In the last few years, Mica Levi has become more known for her film scoring than for her past as the leader of the indie-pop band Micachu And The Shapes. But it appears that she’s not entirely done with that phase of her life just yet. Micachu And The Shapes have rebranded and are now […]
Stream The Polyphonic Spree's New Covers EP
The Polyphonic Spree haven’t put out much new material over the last few years, but this year they’re celebrating 20 years of being a band, and on Friday they launched an official Bandcamp page with the back catalog of all their past material. They also delivered something new: A covers EP called We Hope It […]
Lawn's New Album 'Johnny' Is Some Good Old-Fashioned Jangly, Jittery, Guitar-Powered Indie Rock
I hear you’re in the market for some indie rock! Have you considered Johnny, the new LP from New Orleans trio Lawn? Let me see if I can pique your interest here. This nifty little record hopscotches across reference points with aplomb, evoking Nap Eyes and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever one moment, Parquet Courts and […]
Dead Heat – “Know More Pain”
The city of Oxnard, California has a long and proud history of hardcore punk. Since the early ’80s, Oxnard has been cranking out fast, snotty, exciting music. If you care about hardcore, the big compilation that you need to know about today is the massive new fundraiser Shut It Down: Benefit For The Movement For […]
Portland Post-Hardcore Band Moonkisser Releases New EP 'Summer's Fleeting Majesty': Stream
The Portland band Moonkisser play a big, heavy form of post-hardcore, one that leans hard on grand belt-it-out choruses and guitar fuzz. If you like, you could add Moonkisser to the recent parade of bands that’s clearly been influenced by recently-returned heroes Hum, but there’s also plenty of Quicksand in Moonkisser’s emotional stomp. It’s a […]
Stream Regrowth’s Great Melodic Hardcore Debut Lungs
It’s hard to find a lot of information online about the band Regrowth, something I attribute to three different factors. First, they’re pretty new; they only just released the debut EP This Time I’m No Longer Alone in 2018. Second, they come from the Italian island of Sardinia, a fairly remote place. (As far as […]
Hey Colossus – “The Mirror” (Feat. Mark Lanegan)
Heavy, noisy UK rock band Hey Colossus have announced a new double album called Dances/Curses, their 13th album and the first on bassist Joe Thompson’s new Wrong Speed Records label. “It’s 100% time for all bands to take control of their shit” Thompson says. “All the tools are there to do it yourself. Back your […]
Thunder Dreamer – "House And Garden"
Thunder Dreamer, the Indiana-based Band To Watch, have been all but silent since releasing their 2017 debut album Capture. And even though they’re back today to share new music, they’re remaining pretty quiet. “House And Garden,” the opening track from their Summer Sleeping EP, exists in that softly pretty Wild Pink/Real Estate zone, trading out […]
Hard Rock Supergroups Gone Is Gone & Killer Be Killed Share New Singles: Listen
Troy Sanders’ hard rock supergroup Gone Is Gone are back at it. Sanders, the Mastodon bassist and vocalist, leads Gone Is Gone, which also features Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, At The Drive-In drummer Tony Hajjar, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Zarin. Gone Is Gone released their self-titled debut EP in 2016, and […]
Stream Odd Future Co-Founder Vritra's Great New Album 'Sonar'
Under the name Pyramid Vritra, via his group the Jet Age of Tomorrow, Baton Rouge native Hal Williams was an original member of Odd Future, the outrageous and anarchic LA collective that launched the careers of Tyler, The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Syd, and more. Whether by choice or chance, Williams always existed on […]