What were the best albums of the year? As time goes by, it only gets harder and harder to answer that question. With an audience of listeners with shorter attention spans and a seemingly infinite amount of music released to compete for that attention, finding a favorite album that you can truly sink your teeth […]
In the chaotic and confusing world that was 2025, I couldn’t help but find solace in music. While the world was burning around us (quite literally for us Southern Californians), it became a necessary escape from what felt like the apocalypse that was happening at that moment. As I’m writing this in 2026, it doesn’t […]
This week’s weekly reviews are pretty pop-heavy — probably because we’re fully in the midst of summer now. Who’s down for a good time? As always, some ground rules: MILLI – “SICK WITH IT” Justin: “SICK WITH IT” makes an instant impact. MILLI carries bold faced, intense, dark pop like thick makeup. That gargling, drone […]
So much great music is coming out from artists who we love at a breakneck speed. And while I love the variety that that brings, it also means that the writers and I here at From the Intercom don’t have enough time to dedicate entire articles to every single song that comes out that week. […]
Ask any two people about 88Rising, and you’d probably get two wildly differing opinions on their work as a group. There are those in the camp who think everything that they touch turns to gold. Others will say that they’re all hype. But no matter what your opinions on them are, it’s impossible to ignore […]