Indie rock vets and Elephant 6 collective mainstays Elf Power just released Artificial Countrysides, their 14th album and first in over five years. The Athens, GA band's fuzzy, twangy, harmony-laden psychedelic pop sound remains resilient and appealing, and you can… Read More
One of country music's biggest rising stars at the moment is Zach Bryan, whose recently released major label debut American Heartbreak is also one of the year's best country albums. It has a whopping 34 songs, but it never drags,… Read More
Philly/NYC punks Nine of Swords (whose drummer TJ is also in Soul Glo) recently released their new album, Beyond The Swords, via Quiet Year. It's their first in six years, and it continues to perfect Nine of Swords' fusion of… Read More
Having announced festival dates at Where We Were Young and ACL Fest, Paramore have now announced a fall tour around them, their first outing since 2018. The dates begin on October 2 in Bakersfield, CA and wrap up at Mexico's… Read More
Phoebe Bridgers features on "Runaway Horses" on The Killers' most recent album, last year's Pressure Machine, and they performed the song together live for the first time at Czech Republic festival Colours of Ostrava on Thursday (7/14). "ok who got… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Dead & Company @ Citi Field Chicago, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin @ Jones Beach Fucked Up, Pony, 80HD @ Brooklyn Made The Psychedelic Furs, X @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 Marissa Paternoster, Shop Talk,… Read More
Yesterday, Billboard reported that surviving Pantera members Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown would be reuniting for the first Pantera tour in 20 years in 2023, and it was also mentioned in the article that Rex shot down rumors that Zakk… 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
After announcing the long list one month ago, the Polaris Music Prize has announced its 2022 shortlist, the 10 nominees for best Canadian album of the year. They are: Charlotte Day Wilson – ALPHA Destroyer – LABYRINTHITIS Hubert Lenoir – Pictura… Read More
Australian singer-songwriter Laura Jean is back with Amateurs, her first album in four years, which will be out November 4 via Chapter Music. "These songs arise from my acceptance that I will always be an ‘amateur’," Laura says. "At the… Read More