With its vast array of musical styles, Wowee Zowee isn't as accessible as Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain or as immediate as the bracing, noisy pop of Slanted & Enchanted.
QUITS, hailing from Denver, CO, whose members have done time in countless highly regarded underground acts over the past few decades, offer a unique take on what might lazily be described as noise-rock or post-hardcore, but are in fact so much more.
Pavement's swan song, Terror Twilight, remains a fascinating note to finish on for one of the most influential indie bands of their era. It was the album that brought Pavement full circle: dressed for success, but never quite sure if they wanted the job.
Little Blue, the latest album from Nashville artist Kristina Murray, grapples with loneliness, desperation, and existential crises through a series of cinematic snapshots of small-town burnouts and last call lovers.
Loving share a batch of songs born from moments of serendipitous inspiration: a spontaneously composed poem, a long-forgotten voice memo, an uncannily pertinent book unearthed in their studio space.