The last decade has seen the rise of a loose clique of ambient musicians enamored by barely there beats, vaporous pads, and big, dubby bass subductions. Many of them are Midwestern, including Huerco S. and Mister Water Wet, whose short-lived… Read More
NJ rapper and singer 070 Shake released Modus Vivendi in January 2020, and managed to finish the tour supporting it just before pandemic lockdown went into effect. She’ll head out on a more extensive trek this fall with the three-month, 36-date “To… Read More
“Every time I cry, I get a little bit stronger…” Ava Max, the world’s single most wholly committed-to-a-lopsided-‘do pop star, is back with yet another banger. Ever since we formally first met Miss Max and her Max Cut in the… Read More
Video-game soundtracks have often drawn upon club music for inspiration: Just think of the drum’n’bass of Soichi Terada’s music for Ape Escape, the hard techno of the PlayStation Ghost in the Shell game, even the straight-up proto-grime in an X-Men… Read More
Pick up Citizen’s new album on blue/green swirl vinyl. Citizen returned this year with their great fourth album, Life In Your Glass World (Run For Cover), which finds the Michigan post-hardcore band injecting some mid 2000s style dance-punk into their… Read More
The DC punk/hardcore documentary Punk The Capital had a bunch of screenings in 2019 and 2020, and now it’s getting a Blu-ray/DVD release on June 12 in the US for Record Store Day via Passion River and on July 12… Read More
Get Japanese Breakfast’s ‘Jubilee’ on limited clear with yellow swirl vinyl in our store. Japanese Breakfast was on CBS This Morning Saturday today to play songs from her just-released Jubilee. Michelle Zauner and the band performed three Jubilee tracks — “Be Sweet,” “Kokomo,… Read More
With COVID cases on the decline and vaccination rates on the rise, tours and festivals are being announced again. Head here for more coronavirus-related news and check the Tour Dates category for more tour-related news. DEEPER / OHMME Chicago bands Deeper and Ohmme will be… Read More
The soundtrack to Nabil Elderkin‘s feature directorial debut, Gully, is out today, with songs from 21 Savage, 2 Chainz, Don Toliver, Miguel, Gary Clark Jr., Dua Lipa, and more. Dua Lipa, who worked with Elderkin on the video for Future… Read More
Hot on the heels of their US tour announcement, Wolf Alice have shared one final single before the release of their new album, Blue Weekend, tomorrow (6/4). “How Can I Make It Ok?” is a bop with dynamic synths and… Read More