Nick Freed

The DIY punk rocker returns with a new, clean sound to discuss the messiness of getting older.

The hip-hop collective’s new record ends up with a few too many hands on deck.

Revisit a breakup record unlike any other.

Australian five-piece have found the key to a fresh yet timeless sound.

Masked metal marauders work through the grieving process for their late founding member, Paul Gray.

Alejandro Rose-Garcia can’t quite meld his traditional Americana with offbeat ideas.

Chicago electro rockers join exciting lineup of emerging artists set to descend on LA.

It can be hard to find the rootsy diamonds in the rough.

John Barrett and co. lack the combination of explosives needed to really blow the place apart.

Sorting through the punishing drums, drilling synths, and screeching bass.

Enough to stay in the critical conversation, but not enough growth from their adolescent debut.

Florida alt rockers prove capable of more than the sum of their influential parts.