Issue 127
This week’s issue includes Holy Fever, Larkin Poe, Moderat, Prism Tats, and The Range.
Heavy Rotation
What We're Listening To
Reskinned is a collection of new material and old from a rising Americana superstar led by a sister duo — and the new material is riff-filled, delicious rock. Read more.
Holy Fever’s debut is wonderful party rock, an impressive blend of hardcore and indie rock that sits well and doesn’t outstay it’s welcome. Read more.
South African Garrett van der Spek’s debut release is a one-man powerhouse of a rock record that takes influences from garage rock stalwarts like the White Stripes and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Read more.
The Range doesn’t sample pop stars on his new record. Instead, he samples the voices of unknowns he heard singing on YouTube. As a result, he might have made the most culturally important electronic record this year. Read more.
With III, Moderat is pushing the limits of electronic music while embracing even more of their pop influences — but they’re doing all of it with an ear for detail that Thom Yorke approaches Radiohead records with. Read more.