Articles by Brad Garcia
Dua Lipa
Future Nostalgia
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2020
Despite already having collaborated with the biggest names in pop and winning a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2019, it wasn't until she rel...
Ceremony
In the Spirit World Now
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2019
Genre is a fickle thing. When it comes to certain fan bases, the bands who hold a staple-status are often ostracized for wandering beyond t...
Sheer Mag
A Distant Call
PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2019
Sheer Mag made feel good music. Their empowering narratives and buoyant refrains have, in many ways, raised the creative standard amongst a...
Fury
Failed Entertainment
PUBLISHED May 1, 2019
When Orange County's Fury announced their signing to Run For Cover Records, it was met with mixed emotions among the self-identified hardco...
Protomartyr
No Passion All Technique
PUBLISHED May 1, 2019
There's a difference between over-examining and re-examining; the latter is useful for better understanding an artist's starting point, wit...
La Dispute
Panorama
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2019
La Dispute have done a lot of maturing since mesmerizing Tumblrites with the anthemic woes of "Such Small Hands" in 2008. Over the years, t...
Stella Donnelly Mixes Anger and Compassion on 'Beware of the Dogs'
PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2019
Three days after Australian singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly initially released "Boys Will Be Boys" — a gently sung but righteously angry...
Stella Donnelly
Beware of the Dogs
PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2019
"It's never too late to be on time." If there's one message to take away from Beware of the Dogs, it's this, because when Stella Donnelly...