Slowcore is bigger than ever (thanks TikTok), and all the increased attention on the ’90s-centric genre has got me thinking about something that I think could use a little more love: slowcore’s ...

Welcome to a week devoted to Slowcore… arguably the “Alternative to Alternative music” that grew up in the shadow of Grunge, just as Teenage Rebellion was being commodified in the early 1990s. There ...

As hardcore-fetishism and macho-posturing permeated the mainstream during the infant years of the 1990s, indie-rock loyalists shifted directions. Responding to the shrill noise of populist rock which ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Duster has had quite the second life. The San Jose-born band from the turn-of-the-century experienced a serious resurgence in popularity the past few years that led to their back ...

LA slowcore vets Idaho have announced their first album in 13 years, Lapse, the followup to 2011’s You Were A Dick. It comes out May 31 via Arts & Crafts (pre-order). It was made by founder/leader ...

“Snakes” is the final salvo before the release of Lapse on May 31 via Arts & Crafts, the resounding return of slowcore pioneers IDAHO with their first new album in more than 13 years. Led by Laurel ...

This rising Oklahoma City-based four-piece is reminiscent of groups like Duster and Fog Lake with their swirling lo-fi guitars and raw analogue sound. Having already played alongside burgeoning rock ...

Last year, we detailed five fantastic post-rock bands that scoff at the term post-rock and, more or less, pissed on the very thought of being tagged as such. With Luna’s Dean Wareham and Britta ...

The LA-based trio Cryogeyser announce their upcoming self-titled album with post-punk track “Stargirl”. A questioning of grief, and how to revive oneself after a period of it, the song is just one ...

Kyle Bates is a full-blown audio nerd. He teaches recording classes at the California Institute of the Arts, where he’s also pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree, and holds a master’s degree in ...

Alan Sparhawk has just pulled off the road and settled into a hotel room in Grand Junction, Colo., taking a Sunday night off between gigs in Denver and Provo, Utah. As he does an interview over the ...