Toronto emo/post-hardcore band Growing Fins are releasing a self-titled EP on July 9 via Old Press Records, and it’ll feature their 2020 single “Ogilvie” as well as “…And Then I Hotboxed My Washroom.,” which premieres in this post. “The structure… Read More
As more people get COVID vaccines, tours and festivals are starting to be announced again, while other continue to be rescheduled and postponed. Head here for more COVID-19 related news and check the Tour Dates category for more tour-related news. SPOON “Hey, remember when we used… Read More
Justice‘s Gaspard Augé has shared details of his debut solo album, Escapades, which will be out June 25 via Genesis / Ed Banger Records / Because Music. “I’ve always been obsessed with making larger than life music,” Augé says. “Mostly… Read More
For the first eight years of his recording career, you knew where you were with Burial, and it felt like a predictably desolate place to be. This—as the actually pretty accurate cliché went—was music for London night buses and soggy… Read More
Back in March of 2020, Sleigh Bells announced a tenth anniversary show for their breakthrough debut LP Treats, where they’d play the album, which is still their most-loved, from beginning to end. COVID cancelled the originally scheduled date in May… Read More
The highlight of the recent The Smiths-inspired episode of The Simpsons was undoubtedly “Everyone Is Horrid Except Me (And Possibly You),” the song by fictional band Quilloughby & The Snuffs that really nailed the tone and prose of late-’80s Smiths… Read More
A month ago, Newport Folk Festival announced the dates, July 23-25 and July 26-28, for the “two unique 3-day events of surprise performances, storytelling, and workshops at Fort Adams” they plan to hold this summer in place of a typical… Read More
While Okkervil River released a career-spanning live album last year, they haven’t put out new music since 2018. That’s now changed with the release of a new song, “In A Light.” It was recorded during the same sessions that produced… Read More
After going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016, Motion City Soundtrack returned in late 2019/early 2020 for a tour. COVID, of course, put a pause on any activity after that, but the band have now announced an anniversary tour for… Read More
Danny Elfman has announced he’ll be performing as part of a live, orchestral Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas live-to-film event at Banc of California Stadium on Friday, October 30. As he’s done before, Elfman – who composed the original film’s… Read More