London’s Modern Woman are releasing their new album Johnny’s Dreamworld at the beginning of May. They’ve already shared “Neptune Girl” and “Dashboard Mary.” Today, they’ve dropped the third single “Daniel” with a video by Joel Kerr. The prior singles have an anthemic push to them, where as “Daniel” is a more subdued. It’s a quiet […]
CY Fest Loses Nearly 20 Bands Amid Boycott, New Promoter Steps In Then Backs Out
Things are not looking good for CY Fest, the underground punk/hardcore/metal festival that’s supposed to come to Los Angeles in a week and a half. Last week, the Instagram page @Feral_bonobos, which lists itself as “the beginning of a decentralized feminist coalition within the punk scene,” circulated many sexual misconduct allegations against festival promoter Ignacio […]
fakemink Announces North American, UK, European Tours
The young London rapper fakemink has a whole lot of hype around him, and his music has enough fuzzed-out weirdo energy to justify that. He was one of our favorite new artists of 2025, and he ended the year by playing his first few North American tours, including a set at Tyler, The Creator’s Camp […]
Croatian Amor – “Regret” (Feat. School Of X & Niko)
Loke Rahbek used to be a member of the Danish band Lust For Youth, and then he split off to start the solo project Croatian Amor. Last year, he got together with his old band for the Lust For Youth/Croatian Amor collaborative album All Worlds. Today, Rahbek follows that album with “Regret,” a new standalone […]
Tom Waits Is In Martin McDonagh’s New Movie Wild Horse Nine
American original Tom Waits doesn’t. make new music too often anymore. He’ll reportedly appear on an upcoming Shane MacGowan tribute album, but that’ll be a rare thing. He hasn’t released an album since 2011’s Bad As Me, and he doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to drop another one. Nevertheless, Waits will still take […]
The Afghan Whigs – “House Of I”
Though they’ve kept up their usual habit of doing cover songs, it’s been a while since we’ve heard new original music from the Afghan Whigs. That drought ends today, however, with “House Of I,” their first new music in four years. Vocalist Greg Dulli produced and mixed the track with Christopher Thorn, and it was […]
Watch Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming Activate Pop-Star Mode On Fallon
Next month, Julia Cumming will release her first-ever solo album. For many years, Cumming has led the New York indie rock band Sunflower Bean; their debut album Human Ceremony came out almost exactly a decade ago. Now, Cumming is venturing off on her own to release the new album Julia, and people are treating it […]
Lime Garden – “Downtown Lover”
Brighton’s indie-pop quartet Lime Garden are quickly establishing themselves as one of the most exciting prospects in the UK music scene. As they approach the release of their highly anticipated sophomore album, Maybe Not Tonight, the band has gifted fans with yet another infectious, high-energy single: “Downtown Lover.” A Deep Dive into “Downtown Lover” Building […]
Afroman’s Testimony About The Cops Who Are Suing Him Is Something To See
In 2022, a controversial police raid on the Ohio home of musician Afroman—best known for his 2000 chart-topping novelty anthem “Because I Got High”—sparked a protracted legal battle that has now reached a fever pitch in court. Authorities suspected Afroman of drug possession and kidnapping, yet the search yielded zero evidence, and no charges were […]
Monica Is Jack Harlow’s Identity Crisis. It’s Also His Best Album.
About eight years ago, Jack Harlow trolled the fuck out of me. Or, at least, it felt like he did. Visiting XXL’s midtown Manhattan office for a video freestyle, pre-glow-up Jack — glasses, unwieldy curly hair and all — sat down in our video room with his publicist for a listening session. The point was obviously […]