Fall may not officially start till Tuesday, but autumn feels off to the races judging by this week's release calendar and today's Indie Basement features reviews of seven new albums: Blunt Bangs, the new group from Black Kids' Reggie Youngblood,… Read More
It’s a very busy week for new music. I highlight seven new albums below, and Bill tackles José González, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, Yvette, Mild High Club, E.Vax (Ratatat), Don Broco, Blunt Bangs (ex-Black Kids), and more in Bill’s Indie… Read More
Sharon Van Etten has shared her cover of “Femme Fatale” from the upcoming I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico. It’s a somnambulistic rendition, sounding somewhere between waking a dreaming — hazy, mysterious and just a… Read More
Get a vinyl copy of Thrice’s new album in our store. Post-hardcore veterans Thrice are back today with Horizons / East, their third album since reuniting in 2015 and 11th overall. This one was self-produced, and as previewed on the… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Bob Mould Band, Kestrels @ Webster Hall Lord Huron, Allison Ponthier @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 Move Forward Fest w/ Sleepy Hallow, Yung Baby Tate, Cousin Stizz, Doechii, Rome Streetz, LADIBREE @ Knockdown Center Weedeater, The… Read More
BOSTON CALLING ADDS EARTHGANG & KENNYHOOPLA FOR 2022 Boston Calling is returning in 2022 after being sidelined for two years due to COVID, and they’ve been rolling out next year’s lineup bit by bit. So far they’ve announced headliners Foo… Read More
As you can hear on the two singles, The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die‘s upcoming album Illusory Walls pulls influence from all over the place, from indie rock to post-punk to metal… 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
Ambient artist Beverly Glenn-Copeland has been sharing tracks from the upcoming Keyboard Fantasies Reimagined, which features songs from his 1986 cult classic reworked, remixed, and covered by a variety of current artists, and he’s now revealed the full tracklist for… Read More
It’s “A Night of Hip-Hop Royalty” at Queens’ Knockdown Center on November 27 and you could take that a step further by calling it a night of New York Hip-Hop Royalty, as the lineup features Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Slick… Read More