Charli’s new single fuses chunky, distorted guitars with fuzzy, electronic vocal manipulations for some Sucker-sounding pop-punk. In some ways, it’s nothing new to her, but it’s a sound she slips into like a pair of perfectly broken-in leather pants.
Yuki Teshima’s sprawling, near-three-hour documentary covers every part of the Japanese band’s history, from their formation in 1987 to their final gig in 1998, frontman Sanji Sato’s death, and 21st-century cult following.
Paste Pick: Harding’s fifth album is just as peculiar as its predecessors—a minimalist, open-hearted jaunt through the twisty-turny annals of the Kiwi musician’s incomprehensible brain.