Joyful Noise Recordings has gathered a giant crew of indie artists for their Abortion Rights Benefit compilation. It's 29 tracks strong, with contributions by Deerhoof, SUUNS, Kishi Bashi, Lou Barlow, Oneida, OHMME, Sound of Ceres, Cedric Noel, Eerie Wanda, Thor… Read More
Having delayed his highly anticipated in-the-round style This is Not A Drill tour for nearly two years due to covid, Roger Waters finally began his nationwide trek in Pittsburgh on July 7 and landed at Boston's TD Garden on Tuesday night,… Read More
Japanese noise rock greats Melt-Banana were supposed to tour the US this spring with IGORRR and VOWWS, but that ended up not happening. Good news: they'll now be over this fall, touring with a whole bunch of great bands, on… Read More
Death Cab for Cutie are preparing to release their tenth studio album, Asphalt Meadows, with second single "Here To Forever" out today. The song is upbeat and light, and comes with an irreverent Lance Bangs-directed video documenting the record-pressing process.… Read More
Post-hardcore legends Unwound have been adding dates to their recently-announced 2023 reunion tour, their first outing in over 20 years. After adding second shows in Seattle, Portland, Chicago, NYC, and Philadelphia, they've now expanded the tour some more, adding second… Read More
Pianos Become the Teeth have announced a tour in support of their upcoming new album Drift (due 8/26 via Epitaph). There'a an East Coast leg beginning on album release day in Durnam, and then a West Coast/Midwest leg in November.… Read More
Santigold has released another single, "Nothing," from her anticipated new album Spirituals, which is out September 9 via Little Jerk Records (pre-order on picture disc vinyl). "Nothing" is darkly bouncy and electronic, and comes with a video short directed by… Read More
Last night at Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, The Smile—Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet's Tom Skinner–debuted a new song, "Bending Hectic." The live performance marked some of the first new music from The Smile after… Read More
After emerging in 2020 as one of the most promising new bands in punk/pop punk and releasing their excellent debut EP Saccharine last year, Baltimore trio Pinkshift signed to Hopeless Records last month and released one of their best songs… Read More
Rhett Miller has an album on the way, his first in four years. The Misfit is due September 16 via ATO (pre-order), and its lead single "Follow You Home" is out now. The album was cowritten and produced by Rhett's… Read More