After revealing the Longlist for its 2021 edition, the Polaris Music Prize has whittled that down to 10 nominees for Canadian Album of the Year. Here they are: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Theory of Ice Cadence Weapon – Parallel World… Read More
Soccer Mommy released her sophomore album, color theory, last year, and ahead of her fall tour supporting it she’s shared a new single, “rom com 2004.” It was produced by Bon Iver/Low collaborator BJ Burton, and Sophie Allison says she… Read More
West Virginia’s fallfiftyfeet formed out of the ashes of False Accusations, and their new LP Twisted World Perspective is one hell of a debut offering. Opening track “The Gloom” starts out sounding like emo-grunge in the vein of Superheaven, Balance… Read More
Low Flying Hawks, the band led by guitarists/multi-instrumentalists EHA and AAL whose star-studded rhythm section is made up of drummer Dale Crover (Melvins) and bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk), will release their third album Fuyu on August 27 via… Read More
St Vincent has recorded a streaming concert special titled “Down and Out Downtown” that will air on Moment House on August 4 & 5 with four different global streaming times. The special will feature the live debuts of a number… Read More
Montreal’s SUUNS will be back on September 3 with The Witness, and they’ve just shared a new single from it. “C-Thru” is a dark, slinky groover with lots of atmosphere. “A lot of the slower and more delicate songs on this… Read More
This week’s episode of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU features new songs from Courtney Barnett, Amyl & The Sniffers, Vince Staples, Amen Dunes, Ministry, The Goon Sax, Strand of Oaks, Deafheaven, Wolves in the Throne Room, Sufjan Stevens and Angelo… Read More
Thom Yorke has taken a whack at Radiohead‘s 1992 breakthrough single “Creep,” giving it a “Very 2021 Rmx.” It sounds more like a rerecording than a remix, getting slowed down to a crawl across nine druggy minutes, and pared down… Read More
Tinashe was scheduled to tour supporting her 2019 album Songs For You last year, until COVID struck. She’s since released her first singles of 2021, “Pasadena” and “Bouncin,” over the past month, and she’s preparing a new album, 333. She’s… Read More
TURNSTILE returned with their first new song in over three years, “MYSTERY,” in May, and they’ve since released a killer new EP, TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION. Now they’ve announced that they have a new album on the way, too! It’s called… Read More