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Listen to new songs by Maxim Ludwig with Angel Olsen, Goat Girl, Camp Trash, Kississippi, Erin Ray, Ray LaMontagne, beabadoobee, and more.

“I always assumed that I should make films from a young age … I intuited that it was between movies and music — and I didn’t have any musical skills,”

Welcome to the 17th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, Mark Moody, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We seriously considered over 25 songs this week and narrowed it down to a Top 11.

The newly released psychological horror film I Saw the TV Glow possesses a star-studded original soundtrack that stands on its own as a great, angsty album.

Time will only tell if “I Saw the TV Glow” will make a lasting impression on the queer cinematic landscape. Its pitfalls, however, will not make audiences any less excited

This week's best new indie releases featuring Kara Jackson, Hovvdy, Microwave, Babehoven, Porter Robinson, and more.

Yeah, Ti West is probably going to crush it with MaXXXine, but who asked for a Twister sequel?

Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2022. This week’s list features several artists from Down Under, with some great tracks from artists from both Australia and New Zealand. There were too many fantastic songs this week, so we have a super-sized Top 15 main list and lots of strong honorable mentions too.

"Riding Around In The Dark" by Florist is now available to download. The full soundtrack drops May 10.

The musician and super-producer talks about his creative process, working with Nick Cave and Florence Welch, and headlining Madison Square Garden