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FOCUS // BLACK MIDI SAYS GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF MARVELOUS MADNESS

Michael Whiteside·August 12, 2024

Talk about dog shit park – it’s been a weird week for math rock, and to cap it...

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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 // BLACK MIDI SAYS GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF MARVELOUS MADNESS

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

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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

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