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Mac McCaughan is a co-founder of Merge Records and the singer and guitarist of Superchunk.

Mac McCaughan

Superchunk and Cable Ties Keep It Moving

Tyler Pope’s latest EP is an absolute belter, and the primary concern these four tracks are asking of you is right up front: Pay Attention to the Bass. And, honestly, with a sense low-end like what’s on display here, how could you not? This new release from Pope — a dance veteran who’s also known as a full-time member of LCD Soundsystem as well as a collaborator with artists like Hercules &amp; Love Affair and Pantha Du Prince — arrives on his always eclectic Interference Pattern label, an imprint that has previously spanned left-field electronic sounds, noise rock, and avant-R&amp;B. As such, Pay Attention to the Bass is anything but straightforward, with ricocheting rhythms and alluring textures that are as easy to get lost in as they are to move your body to.

Tyler Pope

Introducing: Tyler Pope’s “Why Must I”

Video Age is a rock band from New Orleans. Their latest record, Away From the Castle, is out October 27, 2023 on Winspear.

Video Age

TOPS Ask Video Age Some Hard-Hitting Questions

The Serfs are a deliberately nebulous and incidentally industrialist gang of dance-floor hymners — perturbed and tranced-out troubadours whose sound and musical ideology seems to be a causal manifestation of their immediate environments. Like their Ohio predecessors, The Serfs seem askew from the art that surrounds them, and proud of it.
Their latest record, Half Eaten By Dogs, is out October 27, 2023 on Trouble in Mind.
(Photo Credit: Liese Stiebritz)

The Serfs

Sophie Thatcher and The Serfs Are Evolving

Adam Schatz has recently released the improvised album Civil Engineering Vol. 1 and the Landlady album Make Up / Lost Time. See him on tour this summer, tickets and info at <a href="http://linktr.ee/landladyland" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://linktr.ee/landladyland&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1780425624327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vXy-qQUGj-lKK5bDfgzP-">linktr.ee/landladyland</a>.
(Photo Credit: Sasha Arutyunova.)

Adam Schatz

How Live Nation Will Get By Without Merch Cuts

Vagaries are an indie rock band based in Brooklyn. You can find them on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4taCAwkGnE54cWHZVmSVlg?si=50X_4GTWRRKTW13je66wig&amp;nd=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vagariesband/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>.

Vagaries

Introducing: Vagaries’ “Open Waves”

Seven) Suns is an avant-metal/hardcore string quartet, formed by Earl Maneein, Adda Kridler, Fung Chern Hwei, and Jennifer DeVore. Their latest release, a note-for-note reimagining of the Dillinger Escape Plan&#8216;s One of Us Is the Killer, is out now on Silent Pendulum Records.
(Photo Credit: Max Sequeira)

Seven) Suns

Earl Maneein and Jessica Pimentel Get Out of Their Heads

From the small coastal town of Coledale on the south coast of Australia comes Tex Crick. Since appearing on the scene in 2013, Crick’s versatility as a keyboardist led him far and wide, making a name for himself as a cult figure amongst alt-music fanatics. With a modest reputation for performing alongside a diverse array of international artists, Crick has played with Kirin J. Callinan, Weyes Blood, Connan Mockasin, and Iggy Pop.
Tex&#8217;s latest solo release, Sweet Dreamin&#8217;, is out now via Mac Demarco&#8216;s Mac&#8217;s Record Label.

Tex Crick

Tex Crick and Mac Demarco Got Some Shit to Talk About

Sam Goblin currently lives in Tallahassee, FL and plays music with Mister Goblin and Deady. He hopes to never, ever, ever become a music writer.

Sam Goblin

Hammer No More the Fingers are Bad Boys For Life

Murray A. Lightburn, the longtime frontman of Montreal’s acclaimed The Dears, returns with his deeply personal new solo album, Once Upon A Time In Montreal, available digitally, along with a vinyl edition available online and in stores via Dangerbird Records.

Murray A. Lightburn

Murray A. Lightburn’s Guide To Starting A Band

Katie von Schleicher is a musician, producer, and engineer based in Brooklyn. Her latest record, A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night, is out October 20 via Sipsman.

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