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AF 2021 IN REVIEWOur Favorite Albums and Singles of The Year

If you went into 2021 with high expectations, you weren’t alone. Even if it was hard to feel optimistic this time last year, it certainly seemed as if things could get no worse. Live music did return, after all – though with the appearance of Delta, and now Omicron, the joyful noise comes with a...

Lindsey Rhoades

Wrestling with "Sad Girl Indie" and the Limits of Rawness

Their conversation revealed an uncomfortable...

Annie Parnell

ONLY NOISEMy New Year's Resolution to Listen to More Women Empowered Me

ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we’re shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Tamara Mesko details the resolution that led to revolution when she decided to bring more music made by women into her rotation. Check out her playlist here. New...

Tamara Mesko

AF 2018 IN REVIEWHow Mitski Used Performance to Make One of the Year's Best Records

But Mitski does not want to be remembered this...

Erin Rose O'Brien

AF 2018 IN REVIEWOur Favorite Albums and Singles of the Year

Here we are again! As the new year approaches, it's time to look back and take stock of the albums and singles that defined this moment in music history. 2018 was an eclectic year, to say the least, and there are a lot of new names on the list: Tirzah, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Noname, King...

Lindsey Rhoades

VIDEO OF THE WEEKMitski "Nobody" and More

Mitski has been on a rocketing career path over the past few years, and is set to release her sophomore album Be The Cowboy on August 17th. We've only seen a few glimpses into this record so far - via videos for her singles "Geyser" and now, "Nobody" - but it seems as though Mitski's been thinking...

Desdemona Dallas

NEWS ROUNDUPAlice Glass, YouTube and More

Alice Glass, YouTube and More By Jasmine Williams The Indomitable Ms. Alice Thanks to #MuteRKelly the #MeToo floodgates have opened in the music industry with more stories of rampant sexual abuse and harassment coming out every day. Just this week, allegations surfaced against Dee Dee Warwick and...

Jasmine Williams

NEWS ROUNDUPTokyo's Octogenarian DJ, Killer Pink Floyd Shrimp and More

Coming Soon: The Creative Independent’s 7-Inches For Planned Parenthood Brandon Stusoy of The Creative Independent has curated a boxset of 7” singles with all proceeds going to Planned Parenthood. Artists that contributed tracks include Chvrches, Mitski, Foo Fighters, St. Vincent, Laurie Anderson,...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPNorthside Fest and Opening/Closing Venues

What Northside shows to attend, dope new music, and the latest venue closings (and openings!) in North Brooklyn.

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPNew Tracks, New Kendrick, and SWSW

New Tracks By New York Artists First up is “Your Best American Girl” by Brooklyn’s Mitski. The song is from Puberty 2, which will be released via Dead Oceans in June. It’s a sorrowful track about living up to expectations, full of soaring highs and the squeal of feedback amongst quieter moments....

Emily Daly

PLAYLISTThe Top Acts To Catch At Northside Festival

Hey Brooklyn! What are you doing next weekend? Really, the only acceptable answer is seeing at least one of these bands at Northside Festival, which runs from June 11-14 and hosts shows in venues from Acheron to Warsaw. The schedule is packed with amazing artists, and to help you choose which shows...

Emily Daly

BEST OF 2014Best Tracks from NYC Bands

There were a lot of great songs released in 2014, and many came from bands who are from New York City (or, like many of us here, just currently call it home). Here are some of the year’s best tracks from the city that never sleeps. Ava Luna: “Plain Speech” from Electric Balloon (Western Vinyl,...

Emily Daly