When Codeine released the Frigid Stars LP in 1990, the New York City band single-handedly invented what would later — somewhat cloyingly — become known as "slowcore." Predating influential albums by ...

The members of Codeine were amused when writers started referring to their music as “slowcore.” They weren’t aware that their stark, emotive take on guitar-based rock even had a name. “I would say ...

At Codeine’s reunion show tonight in Brooklyn, they pulled out their cover of Joy Division’s ‘Atmosphere’ and dedicated it to Mimi Parker from @lowtheband ...