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  • On Repeat 1 Oct 2026: “Sing Good”

    This Ninajirachi song is the perfect portrayal of what music-making feels like. I am currently crying. Why? Because: We all gotta start somewhere; and usually, when we start – no matter what we’re starting – we kind of suck. From the production on the Ninajirachi record I Love My Computer, it’s clear that the Australian…

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  • Rock ‘n’ Roll Er Bust: We Choose to Rock

    Zoë Pete Ford’s Tattoo City walks a grungy, exciting, unpredictable tightrope. Kris has never heard Tattoo City before. Andre has heard Tattoo City one time. Kris and Andre sit in a dimly lit living room in a greatly chilled state; the album begins to play. We proceed two-thirds of the way through Song #1, “Twister,”…

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  • Kid Swim's Don't Dream It's Over

    It Is So Not Over, Bros

    The underappreciated Kid Swim is finally back, and just as awesome The day has finally come. I never thought it would. I thought the rest of my life would pass without another synth-laden, underwater groove of one certain type gracing my parched eardrums. I’ve been waiting for this day since 2017. Molly Parden has swirling,…

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  • Talent Show Single Cover

    We Have Been Threatened Into Dancing, and We Will Comply

    Song review: “Please Dance, I have a gun! :)” by Talent Show is potentially the most fun song of the year In the parking lot At the grocery store At the discothèque At the bar In the kitchen On the floor These are the places in which we are forcibly instructed – nay, requested –…

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