Plus: SAIC assistant professor Seth Kim-Cohen on why it’s not time for pretty songs, Reader writer Peter Margasak on the epitome of Memphis roots music, and more
Seven Reader writers want you to hear Sich Mang's seizure-inducing psychedelic EDM and No Age's experimental two-chord punk—and that's just for starters.
By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Kevin Warwick, Luca Cimarusti, Bill Meyer, and Philip Montoro
Nine Reader writers fan out across the world of music, with stops at RP Boo's spastic but accessible footwork tracks, Altar of Plagues' dead-planet black metal, and points beyond.
By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Kevin Warwick, Philip Montoro, Tal Rosenberg, Luca Cimarusti, Monica Kendrick, and Bill Meyer