Over the past couple years, the Melbourne, Australia band Surprise Chef have been building up a name for themselves with the heady, instrumental swirl of two full-length album, All News Is Good News and Daylight Savings. Today, they’re announcing their third album, Education & Recreation — its release will coincide with the group’s first North […]
Kal Marks – “Everybody Hertz”
This week, Kal Marks are releasing a new album, My Name Is Hell, the follow-up to 2018’s Universal Care and the Boston-based group’s first with a new lineup. We’ve heard “Ovation‘ and the title track from it so far, and today they’re sharing one more single, which comes with the winking title “Everybody Hertz.” “I […]
Dazy – “Rollercoaster Ride” & “Peel”
During the first pandemic summer, the Richmond-based musician (and music publicist) James Goodson started posting power-pop songs as Dazy, and in the couple years since then he’s amassed quite the collection of them. We named his 2021 EP The Crowded Mind one of the best of 2021. Today, he’s back with a pair of new […]
2nd Grade – “Strung Out On You”
In 2020, the Philadelphia-based musician Peter Gill released Hit To Hit, an extremely catchy and overstuffed collection of indie-pop songs with his band 2nd Grade. Last year, Gill re-recorded 2nd Grade’s debut, Wish You Were Here Tour. And just last week, Friendship — one of the other bands Gill plays in — released a new […]
John Cale – “Night Crawling”
Back in 2020, John Cale released a new solo track, “Lazy Day” and teamed up with Kelly Lee Owens for the great “Corner Of My Sky.” Last year, he remained in the spotlight thanks to Todd Haynes’ excellent Velvet Underground documentary. And today, Cale is sharing a new single, “Night Crawling,” ahead of some performances […]
Guerilla Toss – “Zum Herz”
Krautrock duo NEU! are getting an anniversary box set celebrating 50 years since the release of their debut album. NEU! 50! is out September 23 and includes NEU!, NEU! 2!, and NEU! 75, plus a NEU! Tribute Album and a NEU!-themed stencil and booklet. The tribute album features remixes by the National, Man Man, Mogwai, […]
Meyhem Lauren & Daringer – “Red Pesto” (Feat. Conway The Machine)
Queens rapper Meyhem Lauren is best-known for teaming up with his friend Action Bronson, both on record and on television. But Lauren also has a long career of his own, and he’s released collaborative albums that he recorded with producers like DJ Muggs, Harry Fraud, and Buckwild. Next month, we’ll get another one of those. […]
Stream Chat Pile’s Absolutely Disgusting New Noise-Rock Opus God’s Country
The new album that’s destined to get all the attention today is Beyoncé’s Renaissance. Great record! Tons of fun! But maybe it’s not what you’re looking for. Maybe you’re looking for the exact opposite of Renaissance. If that’s your bag, then I’m delighted to report that God’s Country, the first LP of scraped-raw scuzz-rock from […]
Stream Three Previously Unreleased Purity Ring Songs From Shrines 10th Anniversary Reissue
Last week, Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddick) announced Shrines X, a reissue of their 2012 debut album in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Now, the reissue has dropped and it includes the original album plus three previously unreleased B-sides. They’re called “inovein,” “firmament,” and “crawlersout – prototype.” This is the first project the […]
The Comet Is Coming – “CODE”
The Comet Is Coming — the London-based jazz-rock/rave trio comprising Danalogue (Dan Leavers), Shabaka (Shabaka Hutchings), and Betamax (Max Hallett) — are announcing their fourth studio album, Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam, out September 23. This follows 2019’s The Afterlife. Along with the announcement is a mind-bending lead single and visualizer, “CODE.” Recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real […]