A hardcore-exclusive issue of my weekly column. Few music reviews, couple gig write-ups, lots of thoughts on aggressive music.

Reviews of major and minor-label shoegaze, hardcore-adjacent pop, and power-pop that doesn't give you wings.

Thoughts on a critically underrated cult album, a weird band from Stockholm, the new single from ~the next Kurt Vile~, and other opinions on music.

Three varieties of shoegaze, some unexpectedly great Alex G-core, and a wickedly heavy hardcore EP filled out my week.

I review some good and bad shoegaze, recommend some post-rock and electroclash, and then rank every song on Charli XCX's new album.

I review a hardcore album that caught me off guard, and then dig into new singles from two of my faves. Plus, a couple deeper recs.

A full-length review of one of 2024's best albums, my take on some great hardcore, and a futile attempt to finally enjoy that slowcore band.

I review some of 2024's hottest shoegaze releases, report on seeing the fastest-rising band in extreme music, and recap an awesome hardcore show.

My thoughts on Tryhardi XCX, Syracuse hardcore's heavyweights, some shoegaze I initially dismissed, and more.

In this special edition of my Friday column I reveal a huge playlist of songs I love, and then write about a handful of 'em.

Reviews of new art-rock, shoegaze, and rap albums, and some hardcore/post-punk gig recaps.

*Velvet Underground voice* Friiiday morning. Yep, it's another one of those, and I'm here with this week's Chasing Fridays roundup. This week, I listened to a bunch of new metalcore (the good kind, don't worry), some indie-rock courtesy of A Country Western,

My thoughts on the pop (flop?) song of the week, some hot new hardcore recs, and my experience at a Louisville hardcore fest.