Grayson Haver Currin

In the metal bands Sleep and High on Fire, Matt Pike has always looked to esoteric sources. Over the last decade, however, he's found inspiration in the conspiracy theories of David Icke.

Matt Pike overcame long odds to find success in metal bands Sleep and High on Fire. But his deepening obsession with conspiracy theories has created a dissonant riff.

Meric Long of the Bay Area band The Dodos found his voice in a distinctive guitar style. While writing the new album <em>Grizzly Peak</em>, he watched that ability begin to slip away.

When Making Music Breaks Your Body

Grayson Haver Currin

An arthritis diagnosis means the latest album by the Bay Area band The Dodos is likely its last. It is a striking reminder of the oft-overlooked physical strains of music careers.

Roy Montgomery asked other singers to interpret his words, an idea that morphed into the six entirely new songs of <em>Suffuse</em>.

Roy Montgomery's Ghostly Disappearing Act

Grayson Haver Currin

Roy Montgomery's ambient guitar symphonies foreground the voices of Circuit Des Yeux's Haley Fohr, Julianna Barwick, Grouper's Liz Harris and others.

Review: Superchunk, 'What A Time To Be Alive'

Grayson Haver Currin

The indie-rock veterans' 11th studio album is a rebuke of President Trump's first year in office.