London-born, Chicago-based musician Lillie West released I Want the Door to Open, her third album as Lala Lala, back in October. It’s a unique, transportive listen, blending airy dreamscapes, ethereal orch-pop and danceable rhythms. The album also features appearances from OHMME, Adam… Read More
Ghanaian-Australian artist Genesis Owusu released his debut album, Smiling With No Teeth, back in March, followed by a surprise new EP, Missing Molars, in July. He’ll be hitting the road in January of 2022 for his first US tour, beginning… Read More
So many artists, 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 post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We… Read More
GZA, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah’s ‘3 Chambers’ tour just rolled through NYC and not too long after that, fellow Wu-Tang member Method Man played Sony Hall the night before Thanksgiving with regular cohort Redman. Meth & Red’s set included “Da Rockwilder,”… Read More
NYC punks Lunachicks were scheduled to play their first shows in over a decade around the 2020 edition of Punk Rock Bowling. Those dates wound up being postponed because of COVID, of course, and after making their official return to… Read More
Saint Etienne are big fans of Christmas. “I Was Born on Christmas Day,” their 1993 single featuring The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess, has become a holiday staple, and they regularly release limited edition albums via their fanclub during the yuletide season. They’ve just… Read More
Last year, Neil Young finally released his 1975 “lost” album, Homegrown, but his vaults are not done giving us unearthed treasures. “We have recently found a collection of originals from 1987 named ‘Summer Songs’ at the time of recording,” writes Neil… Read More
Comedian Murray Hill‘s apartment was destroyed on Thanksgiving Day in a four-alarm fire that left the entire apartment building condemned. Thursday also happened to be Murray’s 50th birthday. Murray is thankfully fine but lost everything, and a GoFundMe was set… Read More
Wet Leg fans have been playing “Chaise Longue” and “Wet Dream” on repeat for half a year, wondering when the UK band were releasing their debut album. There’s finally news on that front, as Wet Leg have announced that their… Read More
Spacemen 3 released “Big City” as a single in January of 1991, shortly after the duo broke up (Sonic Boom, who wrote “Big City,” would soon form Spectrum, and J. Spaceman would soon form Spiritualized). With its blissed-out vibes, danceable… Read More