING GIG REVIEW // TOEHIDER, CLOSURE IN MOSCOW, AND NO SUCH ANIMAL AT THE URBAN LOUNGE

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GEAR // TEN TIMES GLENN FRICKER CALLED US A DUMBASS WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED TO HEAR IT

GEAR // MARCOS MENA ON PARTNERING UP WITH GROUND CONTROL AUDIO, INNOVATION IN THE PEDAL INDUSTRY, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDU-TAIN THE MASSES

FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS

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GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #2: HOW VALVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE MARKETPLACE WITH HALF LIFE 2 AND THE LAUNCH OF STEAM

GAMES // GAME RECOGNIZE GAME, SEQUENCE #1: A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF A BRIEF STINT WRITING FOR A POPULAR GAMING PUBLICATION

GAMES // 32 ORIGINAL SCORES AND SOUNDTRACKS THAT MIGHT REMIND YOU OF MATH ROCK, PART TWO

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FOCUS // CHRISTOPHER DE CINQUE AND MICHAEL BARRETT OF CLOSURE IN MOSCOW GIVE US THE DOWNLOAD ON RECORDING SOFT HELL, THE MAGIC OF PISS TAKES, AND THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF EXTRACTING ART FROM SUFFERING

FOCUS // QUIETLY APPROACHING: GASTR DEL SOL RETURN WITH NEW ARCHIVAL ALBUM, A FITTING CAPSTONE FOR THE ICONIC TWO-PIECE

FOCUS // PAYSON POWER ON THE INNER WORKINGS OF DAYDREAM PLUS AND ESCAPE AT YOUR OWN PACE, THE BAND’S SURPRISE NEW EP

FOCUS // CONNECT: ANGUS BAYLEY ON COLLABORATING WITH MATT CALVERT AND JOSHUA BLACKMORE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY FRESH AND ADDICTING NEW MUSIC

FOCUS // PATRICK LAMB OF PUNKROCK.BLOG ON TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY, PART TWO

FOCUS // PATRICK LAMB OF PUNKROCK.BLOG ON TEN TIMES PUNK ROCK GAVE MATH ROCK A RUN FOR ITS MONEY, PART ONE

FOCUS // THE PREQUEL: OUR TOP TEN RECORDS OF 2023 AND/OR AN ODE TO PHYSICAL FORMAT

FOCUS // DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF, OR DO: A CLIP FROM OUR RECENT CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN PEARSON ON THE DOCUMENTARY THAT COVERS HIS CHILDHOOD, THE LOCUST, THREE ONE G, AND A HELL OF A LOT MORE

FOCUS // NATIVE AUDIO’S MIKE TROMBLEY ON REVERSE ENGINEERING, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE POWER OF PRESERVING THE BLACKFEET LANGUAGE THROUGH EFFECTS PEDALS

FOCUS // FORGET THE TURKEY: EVERY MOTHERFUCKER IS YOUR BROTHER IS A YEAR OLD, SO WE TALKED WITH OORT SMOG’S PATRICK SHIROISHI AND MARK KIMBRELL TO CELEBRATE

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