It was a short week due to Labor Day, but not a less busy one, so let’s just get straight to the music. I highlight eight new albums below, Bill tackles Saint Etienne, Amyl & the Sniffers, The Bevis Frond,… Read More
NJ’s self-proclaimed “bitch rockers” Little Hag will release their new album Leash on September 24 via Bar/None (pre-order), an album vocalist/guitarist Avery Mandeville describes as “a sarcastic but seriously cynical pop rock soundtrack for the dropouts and the disappointments; for… Read More
Wilkes-Barre melodic hardcore band One Step Closer are releasing their anticipated debut LP, This Place You Know, on September 24 via Run for Cover (pre-order on white vinyl), and ahead of that, they’ve shared one final single, “Autumn.” It’s another… Read More
Really Love is a new romantic drama starring Kofi Siriboe as a rising artist in Washington D.C. who is trying to make a name for himself in the prestigious art world. When a young law student (Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing) unexpectedly comes into his… Read More
The Jay-Z-curated Made in America festival returns to Philadelphia’s Franklin Parkway on September 4 and 5, and if you’re not attending in person, you can also stream it live, via TIDAL, below: Saturday: Sunday: Saturday, September 4 is headlined by… Read More
It’s a shorter release week in general due to the holiday, but a pretty big week in hip hop, with new albums from Drake, Little Simz, and Jhay Cortez (all three of which you can read about in Notable Releases),… Read More
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. PATTI SMITH Patti Smith and Her Band are on tour this fall, including Asbury Park’s See.Hear.Now Festival on 9/18 and a show at SummerStage in Central Park on 9/19,… 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. We… Read More
Roddy Frame’s songwriting feels like an effortless extension of his restless internal monologue. From the career-defining arc of his band Aztec Camera through the many studio albums he’s released under his given name, the starry-eyed songwriter has assembled a vast… Read More
Michael Stipe and Mike Mills of R.E.M. and Vanessa Briscoe Hay of Pylon are helping to encourage residents of Athens, Georgia to get vaccinated against COVID. All three have recorded PSAs for local public radio station WUGA, which you can… Read More