indie rock
These are our favourite books of 2023, works that challenged and delighted us with tales of life, love and very often rock n roll
These are the albums of 2023 that have meant the most to us, alongside our compilations & archives of the year
Mac McCaughan informatively lifts the lid on Superchunk’s second epoch of operations and new rarities box set
Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore discusses underground culture shaping his life and how he translated that into a magical music memoir
A slew of arrivals from Swansea Sound, Sally Anne Morgan, Kristin Hersh, Polypores, Jilk and many more, receive the review treatment
Billy Coté and Mary Lorson share their thoughts on the second Madder Rose reunion LP, collaborative longevity and more
Live in Brooklyn 2011 documents the last days of Sonic Youth in life-affirming fashion with a deep cuts setlist to kill for
Carol van Dijk and Peter Visser revisit the full story of Bettie Serveert’s recently reissued debut album, Palomine, three decades on
Blur’s return is even more magical this time around, with new record The Ballad of Darren as brilliant as it is emotionally vulnerable
A summer sampling of new and old from Tomorrow Syndicate, Hawksmoor, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, Special Friend, Black Duck, Come and more
Sweeping Promises blast away the cobwebs of 2023 with an album of thrillingly immediate post-punk subterranean pop
An in-depth conversation with Sonic Youth co-founder Lee Ranaldo on European touring, new collaborations and what’s next from the archives
Teen Spirit, Wings and a geographically dislocated Dinosaur Jr. at Stewart Gardiner’s recent DJ session of outsider sounds and indie rock
An in bulk round-up of reviewables – both fresh and refreshed – from Lloyd/Bean, Andy Bell & Masal, Ozbolt, The Lemonheads and more
A weighty pile of fresh and archival arrivals from Rose City Band, Mücha, Paul Cousins, Josephine Foster, Antietam and more face assessment
Jay Ferguson of chameleonic Canadian power pop survivors Sloan takes us behind the scenes of the band’s thirteenth studio LP… and more
Alongside another bout of retrospective but refreshing Prolapse activity, co-vocalist Mick Derrick lifts the lid on the band’s rich history
Handfuls of new and archival matter from The Loyal Seas, Loner Deluxe, Beneather, Polypores, Prolapse and more go under the spotlight
An all-you-can-eat round-up of sonic dishes from Whin, E, 50 Foot Wave, bdrmm, Hannah Peel & Paraorchestra, Jilk, Bernard Grancher and more
Fresh works from D Rothon & Oliver Cherer and Stomatopod arrive alongside archival bundles from Heavenly and The Weather Prophets
Ever reliable veterans Thalia Zedek and Chris Brokaw generously help us explore their work together and apart over the last few decades
Dean Wareham accounts for adapting under pandemic living and rebooting his songcraft upon the release of a deeply enjoyable new solo album
Gloria, Jane Weaver and Loner Deluxe kit out fresh goods in a variety of colourful and charismatic art-pop threads
The ever-resourceful and chameleonic Chris Brokaw returns satisfyingly with his first songs-based solo long player since 2012
Goods from Sam Prekop, Sally Anne Morgan, Throwing Muses, Tobin Sprout, Floodlights and Field Lines Cartographer usher in a new CI column
We pay a sideways tribute to the late David Berman – of Silver Jews and Purple Mountains – by republishing this entertainingly off-centre 2002 interview