So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and…
Margo Price has announced a new album, Strays, which will be out January 13 via Loma Vista. She co-produced it with Jonathan Wilson and it features appearances by Sharon Van Etten, Lucius, and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers guitarist Mike…
In the four years since The Wonder Years released their last album, 2018's Sister Cities, they put out an acoustic EP, and revisited their pop punk roots to play Suburbia and The Upsides on tour and release two new tracks…
Belgian artist Rodolphe Coster, a staple of the Brussels scene who spent a good chunk of the '90s and '00s in Flexa Lyndo, will release his first album under his own name, titled High With The People, that will be out November 25…
Irish folk multi-instrumentalist Anna Mieke is releasing her sophomore album Theatre on November 18 via Nettwerk (pre-order), and we're now premiering third single "Mannequin." The new song beautifully employs the richly layered sonic texture Anna cultivated in Theatre, with scratchy…
Drake is making headlines again for his latest beef, but this time he isn't embroiled in a feud with a fellow rapper, but instead with a music critic. YouTuber Anthony Fantano called Drake's latest album, Honestly, Nevermind, "NOT GOOD" in…
Here's a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. NICK HAKIM Nick Hakim will release new album Cometa on October 21 via ATO — check out new song "Vertigo" below — and has announced a 2023 tour…
We lost forward-thinking jazz artist Jaimie Branch last month and a group of her friends, collaborators and fellow musicians are coming together to celebrate her life and music at Queens venue Trans-Pecos on Sunday, September 18 from 6-11 PM across…
Record Store Day has announced the exclusive titles for RSD Black Friday 2022, which happens on November 25 (the day after Thanksgiving). Some of the notable releases include: Alex G – We're All Going To The World's Fair (Original Motion…
Modest Mouse are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their second album, The Lonesome Crowded West, on on tour this fall, and before those dates begin they'll be selling some of their old gear, including items that were used to record…
Ontario emo band Arm's Length put out one of 2021's best punk releases with their self-released Everything Nice EP, and now they've announced their first full-length album, Never Before Seen, Never Again Found, due October 28 via Wax Bodega (pre-order).…
Jon Spencer "got whacked with the COVID" while on tour with The HITmakers back in the spring, but is now ready to hit the road again. The band, which includes Bob Bert (Pussy Galore, Sonic Youth) and Sam Coomes (Quasi),…
Detroit nightlife space Deluxx Fluxx, which serves as a venue, art space, and arcade, is expanding to NYC. The team behind that space, Standby, and The Skip in Detroit is partnering with FAILE (Brooklyn-based artist duo Patrick McNeil and Patrick…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Busta Rhymes @ Prudential Center Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Apollo Theater $uicideboy$, Ski Mask The Slump God, $NOT, Code Orange, Maxo Kream @ The Brooklyn Mirage Riz Ahmed @ Warsaw Protoje, Jesse Royal,…
This week's edition of Toyah and Robert Fripp's Sunday Lunch series is a reposting of their 2020 cover of David Bowie's "Heroes." They originally performed it for VE Day, but they've put it up again in tribute to Queen Elizabeth…
Afropunk Festival returns for its first Brooklyn edition since 2019 this weekend (9/10-9/11) at Commodore Barry Park. If you aren't going in person, you can also stream it live on Afropunk's Twitch channel. It runs from 1 PM ET-10 PM…
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and…
Brooklyn-based musician Grace Ives began her first ever headlining tour supporting her great new album Janky Star in her home city on Thursday night (9/8), playing a packed show at Elsewhere Zone One. Though she began the night with an…
Reggae revivalist Kabaka Pyramid has announced a new album, The Kalling, due September 30 via Ghetto Youths International/Bebble Rock Music (pre-order). It includes his recent singles "Red Gold and Green," (ft. Damian Marley), "Grateful" (ft. Jemere Morgan), and "Make Things…
Last week was a holiday week so things were a little quieter, but this week has a ton of heavy hitters. I highlight six below, and Bill tackles even more in Bill's Indie Basement, including Built To Spill, The Afghan…
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm is a new full-length Aqua Teen Hunger Force film coming out on November 8, and its trailer was released today. In the trailer is the film's opening theme song, which was written and recorded by Run…
