Tracklisted takes on two forms. It either presents a collection of songs under a selected theme, or allows a visiting artist to detail the influences relating to recent work. Click on the provided playlist and listen to this week’s arrangement while you read a few words about the selections. Australia’s...
Hadley, Massachusetts’ Snowhaus began as a four-piece in 2015, but has trimmed its ranks to two in the release of their first LP, They Don’t End Pretty. That title isn’t a reference to those departed members — in fact, they still show up on some of these 10 tracks. Instead, this...
After River City Extension disbanded in 2015, frontman Joe Michelini began writing songs as American Trappist. Tentanda Via is the third collection from the project, this following a 2016 self-titled disc and last year’s Amuse-Oreille, Vol. 1. All three experiences are irreversibly tied to Michelini’s...
In 2014, Baltimore trio Phase Arcade noodled around as Phantom Lanterns. That former moniker was attached to an elastic emo outfit whose sole release, Growing Apart, championed interlocking rhythms and distant, caffeinated vocals. Now back with a new name, a reconfigured lineup, and a fresh EP (premiering...
Rochester, New York’s Taking Meds has followed the gnarling tailspin of 2016’s My Life as a Bro with a new EP, which is premiering here in its entirety. My Moon is Always Full offers up two brand-new tracks, a reimagining of a previous demo, and a cover that operates more in the realm...
New Paltz duo The Neighborhood Watch may share its name with a handful of current bands in the Northeast and beyond, but their intent reaches back to the early 2000s. In this glitzy time capsule, the schmaltz of bands like Franz Ferdinand and The Strokes were the kings of New York, and they reign supreme...
