Ty Segall, his wife Denée, and the Cairo Gang’s Emmett Kelly formed a band called the C.I.A. back in 2018 and released their debut album that same year. Now they’ve recorded a follow-up to it, which is called Surgery Channel and will be out early next year. Today, they’re sharing the album’s lead single, the […]
Deadbody – “The Requiem”
The Southern California brothers Taylor and Colin Young are responsible for some of the hardest, heaviest music of the past decade. They’ve both done tons of stuff on their own, and they’ve played together in bands like Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate, and Eyes Of Their Lord. Last week, they unveiled their latest venture: Deadbody, a […]
BIG|BRAVE – “carvers, farriers and knaves”
Last year, the majestic Montreal noise-rock power trio BIG|BRAVE teamed up with Portland sludge experimentalists the Body to release Leaving None But Small Birds, an album of heavy and mutated versions of traditional folk songs. It ruled. Early next year, BIG|BRAVE will follow that album with a new LP of their own. BIG|BRAVE recorded their […]
Phoenix – “Winter Solstice”
Phoenix are a couple weeks away from releasing a new album, and they’ve spent the past few weeks on the late-night talk show circuit bringing out its singles “Tonight” and title track “Alpha Zulu.” Today, they’re back with a new track from it, “Winter Solstice.” It’s the only Alpha Zulu song not composed in the […]
Complete Mountain Almanac – “May”
Complete Mountain Almanac is a new project spearheaded by Rebekka Karijord and Jessica Dessner, and rounded out by Dessner’s brother Aaron and Bryce, who you just might know from the National and various other pursuits. Complete Mountain Almanac started taking shape after Karijord set out to write an album about climate change with each track […]
Thaiboy Digital – “True Love” (Feat. Yung Lean)
Against all possible odds, the blurry and morose Swedish sing-rapper Yung Lean and his extended Drain Gang crew are more popular and influential now than they’ve ever been. When Drain Gang first become an internet phenomenon nearly a decade ago, they seemed like a weird little fad, like someone had fed cloud-rap through Google Translate […]
Jimmy Eat World – “Place Your Debts”
Jimmy Eat World released an awesome new rocker called “Something Loud” at the dawn of summer, and now that fall is entering its dreary run-up to winter, they’re back with something a bit more patient and atmospheric. “Place Your Debts,” the band’s new single, is a graceful slow-building ballad that expands into a truly beautiful […]
Contemporary Electropop Masters Bill & Murray Unveil Their Latest Creation, The Single “Rolling Stone”
Contemporary electro-pop masters Bill & Murray unveil their latest creation; the transportative single titled “Rolling Stone.” Listening to their new song is like taking a trip through time and space, with a song emitting a rarely heard pure energy that sustains from start to finish. The gorgeous rhythms flawlessly merge with the synths, lyrics and […]
Stream Knifeplay’s Spectacular New Album Animal Drowning
What a week for inventive Philadelphia bands dropping albums outside the standard Friday release cycle. Monday it was woozy surrealists They Are Gutting A Body Of Water with Lucky Styles. Today it’s recent Band To Watch honorees Knifeplay with sophomore LP Animal Drowning, one of this year’s best releases in any genre. Knifeplay’s take on […]
Hear Two Awesome Songs From Tony Molina’s Old Band OVENS
As a solo artist, Tony Molina has developed a reputation as one of the best power-pop singer-songwriters going, churning out short, sweet pop tunes at an alarming clip. He honed that skill in a series of bands over the years, including one called OVENS. The band’s 44-track self-titled double LP will soon be released on […]