Mischa Pearlman

1 week ago | floodmagazine.com | Mischa Pearlman

Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation. Alan SparhawkWith Trampled by TurtlesSUB POPAlan Sparhawk’s first creative response to the death of his wife and creative partner in Low was very much the unexpected.

2 weeks ago | kerrang.com | Mischa Pearlman

May 19, 2025Words:Mischa PearlmanOn the surface, the new album by Rico Nasty seems just as in-your-face and aggressive as anything the Maryland-born rapper has ever made. LETHAL starts off with two incredibly confrontational songs – WHO WANT IT and TEETHSUCKER (YEA3x) – that showcase the raw and savage energy that’s defined the 28-year-old’s music since she began making it in high school.

3 weeks ago | floodmagazine.com | Mischa Pearlman

On their second LP, the Dublin trio weave through belligerent post-punk and quasi-industrial aesthetics, manipulating song structures and having fun with atonal soundscapes. M(h)aolSomething SoftMERGEConstance Keane is on a roll. Last year, the Irish musician and producer released one 2024’s most exciting albums in the form of Affinity, the second record by her side-project Fears. This year, she’s returned with the second full-length from her main project, M(h)aol.

4 weeks ago | floodmagazine.com | Mischa Pearlman

Worry Bead Records compiles tracks from Squirrel Flower, Remember Sports, 22° Halo, and more conjuring a wistful world of lo-fi elegance while raising funds for a very worthwhile cause. Various artistsTrue Names: A Benefit for Trans YouthWORRY BEADAs the ruling class focuses on culture wars in an attempt to hold at bay a noticeable rise in working class consciousness, the trans community has become a scapegoat to misdirect that anger.

1 month ago | floodmagazine.com | Mischa Pearlman

On their third album, Chicago’s grungey power-pop outfit neatly balances present-day anxieties with wistful nostalgia while sagely ruminating on existential struggle and broader social themes. Beach BunnyTunnel VisionAWALActual time travel may not be possible, but one surefire way of escaping down a temporal wormhole is through music.