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ONLY NOISEWhat I Learned From Bad Covers of “Hallelujah”

ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we’re shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Erin Lyndal Martin takes comfort in unexpected covers. “Hallelujah” is pretty much a perfect song. Appearing on his 1984 LP Various Positions, it took Leonard Cohen...

Erin Lyndal Martin

LIVE REVIEWNikka Costa @ The Teragram Ballroom

I once got discounted tickets to one of these events (Michael Feinstein's show at The Regency), and was surprised by hooting, hollering,...

Ashley Prillaman

PLAYING DETROITEarth Engine's Debut EP

What. The. Hell. Is. This? Rarely do I say this about music. Perhaps I'm a bit jaded, but while all of us lovers were kissing on Valentine's Day, Detroit-based Earth Engine dropped their self-titled debut EP, a beautifully confused collection nearly five years in the making. Earth Engine's EP is a...

Jerilyn Jordan

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

MIXESWith A Little Help From My Bands

Whatever it is about the change of seasons in New York City from summer to fall that makes me feel especially nostalgic is something I hope I never lose. Maybe its the crunching leaves underneath my foot as I rush from my apartment to the subway and onward to class every day. Or maybe I’ve already...

Brittany Spanos