Ty Segall’s “Fudge Sandwich” opens with a cover of War’s “Lowrider,” transforming the upbeat and somewhat strange original into an even weirder composition, sounding like a marching anthem...

Charlyn Marie “Chan” Marshall’s tenth studio album as Cat Power, “Wanderer,” opens with an acapella track performed entirely by Marshall. This isn’t unusual for Cat Power, as Marshall typically...

Mountain Man, despite what you may infer from the name, isn’t a bluesy-rock group of 40-somethings with long, white beards. The trio of Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Amelia Rundall Meath...

Noname’s “Room 25” opens with a self-examination of the Chicago-born artist’s music, involving a series of guessing-statements involving the listener, for example: “Maybe this the album you listen...

Mothers’ latest, “Render Another Ugly Method,” opens unlike any other Mothers album. Granted, there’s only been one other release by the group led by singer-songwriter Kristine Leschper. On their...

Courtney Hartman and Taylor Ashton’s first collective effort, “Been on Your Side,” provides a reasonable acoustic alternative for Iron and Wine’s latest EP. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed...

For nearly two decades, Animal Collective have been showcasing their distinctive brand of experimental pop to an unsuspecting audience, an audience that fluctuates nearly as much as their music. It...