‘Cavalcade’ review: Black Midi create a hellscape that’s eerily familiar

Rather than place their fingers on the pulse of rock music, Black Midi have decided to grab some defibrillators, and shock the living hell out of it. Since their first bout of singles leading up to 2019’s Schlagenheim, the UK-based…

‘G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!’ review: Godspeed return with a daunting but worthwhile challenge about life’s progression

The goal of Godspeed You! Black Emperor has always been the same: they’re not here for your happiness, they’re here for your enlightenment. Since their ominous and apocalyptic debut, F# A# ∞ (1997), the band has spent the last twenty-five…

TYF Music Crash Course: Math Rock

Welcome to the first installment of our new music feature Music Crash Course, in which we highlight musical genres, movements, time periods, record labels, and scenes that are important to the history of popular music. In our first installment, Hunter…