On her first true pop album since 2019’s Lover, Taylor Swift doesn’t sparkle. She’s caught in a late-night fog of introspection and self-loathing. Still glowing? We’ll see.
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Alex G has built a career – and an avid fanbase – off of his subversive lyrics and often wavering vocals. On his latest record, he steps out of the muddled waters of Bandcamp and enters the studio for the first time. Maybe it’s the newfound access to high-tech equipment or maybe it’s the presence of a spiritual force, but, for one of the first times in his career, Alex G sounds optimistic.
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Austin-based band She’s a Robot discusses the influence of their parents being therapists, their journey from surf rock to pop punk, and more. But one thing they’ll never reveal? The origin of their band name.
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What was always lurking beneath America’s most classic music genre resurfaced after 9/11. Only now is it recovering.
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With a down-to-earth and exploratory life philosophy that translates into his music, Afterglow walked away from Robot Sunrise’s first solo South by Southwest set feeling the glow.
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Another iteration of the age-old tale of failed love, this time backed by a slew of hipsters.
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Beach House didn’t invent dream pop, but their influence on the sound transformed '80s shoegaze into its own art form.
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If there’s one thing that got us through the (continued) hellscape that was 2021, it was music. Afterglow’s Editorial Staff revisits their favorite albums that softened the blow.
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Just as the age-old genre looked like it was falling out of mainstream favor, it has been revived by none other than some of the biggest pop and hip hop acts. In the words of rock-inspired pop icon Olivia Rodrigo, Good 4 U(s).
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The Brooklyn-based artist and creative art director builds her own music landscape in her EP, Pilot. She sat down with Afterglow to discuss her songwriting process, vocal node-induced quarter-life crisis and how she combines a range of genres in her music to find her own voice.
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Big Red Machine’s sophomore project is a masterclass in the power of the musical community.
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Sufjan Stevens so often toes the line between sexuality and religion that an entire Facebook page with 30,000 members asks the question: are these songs about being gay, or God? The answer? Probably both.
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Los Angeles-based music artist KERA doesn’t fit into a box — or even a binary. Jazz-inspired punk? Sure. Punk-inspired jazz? Why not! KERA can do it all.
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Country rock and dreamy psychedelia never sounded so good together. Waxahatchee and Mazzy Star are an unexpected duo decades in the making.
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The ultimate guide to all branches of indie music. Fasten your beanie and get ready for the ride.
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In 1983, the obscure, Berlin-based band, Nena, unexpectedly broke through the decade's mold of big hair and brick-sized phones with its hit anti-war single, "99 Luftballons."
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