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Chasing Fridays: Discontent, god of war, Melaina Kol Q&A, more

Three gigantic leaps from good to great, an electro-pop pluck from obscurity, and a Q&A with a JWAR auteur.

Longform

Dragons, holograms, deep lore: a guide to 2hollis’s unreleased music

Contributor Danielle Chelosky explains why the rapper-producer's music evokes the quaint thrills of an older, better internet.

When the Sun Hits

Pre-order my book "When the Sun Hits: The High-Volume History of Shoegaze"

Tracing the whole genre from its proto years to the present day. Out March 30, 2027 via St. Martin's Press.

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Chasing Fridays: Throw Spark, Starr 67, if i was a pony Q&A, more

Numero-core newbies, itchy indie from Utah, and an interview that I wager will age very nicely.

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Chasing Fridays: First Day Back, Tommy Fleece, Worldpeace DMT Q&A, more

Attempting to surf emo's sixth wave, dousing my ears in neon, and interrogating some psych-pop peacemakers.

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Chasing Fridays: Pain of Truth, sixth-wave emo, Caden Clinton Q&A, more

Checking in on the new, catching up on the old, and Chasing Down my tapped-in roommate.

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Chasing Fridays: Guilt, twentythree, Greg Mendez Q&A, more

Checking in on the metalcore revival, crowning the song of the summer, and interviewing the patron saint of Philly indie.

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Chasing Fridays: EsDeeKid, georgie, katmoji Q&A, more

Hidden gems, surefire hits, and hot garbage. Plus, an interview with the new face of tweemo.

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List

The 25 best albums of 2026 (so far)

"I want something for real." You got it.

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Chasing Fridays: This Is Lorelei, $quib, b7lanket Q&A, more

Thoughts on the decade's best indie-rocker, some esoteric bullshit, and an interview with a laptop twee prodigy.

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Playlist

100-song playlist: Seefeel, Salem, Namasenda, more

Plus: cryptic shoegaze, dancey laptop twee, neurotic pop, fuck-up pop-punk, etc.

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Chasing Fridays: YHWH Nailgun, truegaze, Chanel Beads Q&A, more

Music Critic Zany-Core, Kafkaesque pop, loud-ass shoegaze, and an interview with America's preeminent cloud-rocker.

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Interview

ear are still getting to know one another

A long talk with Jonah Paz and Yaelle Avtan about indulgence, ambiguity, manifesting, and 'Rumspringa.'

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Chasing Fridays: Single Print Index, cleo walks through glass, RIP Magic Q&A, more

Vengeful hardcore, mangled internet-pop, weird shit from my ambient barber, and a Q&A with dance-punk's next stars.

Chasing Fridays

Chasing Fridays: fakemink, Feeble Little Horse, Slide Away L.A. recap, more

Some reviews, an epiphany, and a glimpse into the near future of heavy hardcore.

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Chasing Fridays: Slide Away Chicago recap, Smerz, coolant Q&A, more

Shoegaze, cloud-rock, slowcore, and a live report on Cryptopsy's zoomer revival.

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Chasing Fridays: Slide Away NYC recap, nasty hardcore, Bellows Q&A

Shoegaze hot takes, hardcore heavyweights, and an interview with one of my indie-rock gateways.

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Chasing Fridays: ear, easterlin, Clarion Q&A, more

Catching up with the underground and Chasing Down the latest viral shoegaze breakouts.

Review

Charli XCX's "Rock Music" Must Be a Joke

Some thoughts on the 'Brat' star's attempt at gaming the zeitgeist.

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Chasing Fridays: RIP Magic, Bring Me the Horizon live, Grace Ives Q&A

Dance-punk venerations, mainstream metalcore investigations, and an interview with a rising popstar.

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Chasing Fridays: Tiffany Day, Poison Ruïn live, Hooky Q&A, more

Smol pop, footwork, d-beat, metalcore, post-rock, and an interview with the waviest beatsmiths in Philly.

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Chasing Fridays: b7lanket + Luko M, Cleaver Blue, Ivy Knight Q&A, more

Synthetic twee-pop, musty metal, and an interview with a psych-folk city dweller.

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Chasing Fridays: concealer, Car Underwater, Betty Hammerschlag Q&A

Reflections on post-hardcore and metalcore. Plus, the first (and only) interview with a cloud-rock pioneer.

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Chasing Fridays: Slayyyter, She's Green, This House Is Creaking Q&A, more

The be$t pop, the hypest shoegaze, timeless hardcore, and an interview with a promising young indie band.

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Chasing Fridays: Balmora, smokedope2016, Quiet Light Q&A, more

Checking in on cloud-rap, deathcore, metalcore, and -- you guessed it -- cloud-rock.