Carol’s debut EP, Softest Destroyer, finds the poet and songwriter building sonic spaces that are lush and downy, radiating from the artist and nestling into sun-soaked corners. Softest Destroyer allows Carol’s floating vocals to drive a reflection on the self, what we sacrifice to those we care for, and the power of vulnerability.
Listen to the premier single “ride” from the new Boston pop outfit NEON BLK whose EP drops early April!
In our next episode of our You Oughta Know series highlighting local musicians and artists, check out indie pop band pushflowers!
We count down 20-1 of the best albums of 2018 from the Grammy-nominated Kacey Musgraves and Mitski to local favorites like Edge Petal Burn and Sidney Gish.
We count down 50-21 of our favorite albums of the year, as always including some of the best national acts alongside our local favorites.
Read the oral history of The Damn Personals, a late ’90s to mid 2000s Boston band that went on to inspire groups like The Strokes and The Hives.
Stream the sophomore album from Saccharine, Hollow Space, now and make sure to get to the co-release gig with Alexander at O’Brien’s on Thursday, October 4.
The ’90s were a wild time for indie rock bands pegged to be “the next Nirvana.” Boston’s own Fuzzy were swept up in it, but became city-wide heroes.
Jejune was a short-lived band from Boston/San Diego that quickly became influential for the future of emo, whether we remembered it or not.
By Cara DiFabio It’s been a few years since we’ve heard new music from the beautiful melange of soul, jazz and rock that is Gretchen and the Pickpockets—but you know what they say: good things take time. The band’s newest album, Falling Rising, is no exception. It’s full of punchy horns and smooth melodies that you can’t […]