Few artists embody the home-brewed pop spirit quite like Riddle M. Over the last few years, Harrison Riddle has carved out a universe of his own built on lo-fi psychedelia, tape-warped surrealism, and an unfiltered sense of imagination. Now based in Chicago and surrounded by likeminded peers (e.g. Alga, Sharp Pins, Answering Machines), Harrison's fragmentary pop wonders stretch wider than they first appear. Wherever you start, whether it's Aurora or his latest album Lo Stere

So you've heard the news that it's a mod mod world, but have you heard it's also the year of Sharp Pins? The latest pop sensations direct from Chicago. Things have been moving fast for Kai Slater's brainchild from the teenage bedroom daydreams to a full-fledged rock 'n' roll happening. With the latest LP Balloon Balloon Balloon , Slater delivers 21 technicolor blasts of pop reverie that sounds like a transistor radio cutting across decades. You get a mod snap that brings to m

From the candlelit shadows of their 2019 demo cassette to the haunted pop reveries of 2022's debut LP Ghost Stories , New York City's...

Baltimore's own outliers Linda Smith and The Smashing Times crash together on a brand-new split 7" from London's Upset The Rhythm. Two sides, four cuts — Smith's sun-dappled keyboard reveries and The Times' jangly psychedelic daydreams — all sparked by friendship, road miles, and a shared obsession with pure pop delirium. It's bright, it's bold, it's now!  In a new interview, Linda Smith and The Times' bandleader Thee Jasmine Monk chat about the highs and lows of touring, wha

Leopardo, the well-mannered and quirky Swiss group from Fribourg, are back once again with Side A / Side B , an album that invites the...

Now's succinct pop art and bubblegum glamour has become nearly synonymous with both the Bay Area's underground beat and K and Perennial...

In a time of derivative music trends, Shrapnel is a breath of fresh air. With a great ear for neatly crafted, mildly offbeat, intricate...

Long-time collaborators Winter McQuinn (Sunfruits) and Acacia Pip (Pinch Points) have shared with us their new single "Working On Me,"...

Following the release of their sophomore album, Fantasy Now! , Detroit's garage-psych trio Shadow Show returns today with a new double...

Baltimore freakbeat popsters The Smashing Times weave in another charmingly offbeat psychedelic treat on "Ben Jimeny the Green Grocer,"...

Comprised of Alex Ewell, Emma Maatman, Nathan O'Dell, and Joe Trainor, Los Angeles' most adventurous four-piece Dummy breaks down their...

Draped with the unshakable pop purism of '60s troubadours — like Harry Nilsson, Emitt Rhodes, Colin Blunstone, and The Shangri-Las — John...

Following the release of   last year's triumphant comeback Everything Harmony , The Lemon Twigs return with their fifth studio album, A...

Recorded across multiple sessions over the last three years, Parsnip have granted listeners their long-awaited return with their...

Towards the later half of 2023, The Smashing Times were on the road continually from playing shows in London and Paris to later touring...

Written within the walls of his home studio in Tokyo, Australian singer-songwriter Tex Crick's latest album Sweet Dreamin' revolves...

Following on from his recent single "Losin' End" and the announcement of his sophomore album, Changes Happen To Everyone, Everywhere (out...

Following 2021's debut EP Fantasy Weekend, Keith Harman of the Cowboys returned last month with his Cincinnati-based project Good Looking...

While currently embarking on their spring tour across the states, the Detroit garage-psych trio Shadow Show returned today with a new...

Back in the fall of '21, the prolific Naarm/Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Zak Olsen returned with his third album under the Traffik...