Live Coverage
Honey Revenge’s Loving and Losing Tour takes over Toronto
Alex Stefan
Honey Revenge’s Loving and Losing Tour takes over Toronto
Alex Stefan

Honey Revenge brings their headlining tour to Toronto’s The Opera House with Daisy Grenade and Nightlife

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Alex Stefan
The Recipe for the Magic of Meg Elsier
peyton mott
The Recipe for the Magic of Meg Elsier
peyton mott

Meg Elsier creates a golden musical recipe through distinct and bright vocals, rusty shoegaze references, and a dash of universally felt lyrics of existential growing pains.

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peyton mott
Sweet Pill is Gritty In Pink
Mia Barić
Sweet Pill is Gritty In Pink
Mia Barić

On Wednesday, June 11th, Gritty in Pink took over Gramercy Theatre in New York City, with current emo music powerhouse, Sweet Pill, headlining.

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Mia Barić
Indie Legends Blonde Redhead return to Chicago
Matthew Aguinaga
Indie Legends Blonde Redhead return to Chicago
Matthew Aguinaga

Indie legends Blonde Redhead took the stage at Chicago’s premiere outdoor venue The Salt Shed on Monday night supporting Bloc Party on their 20 Years of Bloc Party tour.

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Matthew Aguinaga

LIVE COVERAGE

MUSIC NEWS

Latest News
All Things Go Toronto Announces Lineup
All Things Go Toronto Announces Lineup
Reneé Rapp Announces Tour for Upcoming Album “Bite Me”
Reneé Rapp Announces Tour for Upcoming Album “Bite Me”
All Things Go goes North
All Things Go goes North
Outside Lands 2025 Delivers Genre-Bending Magic and Star-Studded Mayhem in the Heart of SF
Outside Lands 2025 Delivers Genre-Bending Magic and Star-Studded Mayhem in the Heart of SF
Twenty One Pilots plans to “finish this” with new album “Breach”
Twenty One Pilots plans to “finish this” with new album “Breach”
Lorde Announces Fourth Studio Album, ‘Virgin’
Lorde Announces Fourth Studio Album, ‘Virgin’
Gigi Perez Announces Release of Debut Album “At The Beach, In Every Life”
Gigi Perez Announces Release of Debut Album “At The Beach, In Every Life”
Miley Cyrus Announces Visual Album “Something Beautiful”
Miley Cyrus Announces Visual Album “Something Beautiful”
Hozier, Blink-182 and More to Headline 2025 Sea.Hear.Now Festival
Hozier, Blink-182 and More to Headline 2025 Sea.Hear.Now Festival
Lollapalooza Drops Loaded 2025 Lineup
Lollapalooza Drops Loaded 2025 Lineup
Join Bring Me the Horizon on their tour USA Ascension Program this Fall
Join Bring Me the Horizon on their tour USA Ascension Program this Fall
Music Reviews
Lorde Embraces Vulnerability, Questions Identity on ‘Virgin’
Lucy Curtis
Lorde Embraces Vulnerability, Questions Identity on ‘Virgin’
Lucy Curtis

In this fourth studio-album, Lorde cements her place as one of the most talented artists of the generation.

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Lucy Curtis
Girl Group Celebrate The Imperfect Feminine Experience In Their Debut EP: ‘Think They’re Looking, Lets Perform’
Sinead Cochrane
Girl Group Celebrate The Imperfect Feminine Experience In Their Debut EP: ‘Think They’re Looking, Lets Perform’
Sinead Cochrane

Feminist project Girl Group are carving a space for women in the male-dominated industry. Their debut EP ‘Think They’re Looking Lets Perform’ is made by women for women.

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Sinead Cochrane
Calum Hood embraces vulnerability with debut album “ORDER chaos ORDER”
Madison Avery
Calum Hood embraces vulnerability with debut album “ORDER chaos ORDER”
Madison Avery

5 Seconds of Summer bassist Calum Hood goes solo with new pop album

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Madison Avery
girlfriends Brings More of the Same With “LANDSLIDE”
Jack Kolpitcke
girlfriends Brings More of the Same With “LANDSLIDE”
Jack Kolpitcke

“LANDSLIDE” is an energetic anthem with enough dynamism that brings to focus the uncertainties of life and how it can crash into you without any expectation or preparation, leaving you in the fallout.

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Jack Kolpitcke
Ya aunty’s favorite boyband just released a new album: ‘SUPERBLOOM’
Nymisha Mattapalli
Ya aunty’s favorite boyband just released a new album: ‘SUPERBLOOM’
Nymisha Mattapalli

Weston Estate releases their highly anticipated EP, SUPERBLOOM, just in time for the summer.

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Nymisha Mattapalli
Finn Wolfhard Embraces Imperfection in Debut Solo LP
Brooke Shapiro
Finn Wolfhard Embraces Imperfection in Debut Solo LP
Brooke Shapiro

After leading bands like Calpurnia and The Aubreys, the Stranger Things star is seizing his own musical moment.

