Twin Shadow (George Lewis Jr.) will release his self-titled fifth album on July 9 via Cheree Cheree. The album was inspired by the soul and punk he listened to growing up, as well as his Dominican heritage. The new single… Read More
This week in Indie Basement: Super Furry Animals‘ Gruff Rhys has made one of his best-ever albums with Seeking New Gods; Japanese band CHAI mellow out just a little on their first album for Sub Pop; Chicago trio FACS make… Read More
We’re continuing to get excited about the return of live music, and this week brought tons of big announcements. Lollapalooza is happening this summer (with Limp Bizkit no less), Misfits are playing Walk Among Us in full at next year’s… Read More
The term “concept album” gets tossed around pretty loosely, but it’s not everyday that you hear an album as truly conceptual as Kaonashi’s Dear Lemon House, You Ruined Me: Senior Year, out today on Equal Vision/Unbeaten Records (order yours). It… Read More
Pre-order the limited white vinyl variant of Times of Grace’s first album in ten years. Times of Grace, the post-metal side project of Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach and guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, have announced their second-ever album and first in… Read More
Good Sleepy are a relatively new, very promising emo band from Worcester, MA, and their upcoming sophomore album everysinglelittlebit really scratches all the classic itches that you want this genre to scratch. It’s got the yearning, longing slow-burners, the noodly… Read More
When My Bloody Valentine first announced that they signed to Domino for vinyl reissues and to bring their catalog to streaming services, the ep’s 1988-1991 and rare tracks compilation wasn’t available to stream in North America. The vinyl reissues are… Read More
“I can’t help it / I get starstruck around you…” Kylie Minogue is making gay dreams come true yet again. Like the Green Fairy she played in Moulin Rouge, with a little shimmy and a shake (and a healthy dollop… Read More
“I’m holdin’ on and letting go / I need you and I’m human…“ If you’ve been paying any attention to the names featured on the top dance playlists in past years, Anabel Englund should already ring a bell. The 28-year-old… Read More
Roger Hawkins, the drummer who was part of the iconic Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (aka The Swampers), the studio band that played on records by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge and others, has died at age 75. “Our hearts… Read More