Nordic dark folk band Heilung just released their third album, Drif, and began their North American tour supporting it. Last time they were in NYC, they blew us away. They'll stop in NYC again to bring their primal live "ritual"… Read More
Feist has released a statement, saying she has dropped off her current tour with Arcade Fire, following the allegations of sexual misconduct against Win Butler that surfaced over the weekend. Her statement reads: At a pub in Dublin, after rehearsing… Read More
One of the greatest holiday albums of all time, Vince Guaraldi's score for the equally loved special A Charlie Brown Christmas, is getting reissued on October 14 via Craft Recordings. There are a few different editions available, all of which… Read More
One of the many standouts on Naima Bock's mesmerizing debut album Giant Palm is "Campervan," a beautiful, melancholic song about forging your own path. She's just shared a live version of the song, performed with violinist Oliver Hamilton and the… Read More
Potsdam, NY's Sunflo'er are set to follow 2018's NO HELL with a new album, all these darlings and now me, this Friday (9/2) via Dark Trail Records (pre-order). Since their last album, they expanded their lineup from a trio to… Read More
Electronic duo Mount Kimbie (Kai Campus and Dom Maker) are back, and have shared two double-A-side singles they're collectively calling MK 3.5. "in your eyes" features slowthai and Danny Brown, while "a deities encore" features Liv.e, plus “Q” and “Quartz.” It's… Read More
Dayton, Ohio punks The Raging Nathans are set to release their fifth album, Still Spitting Blood, on November 21 via Rad Girlfriend Records (pre-order). It was recorded by The Copyrights' Luke McNeil, and it offers up 10 songs in roughly… Read More
Dallas' Gravedweller introduced themselves to the world with a self-titled EP back in 2018, and now they've got a second new EP, Tissue, arriving this Friday (9/2) via Acrobat Unstable (cassette pre-order). The EP was produced by Will Yip, and… Read More
NJ hip-house rapper Cakes Da Killa has announced a new album, Svengali, due October 28 via TOKiMONSTA's Young Art Records. The album features recent singles "Drugs Du Jour" and "Sip Of My Sip," along with the just-released "Rabbit Hole." It's… Read More
In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously. August is a wrap, and… Read More