Articles by Kyle Kohner
Black Country, New Road Are Measured Yet Magnificent on 'Forever Howlong'
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2025
After the exit of their beloved frontman Isaac Wood, the path ahead for Black Country, New Road was not without mystery — full of...
Youth Lagoon Melds Memory and Make-Believe on 'Rarely Do I Dream'
PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025
As a child, when the cable bill went unpaid, my mom would dig out the VHS tapes — 'Forrest Gump', 'City Slickers,' every pre-Y2K Disney...
Famous Freak Out at the Fringes on 'Party Album'
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2024
If you search "famous band" on Google right now, this broad query will likely bring up a Reddit post from r/music or perhaps a visual list...
Drahla Mine the Depths on the Anxious 'angeltape'
PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024
You wouldn't know it from Luciel Brown's cold and inert delivery, but an intense anxiety binds Drahla's seedy and seemingly despairing ...
Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter Is on a Mysterious Pilgrimage on 'SAVED!'
PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2023
Take up your cross and behold, the Reverend has arrived, miraculously, from her despairing ravine of pain and sorrow! Following her harrow...
Strange Ranger Assume a New Form on the Entrancing 'Pure Music'
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2023
It's invigorating when an artist or band undergoes a drastic transformation in style or vision without losing their identity. Strange Range...
Youth Lagoon Finds His Voice Again on 'Heaven Is a Junkyard'
PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2023
Before Youth Lagoon was put on hiatus, Trevor Powers' dream pop project was defined by its ethereal intangibility. It possessed a sound and...
McKinley Dixon Manifests a Different Future on 'Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?'
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2023
Through her cutting and renowned Beloved Trilogy, author Toni Morrison cradled beautiful multitudes within her many captivating and boundle...
