Articles by Dylan Barnabe
Wednesday Level Up Once Again on the Bruising 'Rat Saw God'
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2023
Today's new music Friday belongs to Wednesday. The Asheville quintet's signature brand of '90s shoegaze-meets-grunge-meets-country makes a...
In the House: How Drake and Beyoncé Led a Dance Music Renaissance in 2022
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2022
First it was Drake, whose surprise seventh album Honestly, Nevermind brought house, ampiano and Baltimore club beats to the fore. Then, a m...
On 'Save the Baby,' Enumclaw Turn Dreams into Reality
PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2022
Self-described via their cheeky Twitter bio as the "Best Band Since Oasis," Enumclaw are boldly staking their claim as the next big thing i...
Plains Traverse Life's Highways on the Beautiful 'I Walked with You a Ways'
PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2022
The country ingenue to pop star pipeline is well documented, but the indie darling to country songbird less so — Jess Williamson and Waxaha...
Porridge Radio Continue Their Existential Ascent on 'Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky'
PUBLISHED May 18, 2022
When Porridge Radio's sophomore album Every Bad was released in March 2020, it seemed a true disservice to have one of indie's most excitin...
Tennyson's 'Rot' Is Fresh
PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2022
There is a certain irony in creating your most dynamic music while suffering a hearing condition. That was the reality for Tennyson, a.k.a....
Bonobo's 'Fragments' Is an Inspiring Meld of Organic and Electronic
PUBLISHED Jan 13, 2022
From the moment Fragments begins, you know you've arrived. Where is of little consequence — it's certainly not bearing of any physical loca...
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow, but Kacey Musgraves Finds Peace on 'star-crossed'
PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2021
Kacey Musgraves officially ushers in sad girl fall with the release of star-crossed, her highly anticipated follow-up to the critical succe...