Scottish group Life Without Buildings were only together for a couple years, long enough to release their debut album, Any Other City, in 2001, and break up soon after. The band had a very unique sound, with singer Sue Tompkins’ stream-of-conscious sprechgesang… Read More
Chicago trio FACS have announced their fourth album, which is titled Present Tense and will be out May 21 via Trouble in Mind. The title would also make a great descriptor for the band’s style of bleak, tightly wound post-punk,… Read More
Ska-core pioneers The Mighty Mighty Bosstones recently signed to Tim Armstrong’s Epitaph imprint Hellcat Records and released the eight-minute single “The Final Parade,” which features members of over 20 iconic ska and punk bands, and now they’ve announced their first… Read More
Canadian indie vets Islands are back with Islomania, which is their first album in five years and will be out June 11 via Royal Mountain Records. It’s a little surprising there’s a new Islands album at all, as main man… Read More
Singer-songwriter Helena Deland and producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Ouri, both from Montreal, have joined forces for a new project, Hildegard. According to a press release, “They drew inspiration from the life and work of mystic, healer, composer, and visionary 12th-century… Read More
Iggy Pop and jazz legend Dr. Lonnie Smith have teamed up for a cover of Donovan‘s 1966 psychedelic pop classic “Sunshine Superman,” Pitchfork reports. The song will appear on Lonnie’s new Don Was-produced album Breathe, due March 26 via Blue… Read More
Before he was old enough to attend clubs as a punter, Detroit’s Jimmy Edgar was cupping headphones to his ears behind the decks, DJing shoulder to shoulder with hometown heroes like Juan Atkins. In the 17 years since he signed… Read More
So many artists, 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 more all day. In… Read More
Australia-based singer-songwriter Maple Glider, aka Tori Zietsch, has signed to Partisan Records (in partnership with Pieater) with a new single, “Good Thing.” Zietsch, who previously released music as half of electronic duo Seavera, began working solo material after breaking up… Read More
Today, The Internet‘s Patrick Paige II has announced his new solo album, If I Fail Are We Still Cool?, which will be out May 21 via Fat Possum. The album features appearances from his Internet collaborators Syd and Steve Lacy,… Read More