After playing in iconic bands for decades, Kim Deal is going solo. Deal, formerly of the Pixies and currently of the Breeders, will release Nobody Loves You More, her first-ever solo album, later this week. She’s also getting ready to hit the road as a solo act for the first time ever. Today, she’s sharing […]
Jack White – “You Got Me Searching”
Over the summer, Third Man Records employees began sneaking a whole new Jack White album into customers’ bags, a collection of raw, ripping garage rock songs that found the former White Stripe revitalized and back on his bullshit. Eventually, that album got a proper release with the title No Name. I quite liked it. To […]
Elton John & Brandi Carlile – “Never Too Late”
Earlier this year, the Who’s Pete Townshend made a surprising claim about his fellow rock legend Elton John: “He’s just gone over to LA to make an album with Brandi Carlile. They made an album together in two weeks. He says it’s one of the best things they’ve ever done.” John and Carlile are close […]
Los Campesinos! Surprise-Release New All Hell Companion EP More Hell
Los Campesinos! returned in July with All Hell, their first new album in seven years. It was great, so of course we would like more where that came from. Today, the plucky, wordy, ecstatically depressed Welsh indie rockers have surprise-released a new companion EP called More Hell. The EP features reworked versions of five songs […]
Courtney Love Covers Tim Buckley With 070 Shake, Explains How Hole’s “Violet” Is “Not Just About Billy Corgan”
070 Shake’s new album Petrichor is out today, and it features Courtney Love on the transformed Tim Buckley cover “Song Of The Siren.” Meanwhile, the Hole singer is auctioning off handwritten lyrics to “Violet” for charity, and she’s using it as an opportunity to clarify the meaning of the song. “It’s not just about Billy […]
Mosswood Meltdown Announces Initial 2025 Lineup With Devo, Osees, & Kreayshawn’s First Show In Over A Decade
Mosswood Meltdown is returning to Oakland next July, and today, they’ve teased the lineup for their 2025 iteration. It’ll include Devo, Osees, and Oakland’s own Kreayshawn — of viral “Gucci Gucci” fame — doing her first proper show in over a decade. Again hosted by John Waters, Mosswood Meltdown 2025 will mark the first time […]
BENEE – “Animal”
Fresh off of touring with Wallows in North America and Olivia Rodrigo in Australia, New Zealand alt-pop player BENEE has a brand-new single for us. Titled “Animal,” this new one follows September’s “Sad Boiii.” Both will show up on her forthcoming album, which drops next year. Upbeat and anthemic, “Animal” has a clear hip-hop influence, […]
It’s Almost Too Easy For Freddie Gibbs
In the history of annoying journalism clichés, no one’s ever embodied a “rapper’s rapper” as much as Freddie Gibbs. When he’s not sharing vivid D-Boy recollections or laughing at fallen enemies, he’ll make time to own it. Otherwise, critics like me will prescribe it for him, noting a gravelly baritone that emits intensity and the […]
FKA twigs – “Drums Of Death”
We’ve been hearing about FKA twigs’ new techno-inspired album for a very long time, and its release now looms imminent. The album is called EUSEXUA, and twigs recorded it with avant-dance producer Koreless. After sharing the title track and “Perfect Stranger,” twigs has now broken us off with another new track, “Drums Of Death.” I […]
Freckle (Corey Madden & Ty Segall) – “Taraval”
Ever prolific rock ‘n’ roller Ty Segall simply never stops. This year, he released the double album Three Bells and the all-drums/no-vocals LP Love Rudiments. He collaborated with the Melvins’ Dale Crover and popped up on the Yo Gabba Gabba! reboot. That’s a lot, but it’s not enough. Now, Segall has a new band. In […]