Miss Rayon’s Debut Album Makes Dread Danceable

Miss Rayon weaves together post-punk and no wave with a thread of uncertainty and dread. The band’s debut LP, Eclipse, spends the bulk of its 37 minutes lurking in the darkness that creeps into the corners of every normie’s fantasy of a calm and collected life.

Shadowlands’ Dark Post-Punk Is Ominous and Anxious, but Not Without Hope

Veterans of various Portland punk and garage bands, the musicians in Shadowlands took their time developing their new project, exploring various sonic themes before landing on their ominous and melodious brand of post-punk.

Mope Grooves' Poppy Post-Punk Pushes Back Against the Stigma of Mental Illness

“Joy,” the band’s new album, is a portrait of painfully alert despair and the sublime brightness at its border.

Lithics' Harsh Post-Punk Grooves Are the Shock to the System Portland Needs Right Now

The music of Lithics isn’t designed for comfort. And that is precisely what makes them the best band for this particular moment.

Pylon Reenactment Society Brings One of the Great Lost Bands of American Post-Punk

Needle Exchange: A DJ Questionnaire with DDDJJJ666

A DJ Questionnaire with DDDJJJ666.

Needle Exchange: A DJ Questionnaire with Magnolia Bouvier

A DJ Questionnaire with Magnolia Bouvier

Savages Find Love in a Noisy Place

With Adore Life, the instrumental attack hasn’t softened a bit, but the tone has shifted—from a band lashing out to one reaching inward, ripping open its chest and proclaiming, in no uncertain terms, that “love is the answer.”