While writing music for other artists, the Texas-born songwriter emerged with a batch of songs that were too personal to part with, so she shaped them into a pair of dark but ultimately uplifting electronic EPs.

Frontman Steve Brooks talks about his indifference towards lyric-writing, the concert he never got to see, and the Hollywood icon who gives him inspiration.​

​Many of June’s most noteworthy classical albums stepped away from the works of the usual masters and ventured into less familiar territory.

​Pile and Stove bassist Alex Molini blasts through 11 simultaneously heavy and tuneful songs in a tight 18 minutes on his debut solo LP.

The Cleveland-based trio pays homage to the earsplitting guitar-powered eruptions of Dinosaur Jr., the Cure’s bass-driven sense of melody, and the enveloping embrace of shoegaze on its new LP.

​Michael and Lily Idov share how they brought the life and music of Viktor Tsoi and Kino to the screen, how the movie developed its more fantastical elements, and how they avoided music biopic cliches.

​Chamber music took center stage in our editors’ look at classical music from the past month, highlighted by new music from Pulitzer-winning composer Caroline Shaw.

​The Grammy-winning blues guitarist discusses the arrangement and inspiration that led to the song, which celebrates immigrants looking for better lives in America. The track comes from his upcoming album, Oklahoma.

​The Sebadoh frontman and Dinosaur Jr. bassist spoke about writing his songs on a modified ukulele, the unexpected influence he takes from hardcore punk music, and the strange life of his 1995 hit, “Natural One.”

​In an effort to combat secondary market price-gouging for his early output, the Oh Sees frontman is putting out a trio of reissues on his own Castle Face Records. He spoke to AllMusic about his trajectory from then to now, why he’s leaving the old music untouched, and what we can all learn from Iron Maiden.