Last year, the Atlanta indie rockers Lunar Vacation released their full-length debut Inside Every Fig Is A Dead Wasp. Today, they’ve followed that album with something a little more seasonal and low-stakes. Lunar Vacation have just released the new holiday EP A Living Room Christmas, a pleasant and amiable collection of three covers. A Living […]
Weeping Icon – “Two Ways”
This week, Weeping Icon are releasing a new EP, Ocelli, the Best New Band‘s follow-up to their 2019 self-titled debut. We heard “Pigs, Shit & Trash” from it a little bit ago, and today the New York group is sharing another single, “Two Ways.” Two Ways’ is about people who want to appear virtuous in […]
Tkay Maidza – “Nights In December”
In 2021, the Australian pop experimentalist Tkay Maidza wrapped up her Last Year Was Weird series, which rolled out as three EPs over the course of a few years. Today, she’s back with a new song, a groovy holiday-themed track called “Nights In December.” “I thought it would be cool to make a song that […]
Andy Shauf – “Wasted On You”
Canadian troubadour Andy Shauf has announced a new album, Norm, his follow-up to last year’s Wilds. It comes with an oblique storyline yet to be revealed, but centered around someone called Norm. “The character of Norm is introduced in a really nice way,” Shauf said in a statement. “But the closer you pay attention to […]
Death Valley Girls – “What Are The Odds”
Death Valley Girls, the great psychedelic garage rock band from Los Angeles, released Under The Spell Of Joy, their most recent album, in 2020. Since then, the band has released some excellent one-off singles like “When I’m Free” and “It’s All Really Kind Of Amazing.” Today, the band announces that they’ve got a new album […]
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water Drop MBV-Sampling SoundCloud Rap Track
Last month, Philadelphia experimental shoegaze band They Are Gutting A Body Of Water released a compelling new LP, Lucky Styles. It followed their recent split EP with fellow Philly band A Country Western, An Insult To The Sport. Now, TAGABOW have shared a rap track on their SoundCloud called “Beauty Lighter.” “I told u I […]
200 Stab Wounds – “Masters Of Morbidity”
Tonight Cleveland’s 200 Stab Wounds are launching a co-headlining tour with Rochester’s Undeath, their fellow young death metal greats (and a recent Band To Watch). They’re marking the occasion — and announcing their signing to Metal Blade Records — with a hulking powerhouse of a new single called “Masters Of Morbidity.” Check it out below […]
O. – “OGO”
The London duo O. comprises saxophonist Joseph Henwood and drummer Tash Keary. They’ve opened for black midi, they’re signed to producer Dan Carey’s Speedy Wunderground label, and with that lineup, you won’t be surprised to learn that their stomping, skronking sound reminds me a bit of Party Dozen. Today they’ve released their debut single “OGO,” […]
Stream Seattle Hardcore Band City Of Industry’s Intense, Atmospheric New Album Spiritual West
Two years ago, the Seattle hardcore trio City Of Industry really impressed me with their album False Flowers. On that record, City Of Industry drew on lots of different sounds — pianos, folky acoustic guitars, bursts of noise-rock sludge — to make something truly expressive. Today, the band might’ve outdone themselves. They’ve just released the […]
Massa Nera – “Adrift”
Five years ago, the intense and ambitious New Jersey screamo band Massa Nera released their full-length debut Los Pensamientos De Una Cara Palida. Now, after a bunch of interstitial releases, Massa Nera are getting ready to return with their second LP, a feverish concept album called Derramar | Querer | Borrar that the band recorded […]