Earlier this month, Stereogum presented fantasy of a broken heart’s album release show for Feats Of Engineering at Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right, and it was a great time. Now, we’re doing the same for Shower Curtain, who are celebrating their fantastic debut full-length words from a wishing well in Ridgewood, Queens at TV Eye on […]
METZ Announce Indefinite Hiatus
METZ are calling it quits. The Toronto noise-rockers extraordinaire have announced an indefinite hiatus beginning as soon as they wrap up their upcoming EU and UK dates. “We’ve collectively decided to close this chapter of METZ,” the band shares in a lengthy statement surveying their career. “The band will be on ‘indefinite hiatus’ while we […]
Elias Rønnenfelt – “Soldier Song”
Later this month, Elias Rønnenfelt of Iceage will share his debut solo album Heavy Glory. So far the Danish artist has unveiled “Like Lovers Do,” “No One Else,” and “Worm Grew A Spine,” and now he’s back with the sprawling “Soldier Song.” “Soldier Song” is a haunting ballad with evocative violins and vocals from Joanne […]
90 Day Men Announce First Shows In 18 Years
90 Day Men, the St. Louis-founded, Chicago-rooted post-hardcore experimentalists, became the latest underground treasures to be commemorated by archival/reissue label Numero Group this year with the January box set We Blame Chicago. Now, like many of their fellow Numero affiliates, they’re returning to the stage as well. The band has announced a pair of hometown […]
Jodeci Member Added As Co-Defendant In Diddy Sexual Assault Lawsuit
In November, Sean “Diddy” Combs was sued for allegedly raping Liza Gardner with singer-songwriter Aaron Hall when she was 16 in 1990. The lawsuit has now added Jodeci member DeVanté Swing as a co-defendant. An amended complaint filed by Gardner and obtained by Rolling Stone alleges Swing, born Donald DeGrate, was present during the assault. […]
The Cure – “A Fragile Thing”
We are so, so close to the release of Songs Of A Lost World, the first new album from the Cure since 2008. The legendary band already shared the LP’s genuinely stunning opening track “Alone,” and they’ve teased the new tracks “Endsong” and “A Fragile Thing,” but those teasers were frustratingly short. Today, we get […]
Green Day Reissuing Dookie On Toothbrush, Floppy Disk, Teddy Ruxpin, And Other Inconvenient Formats
Some say Dookie is among the best albums in pop-punk history, but after 30 years, I sure wish I could spice things up a bit. I want to hear the anthemic vocal harmonies of “Welcome To Paradise” compressed into a tinny 8-bit jingle. I want to dust off my old precarious phonograph just to hear […]
Obongjayar – “Just My Luck” & “Tomorrow Man”
The Nigerian-born, London-based artist Obongjayar has collaborated with people like Fred again.. and Little Simz, and he’s released recent singles like “Just Cool” and “Who Let Him In.” Today, he’s got two new tracks — one slinky pop jam with a fun video and one beat-centric B-side. The proper single is “Just My Luck,” a […]
Lily Seabird – “Fuckhead”
Vermont indie-folk singer-songwriter Lily Seabird caught some critical buzz for Alas, the album she released back in January. (FYI, it’s one of those albums where the comma is part of the title.) Alas, also caught the attention of Philly’s Lame-O Records, which will reissue the album in November, pressing it to vinyl for the first […]
Her New Knife – “purepurepure”
Her New Knife are a quartet out of Philadelphia who make noise rock in the vein of julie or They Are Gutting A Body Of Water; incidentally, they’ll be on tour with both of those bands this fall. Her New Knife have a new EP coming out later this month called chrome is lullaby, but […]