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NEWS ROUNDUPAllegations Against PWR BTTM, ACLU's Rockstar and More

PWR BTTM Cancel Release Show Following Allegations Over the past few days, allegations of predatory behavior and sexual abuse were made against Ben Hopkins of PWR BTTM, and an anti-semitic photo of Hopkins from 2011 has again resurfaced. While the former was previously addressed by the band, many...

Emily Daly

ALBUM REVIEWFuture Islands "The Far Field"

“It’s not easy, just being human, and the lights and the smoke and screens,” sings Sam Herring on Future Islands’ latest record, The Far Field. It isn’t. Our lives are a sloppy amalgamation of highs and lows, love and hate, obsession and apathy. In essence, this record faces this reality head on:...

Mandy Brownholtz

BAND OF THE MONTHThe Harrow

With a name inspired by a Kafka story, it makes sense The Harrow would be well-spoken. Yet even with the bar set high the mysterious Brooklyn coldwave/post-punk band impressed with their bewitchingly intelligent interview. The Harrow is Vanessa Irena (vocals, synth, programming), Frank Deserto...

Sophie Saint Thomas

Future Islands Release 4AD Sessions, Add Tour Dates

Long regarded as one of Baltimore's hardest working under-the-radar bands, Future Islands have hit their stride in 2014. They'll be heading out on another tour in support of their breakout album on 4AD, Singles, and though they're playing some of the biggest venues they've ever headlined, shows in...

Sophie Saint Thomas

SHOW REVIEWTwin Shadow

It was not without drama that I came into a ticket to Twin Shadow's second of two sold-out NYC performances. I'd planned to skip both sets since tickets were $22 and one of them was at Webster Hall, which I kind of hate. But a friend of mine who'd gotten tickets in advance had just turned thirty,...

Lindsey Rhoades