Curtis Harding‘s new album If Words Were Flowers is out Friday, and here’s one final early taste before the whole thing drops. Sprinkled with spacey synths, “Explore” is a groovy psychedelic soul love song, and you can listen below. You… Read More
Earlier this year, Jarvis Cocker‘s current band, JARV IS…, released a dub mix of “Swanky Modes” by reggae great Dennis Bovell as a single. That is now part of a new remix album that also features Hot Chip, David Holmes… Read More
In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously. Here are The Genre’s best… Read More
Happy Halloween Weekend! I forgot to figure out a costume once again as I’ve been busy listening to records. This week I review new platters from Billy Bragg, Brooklyn buzz band Geese, Sam Evian and The Pop Group‘s dub version… Read More
“It can’t be just me who’s running on empty / It can’t be just me who feels this way…” Aly & AJ want to know: you alright, babes? And to that I say: good question! In this wildly weird year… Read More
The Armed keyboardist Clark Huge (real name Clark Plaunt) has fallen ill with what doctors suspect may be carcinoid lung cancer, and he may have to have part of his left lung removed. As The PRP points out, his friend… Read More
Yves Tumor followed their excellent 2020 album Heaven to a Tortured Mind with a surprise new EP, The Asymptotical World, in July (order on vinyl), and they’ve been on tour supporting both throughout the fall. That tour stopped in NYC… Read More
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. SLEEP / SUPERWOLVES Sleep have awoken from their hiatus and have announced a trio of shows leading up to April 20. They’ll play Denver’s Mission Ballroom on 4/18, Colorado… Read More
The Antlers released their first album in seven years, Green to Gold, earlier this year (order on tan vinyl), and they played their first show supporting it, and first show in over two years, on Friday (10/22) at Woodstock, NY’s… Read More
Spoon ‘s North American tour hit the NYC area this weekend, playing shows at Port Chester’s Capitol Theater on Thursday (10/21), Brooklyn Steel on Saturday (10/23) and Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall on Sunday (10/24). With no new album to promote,… Read More