Last September, not long after live music finally started up again, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit came to NYC for two shows at the gorgeous rooftop venue at Pier 17, their first NYC shows since releasing their excellent Reunions.… Read More
One of the most memorable tracks on Kendrick Lamar's excellent new album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers is "We Cry Together," in which Kendrick and actress Taylour Paige portray a couple in an incredibly heated, toxic argument. Now, Kendrick… Read More
One of the many standouts on Naima Bock's mesmerizing debut album Giant Palm is "Campervan," a beautiful, melancholic song about forging your own path. She's just shared a live version of the song, performed with violinist Oliver Hamilton and the… Read More
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… Read More
Portland, OR's Mo Troper will release new album MTV this week via Lame-O, which finds him rocketing through 15 songs and nearly as many styles in 30 minutes. "I feel like I’m just in this mode of rebelling against the… Read More
Gorillaz have announced a new album, Cracker Island, due February 24 via Warner in the US and Parlophone in Europe (pre-order). The Thundercat-featuring title track came out back in June, and along with today's album announcement comes "New Gold" with… Read More
Bjork has announced that her 10th album, Fossora, will be out September 30 via One Little Independent. You can preorder the double-LP vinyl now. She's also shared the Fossora cover art, which is along the lines of the other fungi-inspired… Read More
After a 20+ year career, mewithoutYou have sadly called it a day, after playing their last show ever in their hometown of Philly on August 20. They formed in the early 2000s and quickly benefited from the emo and post-hardcore… Read More
In Central Park last night, Animal Collective played a psychedelic, heavily jammy set at Summerstage, their first outdoor NYC show with all four members in over a decade. The quartet of Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin, and Geologist were soaked… Read More
As mentioned, San Jose death metallers Mortuous are gearing up to release their Greg Wilkinson-assisted sophomore album Upon Desolation on September 16 via Carbonized Records (pre-order), and we're now premiering second single "Metamorphosis." It's the whole death metal package —… Read More