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The Los Angeles quartet returns with The Spiritual Sound, a record that probes the savage and soft edges of extreme music.

With the help of a crew of veteran players, film star Shannon and guitarist Narducy are taking the music of the iconic Georgia band out on the road.

On their new album, the indie-rock quartet opted for honesty. Guitarists Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan tell us why we should all try Singin’ to an Empty Chair.

Kyle Thomas, a.k.a. garage-rock royalty King Tuff, left Los Angeles and moved back to the woods of Vermont. Before he did, he broke out his old Tascam tape machine and recorded Moo, his most fun collection yet.

The genre-bending Texas trio have always embraced the shadows. On their new record, they sink further into the sounds of sadness while testing the boundaries of black metal.

The legendary drone-metal duo returns with a self-titled album that turns the clock back to their earliest days. Amid the guitars, amps, and mountain-moving volumes, the project’s beating heart is the same: the friendship between guitarists Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley.

Rising experimental hardcore outfit Truck Violence are set for a breakout year. Guitarist Paul Lecours and bassist Chris Clegg tell us about their new record and the enduring power of doing things yourself (with a little help from your friends).

The Ts’msyen musician, formerly known as Saltwater Hank, returns with a sprawling, hard-riffing record that explores the thrilling power of the natural world.

The guitarist and producer has spent the last 14 years creating some of indie rock’s most exciting records with Mitski, including this year’s Nothing’s About to Happen to Me. He tells us how he did it, and why you need to kill your ego.