For a band where drone and repetition have always been essential elements, Stereolab evolved at a rapid pace in their first decade, going from one-and-two chord analog synth jams to a complex sound ...

Chances are you weren't expecting to get a new album from Stereolab this year. The much beloved avant-pop group hasn't released any new music in 15 years. But they recently lit up the Stereolab ...

One of the most unexpected surprises of this year was Stereolab announcing they’d made a new album, their first in 15 years. Sure they’d been back together, touring, since 2019, but the frost between ...

Stereolab were active from 1990 to 2009 — but really, there were two different Stereolabs. The first Stereolab existed until around the mid-'90s, and was heavily indebted to Neu!'s one-chord Krautrock ...

I’m willing to listen to arguments that Stereolab’s Tuesday night concert at the Miami Beach Bandshell wasn’t the best local concert of 2025. I’d disagree, but I’d listen. However, I will not stand ...

Any moment is an excellent one for new music from the long-running retro-avant pop band Stereolab, but Instant Holograms on Metal Film, Stereolab’s first full-length since 2010’s Not Music, is ...

Tragedy befell Stereolab on 9 December 2002. "We'd turned up to rehearse, and our manager, Martin, was standing outside with his mobile," recalls the band's guitarist, Tim Gane. "He looked weird, and ...

For those who lived through the era, Stereolab offered a portal into another ’90s—an alternative to the alternative. Post-Nirvana grunge may have been the defining sound of the decade’s rock, but ...