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Olympia, WA's Some Velvet Sidewalk came up at the same time as Beat Happening and both were part of the sludgy, lo-fi "love-rock" indie scene there as well as being signed to K Records. Led by Al Larsen, SVS had a revolving membership in its 10-year run (1987-1997), including Bikini Kill drummer Tobi Vail, and made six albums before disbanding.

Last 2 weeks have been the best of my life. Welcome to the world little one.

We like the idea of art as a tool for changing your perspective, being able to rotate ideas and see/hear/feel them from a different vantage point. Horse Lords' artistic philosophy centers on using their music to shift listener perspectives and explore ideas from multiple angles, reflecting their experimental approach to composition and performance.

The Ramones' first, self-titled album was released on April 23, 1976. It was recorded over seven days on the eighth floor of New York's Radio City Music Hall and cost $6,400 at the time—an almost laughably small amount compared with the big budgets common in the record industry then. Even so, it is considered one of the most influential albums in the history of popular music.

Metalachi takes the pumping, undeniable, brass-winded sounds and haunted soul of Mariachi and combines forces with metal songs. Out of Los Angeles, and composed of classically trained musicians, this isn't a schlock shop enterprise.

Recorded between Berlin and Baltimore, Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! is the experimental rockers' first album to feature vocals, and follows 2022's Comradely Objects. It builds out Horse Lords' core lineup of Owen Gardner, Max Eilbacher, Sam Haberman, and Andrew Bernstein with bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and vocalists Nina Guo and Evelyn Saylor.

We're at the point in our career where we've been to a lot of fancy parties in beautiful rooms with important people, and we know the particular sadness of realizing it doesn't make you feel better. We've learned the hard way that validation is hollow and we actually just want connection.

Dylan Brady from 100 gecs is releasing a new four-track EP arriving via a partnership between his own label, Dog Show Records, and Atlantic. The project is out Friday, with the lead single "Needle Guy" having been shared last month.

In frightening times, it makes a huge difference not to feel alone. Creating art with others in community enhances agency and strengthens self. Creativity requires an open heart; love enhances hope and diminishes fear.

Ora Cogan makes songs the way diviners cast charms. Her music moves on instinct but carries the deliberation of ritual, each gesture placed where feeling cuts closest to the bone. On Hardhearted Woman, her ninth album and debut for Sacred Bones, she casts an invocation for anyone determined to remain wild in a world where it's easier to calcify.

Taylor has always been supportive and kind to me. Only love over here. In a separate reply, he encouraged his followers to spread love on these apps and added a rose emoji for emphasis.

Pitchfork is honored to host one of our favorite bands- Mandy, Indiana-to kick off our inaugural reader Q&A series. Starting right now, you can post your questions for guitarist and producer Scott Fair, and synth player Simon Catling to talk about their outstanding record, Fair's solo project set dressing, or whatever else you want to ask them about the joys and difficulties of music, Manchester, and making art.

Dolores possessed a voice that could reach deep into your soul. A voice that could carry a sense of joy, but also sorrow in each and every note. Her music was synonymous in every kitchen, pub and dance hall the length and breadth of the country. Dolores was also so popular, simply for her unrivalled sense of wit and kindness that touched the lives of so many.

Jazz drummer, composer and band leader Jack DeJohnette began playing drums in his school band at the age of 14. In 1969, he joined Miles Davis' band and played on the iconic album "Bitches Brew." He played with other jazz legends, including Keith Jarrett and Chet Baker. He won a Grammy Award in 2009 for his album, "Peace Time," and another in 2022 for his album, "Skyline."

I didn't hear Deceptacon by Le Tigre when it was released in 1999, but I was at a friend's house while he was out, going through all his records, and played it by random. It shook me to the core and I think I played it 100 times in on repeat, dancing around, completely excited. I had never heard something so angry and feminine.

We made this record with a sense of immediacy and in the moment expression with the pure intention of simply having fun and making people forget about everything else, even if for only 44 minutes. Thank you to everyone that "gets it" and to all the writers for the kind words and love.

R&B in the 21st century has been in a constant state of flux, tugged between safe traditionalism and blurry attempts at progression. For the last decade-plus that "progression" has seen R&B music become more indebted to trap records and the moody atmospherics of alternative bands like Radiohead, Coldplay, or My Bloody Valentine.

The bizarre, multilingual stories that emerged match the French duo's ramshackle, home-recorded sound, which features everything from toybox percussion to farmyard sound effects. Their whimsical approach is anchored in the outsider pop and post-punk of 1980s Europe, which embraced discordant instrumentation and disaffected vocals.

Drawing inspiration from Jen Beagin's novel 'Big Swiss,' the song encapsulates the humour, transgressions, and blurred boundaries that emerge when desire takes the reins. The sleepless nights of infatuation sharpen our perceptions of the mundane and often reveal more about ourselves than about the object of our fixation.

Classical music begins with blood and guts. The first violins were strung with sheep intestines, while early timpanis bore heads made from goatskin. The conservatory-bound spend years blistering, bruising, and contorting themselves, sometimes to the point of permanent damage.

Lateral draws from a rich well of influences, most of them concentrated in the 1990s and very early 2000s: the scuff and interference of classic IDM, the swooning deep house of Larry Heard and Glenn Underground, and, most auspiciously, the dub techno of Basic Channel and its Chain Reaction imprint.