Rise Against released their ninth album, Nowhere Generation, last year, and today they've surprise-released its follow-up, a new EP. Nowhere Generation II is out now via Loma Vista, and was written and recorded alongside Nowhere Generation, with production by Bill…
Kurt Vile has added North American and European dates to his (watch my moves) tour. The new dates include Richmond, Cincinnati, Louisville, Omaha, St. Louis, Montreal, Providence, Boston, and more. Boston indie vets Come and Chastity Belt's Julia Shapira will…
Coheed and Cambria recently pulled Dance Gavin Dance as support from their upcoming summer tour after DGD vocalist Tilian Pearson stepped away from the band, following allegations of sexual assault against him that surfaced on social media. They've now announced…
Oso Oso surprise-released their fourth album, Sore Thumb, earlier this year, and after touring in the spring with The Menzingers and Sincere Engineer, they've now announced a fall headlining tour. Support comes from Anxious and M.A.G.S. for most shows, which…
This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at the 20th anniversary of one of the most important pop punk albums of the early 2000s, New Found Glory's mainstream breakthrough 'Sticks and Stones.' It's been a long time coming,…
The uncategorizable Moor Mother (real name Camae Ayewa) is fresh off releasing a new 700 Bliss album (with DJ Haram), and now she has announced her own new album, Jazz Codes, which she's calling a companion to 2021's excellent Black…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Kill Lincoln, JER, The Best of the Worst @ Saint Vitus Bar (BrooklynVegan Presents) Kamasi Washington, Ravyn Lenae, DJ Reborn @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Modest Mouse, The Cribs @ SummerStage in Central Park They Might Be…
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…
Air Waves, the musical moniker of Brooklyn's Nicole Schneit, has announced The Dance, which is their first album for Fire Records and will be out September 9. The album title and title track were inspired by the short-lived NYC club of…
Shygirl has shared a new song off her upcoming debut album Nymph, "Come For Me." This one was produced by frequent collaborator Arca, whose innovative, shapeshifting production is a perfect fit for Shygirl's avant-pop. Check it out below. The album…
Regina Spektor will release her new, John Congleton-produced album Home, before and after on June 24, and she's just shared another new track from it. "Loveology" has been around for a while, and she actually premiered it live on Late Night…
Phoenix recently returned with a first taste of their forthcoming first album in five years, new single "Alpha Zulu." More details about the record are still TBA, but the band have now shared an accompanying video for the track, directed…
As mentioned, California ska-punks Omnigone (ex-Link 80) and Florida punks Protagonist are releasing a split 7" on June 30 via Sell The Heart, Lavasocks, No Time, and Disconnect Disconnect (UK), and we're now premiering Protagonist's "Iron Mind" from that split.…
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…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Mannequin Pussy, Shawty @ Saint Vitus Bar A Place To Bury Strangers, Glove, Native Sun, GIFT @ Music Hall of Williamsburg The Head and the Heart, Jade Bird @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 Ringo Starr and…
2012 was a hell of a year for loud rock records, like Cloud Nothings' Attack on Memory and The Menzingers' On the Impossible Past, and one of the most monumental of all was Japandroids' Celebration Rock, which was released in…
TONIGHT IN NYC: Robert Plant @ Alison Krauss, JD McPherson @ Forest Hills Stadium Coldplay, H.E.R. @ MetLife Stadium Future Islands, ESG @ Brooklyn Steel Bushwick Collective Block Party w/ KRS-One, Statik Selektah, Nems, Termanology, Positive K, D-Stroy, DJ Evil…
Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Tilian Pearson will be "stepping away" from the band after allegations of sexual assault were made against him on social media. Band members Matthew Mingus, Will Swan, Jon Mess, and Andrew Wells released a statement saying…
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new…
Castrator is an "international project" based in New York City that formed in 2013, released their debut EP No Victim in 2015, and are now putting out their first full-length, Defiled in Oblivion, on July 22 via Dark Descent Records.…
As you may know, Justin Pearson (The Locust, Deaf Club, Dead Cross, Swing Kids, etc) has been doing a podcast called Cult and Culture, and their latest episode has two very exciting guests: Napalm Death members Barney Greenway and Shane…
