Silversun Pickups have a new album and tour coming. Physical Thrills arrives August 19 via their own New Machine Recordings (pre-order), and you can listen to its debut single "Scared Together" now. The single comes with a Claire Marie Vogel-directed… Read More
Dinosaur Jr have collaborated with Emerica for two very cool pairs of skate shoes. A pair of The Omen Hi high-tops based on the artwork for 1993's classic Where You Been and single "Feel the Pain" and Wino G6 slip-ons based on the… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Chicago, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin @ PNC Bank Arts Center No Devotion, Jeremy Enigk, Nate Bergman @ Saint Vitus Bar Comeback Kid, Misery Signals, End @ The Brooklyn Monarch Emma Swift, Tangiers Blues Band &… Read More
So many artists, so many songs, 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… Read More
Summer is heating up in Indie Basement-land and this week has another great crop of new releases: Viagra Boys' best album yet, Australian sax-and-drums duo Party Dozen, Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs, former Klaxons' frontman James Righton and UK indie rockers… Read More
Laura Veirs has proven herself a soft-spoken powerhouse in her decades-long career. Her newest album Found Light sees her exploring a newfound independence following the 2019 divorce from her longtime producer and husband. To be sure, it is not a… Read More
After reuniting for their first proper set since the '90s at Welcome to Rockville in May, Porno for Pyros played a Los Angeles show at The Belasco on Thursday night (7/7). It was part of Perry and Etty Lau Farrell's… Read More
The Mars Volta recently released their first new song in 10 years, "Blacklight Shine," and announced a reunion tour, and now they've released a second new single, "Graveyard Love." Like the last single, it really leans into their trippy Latin… Read More
The xx's Oliver Sim has shared another song from his upcoming solo debut. “‘GMT’ was one of the first songs made for the record,” says Sim of the song, which is powered by vocal harmonies and samples Brian Wilson's "Smile."… Read More
Julien Baker has announced a new EP, B-Sides, featuring three previously unreleased songs from the sessions that produced her third LP, last year's Little Oblivions. It's due out July 21 via Matador, and she's shared the first single, "Guthrie," which… Read More