Twenty-first century prog living legends the Mars Volta have not released a new album since 2012’s Noctourniquet, though the band’s core members Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala did release a new LP with their pre-Volta band At The Drive-In back in 2017. Now the Mars Volta are back with a reunion album of their own. […]
Watch Sampa The Great’s Zamrock Cover Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA.”
Although Sampa The Great hails from Zambia, she launched her career from Sydney after moving there in 2013 to study audio engineering. In 2016, she was tapped to open Kendrick Lamar’s concert in Sydney at Allphones Arena. Now, in an appearance on Triple J’s Like A Version covers series, she and her band have turned […]
Lowertown – “Antibiotics”
The Atlanta indie-pop duo Lowertown impressed us with “Bucktooth,” the lead single from their Dirty Hit debut album I Love To Lie. Also impressive: “Antibiotics,” the second single. It’s a somber yet intense track with a bit of ’90s alt-rock attitude, some spindly math-rock guitars, and just a pinch of twee scrappiness. Singer Olivia Osby […]
Stream The New Split EP From They Are Gutting A Body Of Water & A Country Western
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water and A Country Western are both bands based out of Philadelphia. The former make soupy, genre-defiant scrawls — not unlike what their fellow Philly compatriots the Spirit Of The Beehive get up to — while the latter leans more on the syrupy slowcore side of things. They’ve both […]
Tribulation – “Hamartia”
The Swedish goth-metal band Tribulation are back today with their first new song since last year’s Where The Gloom Becomes Sound. “Hamartia” doubles as Tribulation’s first recording with new guitarist Joseph Tholl, who gets off some sick ’80s-vintage epic solos. His bandmate Adam Zaars shared this statement: “This is a song about the many shades […]
Crooks & Nannies – “control”
Madel Rafter and Sam Huntington, the Philadelphia duo known as Crooks & Nannies, have signed to Grand Jury and will soon open for Lucy Dacus on tour. Their first single for their new label is an emotionally charged indie-rock shapeshifter called “control,” a song that balances its grandly ambitious scope with a pleasing DIY scrappiness. […]
Louis Cole – “Not Needed Anymore”
Last month, Los Angeles oddball Louis Cole announced a new album, Quality Over Opinion, with “I’m Tight,” which landed on our best songs of the week list. He’s also shared “Let It Happen” from the album, and today he’s back with another single, “Not Needed Anymore,” which features some deft acoustic guitar-playing, a high-pitched vocal […]
Gatherers – “Gift Horse” (Feat. Geoff Rickly)
Gatherers hail from New Jersey, and they’ve recruited Jersey legend Geoff Rickly of Thursday to appear on the next single from ( mutilator. ), the album they’re announcing today. But Thursday are probably not the first band you’ll think of when you hear “Gift Horse,” at least not until Rickly shows up. Almost certainly, that […]
Skullcrusher – “It’s Like A Secret”
Skullcrusher, the awesomely if misleadingly named project from the singer and songwriter Helen Ballentine, will release the debut album Quiet The Room next month. That title is not misleading; Skullcrusher makes music for very quiet rooms. We’ve already posted the early tracks “Whatever Fits Together,” “They Quiet The Room,” and “Quiet The Room.” Today, Skullcrusher […]
Hand Habits – “Greatest Weapon” & “Under The Water”
Meg Duffy is sharing two new Hand Habits tracks today, “Greatest Weapon” and “Under The Water,” their first material since last year’s full-length Fun House. The two tracks are being released through Sylvan Esso’s Psychic Hotline label as part of their singles series. “Greatest Weapon” features backing vocals from that band’s Nick Sanborn and Amelia […]