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 […]
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 […]
Cola – “Conflagration Mindset”
Last year, Tim Darcy, formerly of Ought and currently of Cola, was one of many musicians whose homes were destroyed in the LA wildfires. On Cola’s new song “Conflagration Mindset,” Darcy sings about robotically marching on while forces far beyond you have thrown your life into chaos: “A decent way to dress it up/ Cold […]
deary – “Alma”
The dreamy, shimmery dream-pop and shoegaze sounds of the early ’90s are awfully popular right now, and London trio deary mess around with those sounds with way more cinematic panache than most of their peers. Their sound isn’t hugely, original, but you can still get lost in it. In a few weeks, they’ll release their […]
Masked Microtonal Math Rock Duo Angine de Poitrine Announce New Album And First US Tour
Maybe you know Angine de Poitrine, the French-Canadian microtonal math rock duo known for donning black-and-white polka dot costumes and masks. They recently went viral for their performance at the Trans Musicales music festival in Rennes, France, which was full of shredding. But they formed back in 2019, and they describe themselves as a “Mantra-Rock […]
My New Band Believe – “Love Story”
Last month, Cameron Picton, formerly of defunct London experimental group Black Midi, announced the self-titled debut album for his new project My New Band Believe. With the news, he shared the single “Numerology,” which technically isn’t on the forthcoming project. Today, he’s shared another song, which is on upcoming album and called “Love Story.” “Love […]
Widowspeak Announce New Album Roses: Hear “If You Change”
We last heard from NYC’s Widowspeak in 2022 when the duo released their latest album, The Jacket. Today, the indie band is back to announce their seventh LP, Roses, arriving in June. The lovely lead single “If You Change” will get you hyped. About the track, vocalist Molly Hamilton says she “thought about the fear […]
Brown Horse – “Wreck”
The British “slacker twang” band Brown Horse announced their album Total Dive in January, and now it’s almost here. They’ve since followed lead single “Twister” with opening track “Sorrow Reigns.” Today they add one more preview, “Wreck.” Although the group’s handy genre descriptor suggests they’re imbibing our nation’s Wednesday/Lenderman supply and selling it back to […]
Tanya Donelly & Chris Brokaw – “Sainte Nicholaes”
Tanya Donelly and Chris Brokaw are both Boston alt-rock lifers. Donelly leads Belly and had hugely important early stints in Throwing Muses and the Breeders. Brokaw played drums in Codeine and guitar in Come. Next month the two of them will release The Undone Is Done Again, an extremely cool new EP. The Undone Is […]