“In order to write, I need darkness. Luckily, the slow-motion apocalypse we currently live in provides ample material to pull from. It’s a grim reality I can barely handle, a wall-to-wall-shit-carpet of inequality, death and decay. Therefore, I also write to get away from this brutish hellscape. ‘I’ll Stick to Fiction’ is about this strange paradox.”

From deep within the desert emerges Deathdotgov, a multi-hyphenate, genre-renouncing group of musicians from Phoenix, AZ. The quartet consists of Coba Westerman (vox), John Bacino (guitar), Dylan Ewing (guitar) and Meghan Herring (drums).

From post-rock atmospherics to the sounds that shaped their songwriting, hubris. reveal the musical influences behind White Shores.

For nearly three decades, The Lords of Altamont have been the unwavering high priests of garage-punk fury and psychedelic swagger.

From DIY roots to Ipecac Recordings, Cor de Lux discuss the influences behind YEAR OF THE HORSE, their most expansive record yet.

Angel weren’t just ahead of their time; they were building a world, a mythology, a sound that still feels fresh fifty years later. Step inside, drop the needle, and let the adventure begin.

Heavy, urgent and unflinchingly direct: Wealthy Women discuss the influences behind their politically charged new album.

Raw punk energy, dark humour and hard-earned resilience: Slovenians discuss the influences behind Birds of Disgrace.

It’s an album where the blues is stretched, bent, electrified, and pushed into something bigger, stranger, and more ambitious without ever losing its grit.

The Scottish, genre-mashing post-rockers share three “records” that have hugely influenced their just-released debut album, Descents.

More than fifty years after its original release, Chris Squire’s singular vision continues to inspire and captivate, standing as one of the greatest solo albums ever produced by a member of Yes and one of progressive rock’s most enduring achievements.

For longtime fans, it’s a rewarding alternate angle; for newcomers, it may even be the most accessible entry point yet.

‘Bloodwork’ has always felt like a live performance piece to us, so we wanted the video to be a companion to the music rather than an illustration of it. The track comes from a very personal place, and we wanted the visuals to capture that feeling of vulnerability, tension and release.

Doom, shoegaze, noise rock and collaboration collide on (des). Troy the Band shares the influences behind the album in our latest Under the Influence feature.

From northern Italy’s summits, through clouds and airplanes, a wall of sound spirals downhill as hijss marks its birth.