The first-ever metal band at the Tiny Desk is a little bit of a head fake. Make no mistake, Thou makes some of the heaviest, most tortuous music around; but the band also constantly experiments with ...

On Thou’s new full-length album, Umbilical, they’re taking aim at a band they hold in extreme disdain: themselves. “Essentially, it’s a diss record,” says vocalist Bryan Funck. “But I’m dissing Thou.” ...

As we get ready for the new year, bands continue to put out more and more tour dates for the beginning of 2025. One more band that’s gone that route is American sludge metal Thou, announcing dates ...

Back in the day, when Thou had a problem with a crowd, they’d play pain sets. “We’d come out and play all of our longest, slowest songs to punish the audience,” guitarist Andy Gibbs remembers. These ...

In thinking about Nevermind's 20th anniversary this week, Lars Gotrich is talking to artists who've covered Nirvana's "Something in the Way." We're calling the series About A Song. Whether it's a ...

He works in mysterious ways.

In December 2000, the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? and its accompanying soundtrack put bluegrass and traditional country music in the pop culture spotlight. The Coen Brothers satirical comedy-drama ...

We are currently witnessing a new wave of systems enthusiasm among philanthropic and development organizations eager to be identified as system leaders, with a host of implementing organizations and ...