Caroline Rose Practices The Art of Forgetting on Fifth LP

Austin pop auteur explores fluctuating relationship to the past

"...indie rock distortion and often slowing to mid-tempo, the LP prioritizes emotional rawness and a sense of fragmentation. It's..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by Gabrielle Sanchez

Nagavalli's East-and-West Fusing LP Reaches Beyond

The divine feminine of Numinosum

"...in Indian folk, classical, bhajans, and regional music," explains LP guest and master sitarist Indrajit Banerjee. "Pay close attention..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chronophage on Their Salty-Sweet, Self-Titled Third LP

The bicoastal band explores “a place where I am in love and the world is ending”

"...AC: Since last LP Th'pig'kiss'd, a few of you have moved?..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pike & Sutton Reunite for Duo LP Whose First Video Gets You “High”

Sister 7 bandmates debut Heart Is A Compass April 3

"...and Grammy-winner Jim Watts (Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris), the LP arrives April 3...."

March 6, 2020 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Courtney Barnett Previews New LP

Mohawk hosts Margaret Atwood-quoting barrage

"...Monday night, four days shy of her new LP, Aussie rock heroine Courtney Barnett treated Austin to one..."

May 15, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Punk Weirdos Big Bill Finally Unleash Their Inner LP

Reining in the freak show while doubling down on the absurd

"..."It definitely helped get me over my inferiority complex, because I didn't..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Gary Clark Jr. Boldly Plays New LP in Full at Austin City Limits

Taping finds hometown hero at a meditative musical crossroads

March 28, 2024 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Review: LP Giobbi

Garcia (Remixed)

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Faster Than Sound: Natalie Jane Hill Finds Her Balance on Sophomore LP

Folksinger and guitarist details Solely, created alone and in community

"...Blue Ridge Mountains. Hill calls her second effort with Philadelphia-based Dear Life Records much more personal, largely written back..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Bob Johnston’s Great Lost Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan LP

Late producer set the mood for one of music’s great summits

Aug. 18, 2015 Music Post by Louis Black

After a Relapse Into Addiction Quietly Broke Up Street Sects, the Duo Has Exorcised Their Demons

The Gentrification V 7-inch hit last week, but Austin experimentalists are focusing on a balanced existence instead of rushing anticipated third LP

"...listeners who find comfort for their troubles in the LP's raw, unblinking torment...."

May 27, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Pelvis Wrestley’s High-Concept Pop Mythology

Bandleader Jammy Violet embraces queer world-building on sophomore LP

"...Out on Valentine’s Day, Pelvis Wrestley’s wildly inventive second LP – ANDY, or: The Four Horsegirls of the Apocalypse..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

A Gift Guide for the Austin Music Fan in Your Life

Try a Nineties Austin oral history, Willie birthday LP, or BLK ODYSSY ashtray

"...surf punks Being Dead would issue their rollicking debut LP in plain black. This orange creamsicle disc matches fantastical..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Journeyman: JaRon Marshall's Path From Black Pumas to Jazz-Hop Debut

Methodical keyboard maestro lands atmospheric LP earth sounds

"...bright and busy. The Austinite adds: "We're gonna do LP No. 2, more touring, hopefully more support slots, and..."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Former Heartless Bastard Jesse Ebaugh Finds His Own Texas Touch

The Tender Things face hard truths on new LP

"...Texas Touch," title track to the Tender Things' third LP...."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Watch This: Rett Smith Drops a “Nickel In My Well”

Somber songwriter debuts live cut from Arlyn with sophomore LP release

"...Rett Smith released his debut solo LP just as the world shut down in 2020, so..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Jonathan Terrell, Too Rock & Roll for Country, Too Country for Rock & Roll

The inward-facing cowboy trims the fat and lets his second solo LP dictate itself

"...Nearly finished recording his third LP, Jonathan Terrell scrapped it instead...."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Star Parks' New Album Proves Prescient in These Uncertain Times

Sophomore LP, The New Sounds of Late Capitalism captures our suddenly insecure moment

"...and fleshed out with triumphant horns, Bianculli's new sophomore LP, The New Sounds of Late Capitalism, spins particularly prescient..."

April 3, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Bob Schneider Ages Gracefully on Blood and Bones

New LP finds emotional resonance in personal experience

"...two key passions crossed – Terry Allen telling a sculpture class, "If you're an artist and you want to..."

June 8, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Wilco’s Flawless First Night at Stubb’s

Jeff Tweedy & Co. air new LP and then some during epic set

"...nights at Stubb’s, his Chicago sextet performed its new LP, Star Wars, in its entirety Tuesday night...."

Sept. 30, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Marmalakes Homecoming

Popular Austin trio returns from tour to ready its debut LP

"...about life on the road and the band’s debut LP...."

June 5, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Katy Perry: Part of Me

The film is an inoffensive slice of canny brand (or is that non-Brand?) management and marketing.

"...and ran to Los Angeles, eventually spawning the megahit LP Teenage Dream in 2010. And then there was the..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Sigh

Beach House's warm embrace

"...of a band, to be invested enough, from first LP to present, to make mental notes and sense a..."

April 23, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Review: Amigo the Devil, Yours Until the War Is Over

Danny Kiranos casts a wide musical net on third LP

"...the Devil, casts a wide musical net on third LP Yours Until the War Is Over. A minor key,..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Review: Transit Method, Othervoid

Prog-rocking metalheads streamline their sound on third LP

"...Chron), the prog-rocking metalheads streamline their sound on third LP Othervoid. Shouted vocal harmonies support anthemic arrangements, chunky riffs..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Review: Call Me Animal: A Tribute to the MC5

Austin contingent delivers highlights on Joecephus’ 2 LP set

"...Oak Arkansas, Nazareth) are heavy with great characters. This 2-LP set, fundraising for nonprofit Jail Guitar Doors, welcomes Alice..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Review: El Combo Oscuro, La Danza de las Sirenas

Austin fivepiece’s debut LP throws neon Tex-Mex tribalism

"...futurism crackles cedar-laden air with electric current, moving Austinites palpably – universally. La Danza de las Sirenas as El..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

With Bad Dream Jaguar, Sun June Hasn’t Given Up on Texas Yet

The Austin pop in-betweeners’ third LP arrives at Parish on Nov. 18

"...fiddles with such in-betweener nightmares on the sextet's third LP, a paired release with local label Keeled Scales and..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Review: Harvest Thieves, As the Sparks Fly Upward

Long-awaited alt.country LP sets the political against the personal

"..."Gaslighter" and the self-destructive punch of "Friendly Fire." The LP's backside mellows behind the easy roll of "Golden Age"..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

ACL Interview: Nashville Singer-Songwriter Brittney Spencer Isn’t Taking Herself Too Seriously

The country powerhouse previews debut LP My Stupid Life at Zilker

"...some of that journey on her humbly titled debut LP, My Stupid Life, slated for release on Elektra early..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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