After a slow start, 2021 is starting to heat up and it's a pretty good week for new releases here in Indie Basement: Django Django are back with their best album since their first; Virginia Wing continue to surprise and enchant… Read More
Chris Wollard is fully back in Hot Water Music after taking some time off, and his band Ship Thieves (with members of Quit, Samiam, and The Enablers) has been busy lately too. They just recently released a new song on… Read More
Manchester, UK hardcore band Incisions will follow their 2018 self-titled debut LP with their sophomore album, BLISS, on April 2 via TNSrecords (pre-order). They recently released lead single "No Shame" and we're now premiering the second single, "Fuck The World,"… Read More
Before the public even heard a note of For Your Health‘s debut full-length album In Spite Of, the band previewed a chunk of the album in a hate5six-produced live session. It was a smart, unique move in these concert-less times,… Read More
Phoebe Bridgers' viral guitar-smashing SNL performance is still captivating the internet days later, and as Pitchfork points out, on Wednesday (2/10) Phoebe appeared on CNN to discuss it further. Speaking to Christiane Amanpour, Phoebe said, "I’ve always wanted to do… Read More
Jeep has pulled their two-minute commercial starring Bruce Springsteen, which premiered during the Super Bowl on Sunday, after news broke today (2/10) that the singer had been arrested back in November for DWI, reckless driving, and consuming alcohol in an… Read More
Starting later this month, arenas in NY will be able to reopen for musical performances and sports. In his Wednesday (2/10) address, Governor Andrew Cuomo said that starting on February 23, arenas with a capacity of over 10,000 people could… Read More
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's directorial debut, the music documentary 'Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),' was one of the big hits at this year's virtual edition of the Sundance Film Festival, nabbing both the Documentary Grand… Read More
Cleveland's Biitchseat are releasing a new EP, I'll Become Kind, on March 5 via Refresh Records (pre-order), and we're premiering lead single "Anti-Depressed." "'Anti-Depressed' was a total collaboration. I felt really stuck in a lyrical rut, so I asked the… Read More
UK band Dry Cleaning have announced their anticipated debut album New Long Leg which will be out April 2 via 4AD. "The title is ambiguous," says singer Florence Shaw. "A new long leg could be an expensive present or a… Read More