SOUND SELECTIONS

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: New York-based electropop artist Austin Coven went from Fred Again to the studio.

My Favorite Album: Ben Kaplan of dark synth-pop band NoNight told us about his love for a bonafide classic from some likeminded souls.

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Tyler Wright of Brooklyn-based rockers TVOD watched FIDLAR blow the doors off.

My Favorite Album: Enigmatic artist Queen Kwong talks about the artistic — and life-changing brilliance — of PJ Harvey’s classic debut.

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Vanessa Silberman of NY & LA-based alt-pop band Lovecolor was there when Filter delivered a “nice shot.”

My Favorite Album: The New York power-pop vet makes the case that the Move gem is still heavy more than half-a-century on.

In the latest installment of The Best Gig I Ever Saw, Jed Becker, of NYC power-pop group Joy Buzzer, remembers seeing the English Beat: “These English dudes landed on a small stage in the greatest city in the world and just destroyed us.”

My Favorite Album: Brooklyn-based alt-pop singer-songwriter and producer Sabrina Song recounts the long-lasting impact of the Long Island native's masterpiece.

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Victoria Winter of New York indie-rock four-piece Shower Curtain got a new perspective from Cherry Glazerr.

Pete Zaremnba and Keith Streng of the garage rockers The Fleshtones still can't get enough of a Coop classic.