Seay Howell

Jul 1 Written By Seay Howell A listening slump happens to us all. One moment you’re grooving along to your favorite artists, and the next you’re scrolling listlessly through your music library, trying to find something that excites. What’s a music lover to do when auditory ennui strikes? Read Off the Record, of course. Here’s a curated list of up-and-coming artists to listen to based on what sound you’re a fan of and similar musicians that are likely already in your listening rotation.

Jun 23 Written By Seay Howell Calling all rageful idealists and optimistic pessimists—psychedelic rock mainstays Pond have dropped their eleventh studio album Terrestrials, and it claws deep into the Australian geography and cultural landscape with dirt underneath its nails. Terrestrials takes a hard look at our man-made hellscape and asks, “Are you having fun yet? No?

Apr 26 Written By Seay Howell Monobloc’s newest EP Love, I’m Gonna Jump the Gap is for the city slickers, the sidewalk loiterers, the streetlight sunbathers and pavement pounders. The five-piece band—vocalist Timothy Waldron, bassist Michael Silverglade, drummer Zack Pockrose, and guitarists Nina Lüders and Ben Scofield—wrote and recorded the EP in their hometown of New York City, and the energy of the city is so alive in their sound it feels like a sixth band member.