#lo-fi

Eleni Govetas Draws On Balkan Family Ties with The Melez Band

As far back as Seattle’s Eleni Govetas can remember there’s been Balkan music in her life. By seven years old, she knew the heat of a Greek summer well, winding through tobacco fields on dirt roads in the backseat of her parents’ car towards the twang of bouzouki in the distance. “We’d drive with...

Alexa Peters

PLAYING DETROITBonny Doon Teases Sophomore Album with New Single "I Am Here (I Am Alive)"

“I Am Here (I Am Alive)” is a lap steel-laden testament to...

Sara Barron

PLAYING DETROITAnna Burch Keeps It Cool With Polyvinyl

And as of last week, we aren't the only ones to be enchanted by Burch's brand of pretty pain and ennui. Polyvinyl...

Jerilyn Jordan

MORNING AFTERVeggie Pancakes and Ale with Lost Boy ?

Origin stories: they’re typically how I kick off these off, some pseudo-enticing meetcute in the heart of the scene. A half-drunken beg for an interview, an impromptu striptease, a deep side-eye at Two Boots Williamsburg. A chat in front of Little Sunnyville Gutterway Footskips Stadium. A bite from...

Mary Grace Garis

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PLAYING DETROITBlood Stone "Friends 'Til the End"

Detroit's DIY rock scene has developed a penchant for teenage nostalgia and candy-coated wickedness. Clumsy with playful misconduct, Blood Stone is the latest quartet to make lo-fi faux innocence their M.O. Their newest track, "Friends 'Til The End" could be sweetly committed or in need of being...

Jerilyn Jordan

PLAYING DETROITStef Chura "Spotted Gold"

Quickly rising as Detroit's DIY pensive pop priestess, Stef Chura and her captivatingly peculiar lo-fi sensibilities shine and burn playfully in her latest video for "Spotted Gold."

Jerilyn Jordan

PLAYING DETROITFred Thomas "Voiceover"

Fred Thomas has a lot of feelings (and he really wants to talk about them).

Jerilyn Jordan

VIDEO OF THE WEEKCar Seat Headrest "Vincent"

The video description for Car Seat Headrest's "Vincent" is simply: "Will plays the guitar while a guy has a bad time." That's about as concise as anyone could get, but the song is layered with a lot more meaning, imagery and emotion. It looks like Will Toledo, the creator and frontman of Car Seat...

Emily Daly

ALBUM REVIEWHinds "Leave Me Alone"

Any simplicity in the music of Hinds is made up for in sheer attitude. Except for "The Garden," most of their music videos feature footage of the members goofily singing along to their songs. The Madrid band's personality is just as easily translated on Leave Me Alone, a fun, loose, and effortless...

Emily Daly

LIVE REVIEWHonduras @ The Knitting Factory

Minutes before the band gets on stage, I watch the crowd come together. For some reason at Knitting Factory, it's always a mix of people you wouldn't imagine listening to the artists playing that night, trickling in from the bar or stumbling upon a cheap show with nothing else to do. Brooklyn's own...

Ysabella Monton

#NEWMUSICMONDAYKedr Livanskiy "Sgoraet"

This Monday, as Thanksgiving travel plans peak over the horizon, there is an energy of paused excitement. Today's vibe is a little weird. To honor that, we're going to share with you something a little weird for New Music Monday. We have the debut track "Sgoraet" from Russian artist Kedr Livanskiy....

Sophie Saint Thomas

ALBUM REVIEWGhastly Menace "Songs of Ghastly Menace"

When I looked at their band name, I expected Ghastly Menace to be some kind of punk group, or possible a metal or grunge outfit. But you can't always judge a band by its name, and I didn’t hear anything ghastly or menacing. Instead, what came through my speakers was a debut album from a lo-fi pop...

Emily Daly