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Brooke Shapiro
yeule embarks into the ethereal in ‘Evangelic Girl is a Gun’
Logan Goettemoeller
yeule embarks into the ethereal in ‘Evangelic Girl is a Gun’
Logan Goettemoeller

Performance artist and visionary yeule builds an immersive industrial and electronic world in their fourth studio record, curating a beautiful collection of sound centered around an alternative rock style.

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Logan Goettemoeller
Miley Cyrus Surrenders Herself to Love in Latest Album ‘Something Beautiful’
Sullivan Jordan
Miley Cyrus Surrenders Herself to Love in Latest Album ‘Something Beautiful’
Sullivan Jordan

Something Beautiful takes you through a synth-pop world to explore feelings of love lost and found and the undeniable power that love holds over us all.

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Sullivan Jordan
Get Stuck on Maddie Ashman’s Sweet New Single “Toffee”
Seay Howell
Get Stuck on Maddie Ashman’s Sweet New Single “Toffee”
Seay Howell

If you’re craving a sweet start to summer, chew on Maddie Ashman’s new single “Toffee.”

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Seay Howell
HAIM’s “Take Me Back” Is A Love Letter To Who We Used To Be
Daniela Mireles
HAIM’s “Take Me Back” Is A Love Letter To Who We Used To Be
Daniela Mireles

“Take Me Back” by HAIM is a nostalgic and honest reflection on youthful mistakes, growth, and the bittersweet power of memory.

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Daniela Mireles
mgk’s “cliché” is Little More Than Cliché
Jack Kolpitcke
mgk’s “cliché” is Little More Than Cliché
Jack Kolpitcke

mgk’s new single, “cliché,” is a pop rock song fit for the radio, a little underwhelming and fitting for the theme of a cliché.

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Jack Kolpitcke
ROHAN’s “Fizzy” Turns Heartbreak Into An Explosive Sound
Daniela Mireles
ROHAN’s “Fizzy” Turns Heartbreak Into An Explosive Sound
Daniela Mireles

On “Fizzy,” ROHAN channels the chaos of a breakup into a raw, pop-rock anthem bursting with emotional honesty.

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Daniela Mireles

REVIEWS

VOLUME 5 VOLUME 5
VOLUME 5
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Dive deep into the heart of indie, alternative, and rock music and go Off The Record. Volume 5 out now.

VOLUME 5 - digital download
VOLUME 5 - digital download
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MUSIC EXTRAS

Music Extras
Albums to Keep on Your Radar the Rest of 2025
Albums to Keep on Your Radar the Rest of 2025

Mark your calendars for some sure-to-please albums dropping as we head into the second half of the year.

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Dive Deep, Float Free
Dive Deep, Float Free

If you need a break from summer fun, dive into your thoughts and let the current of this atmospheric playlist sweep you away.

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The Best Albums of 2025, So Far
The Best Albums of 2025, So Far

Reaching the halfway point of the year, here are the standouts from January to June.

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‘All My Friends’ x Off The Record
‘All My Friends’ x Off The Record
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FESTIVALS

Festivals
Hozier, Royel Otis, Clairo and more: Everything you missed at Gov Ball Day 3
Hozier, Royel Otis, Clairo and more: Everything you missed at Gov Ball Day 3

Everything you missed at Day 3 of New York’s Gov Ball.

Olivia Rodrigo, Conan Gray, MARINA and more: Everything you missed at Gov Ball Day 2
Olivia Rodrigo, Conan Gray, MARINA and more: Everything you missed at Gov Ball Day 2

Day 2 of Gov Ball was filled with enough fun and festivites to last a lifetime.

Jean Dawson, The Beaches, Role Model and more: Everything you missed at Gov Ball Day 1
Jean Dawson, The Beaches, Role Model and more: Everything you missed at Gov Ball Day 1

The inside scoop on Day 1, Gov Ball 2025.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews
“It’s Not Always Gonna Be Cute”: King Isis Talks All Things Growth and ‘SIRENITY’
“It’s Not Always Gonna Be Cute”: King Isis Talks All Things Growth and ‘SIRENITY’

Following the release of their rawest EP yet, King Isis shared creative behind the scenes and discussed what it means to grow.

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An Honest Conversation with BC Camplight
An Honest Conversation with BC Camplight
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Lauren Spencer Smith on Her Sophomore Album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS
Lauren Spencer Smith on Her Sophomore Album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS
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Walter The Producer talks “Lonely Cowboy” and late night music video shoots
Walter The Producer talks “Lonely Cowboy” and late night music video shoots

As per his name, Walter The Producer has perfected the art of production, and the proof is in his new EP “Modern Rock.”

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MONTH BY MONTH

Monthly Recap
Monthly Music Recap: June ‘25
Monthly Music Recap: June ‘25

Summer is in full swing with new releases bringing the heat this month.

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Monthly Music Recap: May ‘25
Monthly Music Recap: May ‘25

Car Seat Headrest, Wolf Alice and more return to the scene with music to prime your summer.

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April ‘25 Monthly Music Recap
April ‘25 Monthly Music Recap

Read all about the indie releases that showered the scene this month, planting the early sonic seeds of summer.

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March ‘25 Monthly Music Recap
March ‘25 Monthly Music Recap

Usher in the season of new beginnings with OTR’s guide to March releases.

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