Sub*T searches for their ‘Own Voice’ Sub*T. (Credit: Elise Bergmann) We all have musical happy places. Y’know, that certain vocal style or guitar tone or even decade-specific production tic that transports us like the meal at the end of Ratatouille to joyous remembrances of times past. My comfort trigger? The fuzzy guitars favored by ’90s […]

Power You Can Roll Wherever You Need It: BLUETTI Elite 400 Review From backup at home to everyday use outdoors, this is how we actually use the BLUETTI Elite 400. Why We’re Thinking About Power Differently Right Now This past winter, power outages felt less like a rare inconvenience and more like something you had […]

Kneecap Won’t Stop Fighting and Partying on ‘Fenian’ Kneecap Won’t Stop Fighting and Partying on ‘Fenian’ It is impossible to remove politics from the music of Kneecap. But unlike many other political bands, the Irish hip-hop trio knows how to have a good time while spreading their message. New album Fenian continues to take aim […]

Failure Finds New, Fertile Ground On ‘Location Lost’ Kelli Scott, Greg Edwards and Ken Andrews (photo: Lindsey Byrnes). An acquaintance recently decided that after 10 years, four albums, thousands of miles touring the world and a handful of those cringey “Ship Rocked” cruises, he was adjourning his band. The pretext involved “leaving on a high […]

Sean Solomon’s Busy, Messed-Up World Sean Solomon. (Credit: Michael Schmelling) The cover of Sean Solomon’s solo debut features humanlike cartoon animals, drawn by Solomon, who’s provided animation for videos by Odd Future and Run the Jewels, among others, in the style of children’s author Richard Scarry. Scarry’s work, of course, formed the basis of a […]

Adopt Fantastic Cat Fantastic Cat. (Credit: Vivian Wang Fikri and Abdurakhman) Brian Dunne was my favorite “new to me” artist of 2025. His album Clams Casino mixed bitterly clever yet never cynical lyrics with the kind of Billy Joel-meets-Bruce Springsteen pop rock that ruled 1980s radio. It gave me something I didn’t know I was […]

WU LYF Returns From 15 Year Slumber to Make Us Feel Again WU LYF Returns From 15 Year Slumber to Make Us Feel Again It felt like WU LYF had crawled out of the swamp when their debut record Go Tell Fire to the Mountain appeared in 2011. Awarded the Best New Music distinction by […]

 It’s Hip to Be Squarepusher Squarepusher. (Credit: Donald Milne) In 2002, the electronic musician born Tom Jenkinson released his sixth studio album, Do You Know Squarepusher. That record’s mix of hardcore drum and bass, queasy acid house, and aleatory industrial, plus a surprisingly faithful cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” suggested that […]

Staying at Mövenpick Petra in Jordan The post Staying at Mövenpick Petra in Jordan appeared first on The Blonde Abroad. From luxe rooms and spa perks to the unbeatable location just steps from Petra’s entrance, here’s what to expect at Mövenpick Resort Petra. The post Staying at Mövenpick Petra in Jordan appeared first on The […]

Robyn’s ‘Sexistential’ Surveys Middle-Aged Desire, Doubt Robyn performing Jan. 7, 2026, on CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (photo: Scott Kowalchyk ©2026 CBS Broadcasting Inc.). Eight years is a long time to wait for a Robyn album, especially when her absence has only made her fingerprints more visible across a contemporary dance-pop world now […]