Former Kvelertak vocalist Erlend Hjelvik recently signed to Nuclear Blast to release his debut solo album, Welcome to Hel, as Hjelvik, his new solo project. He's now released his first single as Hjelvik, "North Tsar," and it's a ripper. You… Read More
Slay at Home, the virtual metal festival that happened back in May, is returning as a monthly livestream series. “I’m happy to announce after the overwhelming success of ‘Slay at Home’ I’m bringing it back monthly in smaller doses, as a… Read More
Featuring fan and live favorites like "Fake Palindromes," "Tables and Chairs," "A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left," and more, 2005's The Mysterious Production of Eggs is right up there among Andrew Bird's best albums, and he'll… Read More
In the December 1960 issue of Arts and Architecture, the critic Dore Ashton described the peculiar experience of encountering Ad Reinhardt’s “black paintings”—a series of 60 x 60” canvases that appear monochrome, but that reveal subtle, multicolored geometries upon close… Read More
Australian First Nations singer-songwriter GLVES creates dense, deep, and darkish electropop that mesmerizes with its blend of electronics and native sounds. Her second single, “Heal Me”, out today is very much of that ilk. It’s an even “bigger” song than… Read More
The latest victim in Decibel's 'Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life' series is Shane Embury of Napalm Death, whose anticipated new album Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism (out this week) received a rare 10 out of… Read More
After rescheduling to September from their original June dates, Bonnaroo was ultimately forced to cancel their 2020 edition due to the coronavirus pandemic. They promised a "very special virtual Bonnaroo weekend," though, and now that's been announced. Bonnaroo Virtual ROO-ALITY… Read More
As you may remember, Angel Olsen covered the 1964 Bobby Vinton classic "Mr. Lonely" for the trailer for Kajillionaire, Me and You and Everyone We Know director Miranda July' first full-length feature in nine years, and today Angel released her… Read More
During his brief, glorious early ’70s peak, it seemed that Marc Bolan could send seismic tremors through the universe with delectable nonchalance. He switched from Tolkien-esque freak folk to Chuck Berry boogie in the span of an album. On a… Read More
Austin’s Mobley makes upbeat-sounding, soulful pop-rock songs with a political conscience. The singer-songwriter’s latest single is “James Crow”, a song he wrote back in 2018 while in Thailand and looking at the United States from a distant state. It’s title… Read More