Next month, the futuristic pan-genre pop star Rina Sawayama will release her much-anticipated sophomore album Hold The Girl. Sawayama has already shared a handful of singles from the LP: “This Hell,” “Catch Me In The Air,” the title track. Now, with the album release looming, Sawayama has also shared a grand and vulnerable power ballad […]
City Of Caterpillar – “Mystic Sisters”
The Richmond screamo greats City Of Caterpillar recently returned with news of Mystic Sisters, their first album since their 2002 self-titled debut, and shared its dramatic, pulverizing lead single “Decider.” Today they’re back with the title track, a seven-minute sprawl that takes its sweet time warming up but gets extremely heated in the end. Check […]
Snarls – “After You (Samantha’s Song)”
The Columbus-based Band To Watch Snarls released their debut album, Burst, in 2020, and they followed it up last year with an EP, What About Flowers?, one of the best of 2021. Today, they’re back with a one-off single called “After You (Samantha’s Song),” a gorgeously lush track filled with soft harmonies that just builds […]
Iron & Wine Covers Lori McKenna With Ohmme, Who Changed Their Name To Finom
LORI is a new four-song collection from Iron & Wine comprising covers from the Lori McKenna songbook. Sam Beam recorded it in Memphis at Sam Phillips Studios with producer Matt Ross-Spang. Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart of the Chicago band Finom (formerly Ohmme) feature on all four tracks — and yes, sorry to the bury […]
Momma – “Divine Hammer” (The Breeders Cover)
The Los Angeles duo Momma released their third full-length album, Household Name, in the beginning of July, and they’ve spent their summer on the road opening for Snail Mail. They recently did a live session for SiriusXMU, and they recorded a cover of the Breeders, which are certainly one of Momma’s alt-rock touchstones. They took […]
Disheveled Cuss – “Creep A Little Closer”
In 2020, Nick Reinhart released a solo debut album under the monicker Disheveled Cuss. Today, the frontman for Sacramento math-rockers Tera Melos is back with another Disheveled Cuss project titled Into The Couch. It’s out September 30 and features an album cover designed by Fat Wreck Records favorite Mark Desalvo. Reinhart has also shared a […]
Whitmer Thomas – “Most Likely”
Last month, comedian Whitmer Thomas announced a new album, The Older I Get The Funnier I Was, which was produced by Jay Som’s Melina Duterte. He shared “Rigamarole” from it at the time, and today Thomas is back with another single, “Most Likely,” which features backing vocals from Great Grandpa’s Al Menne and fellow comedian […]
Palm – “Parable Lickers”
This past July, Philly experimental outfit Palm announced their signing to Saddle Creek and that a new album was imminent: Nicks And Grazes is the band’s first new LP since 2018’s Rock Island and is out in October. We’ve already heard lead single “Feathers,” and now Palm are sharing a follow-up single called “Parable Lickers.” […]
Tegan And Sara – “Faded Like A Feeling”
Tegan And Sara have a new album on the way, Crybaby, their tenth overall. (Their third studio album, If It Was You, just turned 20 — a productive run!) We’ve heard “Fucking Up What Matters” and “Yellow” from it so far, and today they’re back with another single, “Faded Like A Feeling.” “It’s the Call […]
Fauness – “Mystery”
Fauness — who landed on our Best New Bands list back in 2019 — has put out a new EP every year for the last four years, and now she’s finally ready to put out her debut album. Cora Gilroy-Ware, the art historian and musician behind the project, will release Fauness’ first LP, The Golden […]