Earlier this year, the Australian duo Peace Ritual came along and pretty much knocked me over with their single “Tears Of Joy.” Joel Martorana and Thomas Elliott, the two members of Peace Ritual, come from the Australian DIY punk scene, and they intended to start the group as a hardcore band. Instead, they ended up […]
Stream The Homeless Gospel Choir’s New Surprise Album Fourth Dimension Intervention
Pittsburgh rockers the Homeless Gospel Choir have surprise-released a whole new LP into the world. Fourth Dimension Intervention is the first Homeless Gospel Choir album to feature all five members and the first to be released on Don Giovanni. It splits the difference between snotty punk and heartland classic rock, with Derek Zanetti’s nasal narration […]
Pure Bathing Culture – “Nightswimming” (R.E.M. Cover)
We haven’t heard too much from ethereal dream-poppers Pure Bathing Culture since they covered the Blue Nile’s 1989 album Hats in 2020. Also in 2020 Portland’s Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman released an EP, Carrido. Well, today they’re back. For Bandcamp Friday, Pure Bathing Culture are sharing a diaphanous cover of R.E.M.’s Automatic For The […]
Cold Cave – “Godstar” (Psychic TV Cover)
Gothed-out synth-punkers Cold Cave seem to operate on their own timetable. We won’t hear from them for years, and then they’ll suddenly pop up with a bunch of new bangers. They seem to be entirely done with releasing full-length albums — it’s been more than a decade since Cherish The Light Years — but their […]
TOBACCO – “Bitch Ass Moon”
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from the psychedelic Pittsburgh experimentalists Black Moth Super Rainbow, but leader Tom Fec’s solo project TOBACCO still appears to be going strong. Last year, TOBACCO released the album Fucked Up Friends 3, the latest installment in a long-running series. Today, TOBACCO has also dropped a new track with […]
Freddie Gibbs – “Too Much” (Feat. Moneybagg Yo)
In recent months, most of the online chatter about Freddie Gibbs has centered on his bitter and slightly troubling feud with fellow rap great Benny The Butcher. That’s a shame. Gibbs and Benny are grown men who have basically the exact same fanbase and who are too good to let that kind of shit overshadow […]
Romeo Santos & Rosalía – “El Pañuelo”
Rosalía and bachata staple Romeo Santos have teamed up on a new collab called “El Pañuelo” — it’s featured on Santos’ just-released album Formula, Vol. 3, which is the third chapter in Santos’ Formula series. Santos actually launched his first Formula record all the way back in 2011 after leaving Bronx bachata group Aventura. After […]
Mary Lattimore – “The Last Roses”
Last we heard from harpist Mary Lattimore, she and quarantine buddy Paul Sukeena teamed up on this year’s West Kensington LP. Since then, she’s been on tour in Canada and the US, and she recently played Green Man Festival in Wales and La Route du Rock in France. Today, Lattimore posted on her Instagram that […]
Balming Tiger – “Sexy Nukim” (Feat. RM From BTS)
Ever since BTS announced they were taking a break back in June, the different members — RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook — have been steadily branching out. J-Hope released a solo album Jack In The Box in July, and V joined the docuseries In The Soop: Friendcation. Now, BTS leader RM has […]
Cakes Da Killa – “Svengali”
For well over a decade, the New Jersey rapper Cakes Da Killa has been making a sharp, expressive, outwardly queer form of club-rap. In the past few years, he’s been on a serious run, tapping into a deep and resonant hip-house sound on his two Muvaland EPs. This fall, Cakes will follow those EPs with […]