The Irish group Gilla Band, formerly known as Girl Band, have announced a new album, Most Normal, the follow-up to their 2019 album The Talkies. They’re introducing it with the propulsive “Eight Fivers,” which is built around the scowling refrain: “I spent all my money on shit clothes.” “‘Eight Fivers’ is about being out of […]
Courtney Marie Andrews – “Loose Future”
Later this year, the veteran Americana singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews will release her new album Loose Future. Andrews co-produced the new LP with Big Thief collaborator Sam Evian, and the album’s supporting cast includes Grizzly Bear’s Chris Bear on drums and Bonny Light Horseman’s Josh Kaufman on multiple instruments. We’ve already posted first single “Satellite,” […]
Rico Nasty – “Skullflower”
Rico Nasty is circling around the release of a new project called Las Ruinas — it’s scheduled to come out next week (7/22), and it’ll feature some of the loosies she’s dropped since the release of 2020’s Nightmare Vacation, including “Vaderz,” “Intrusive,” and “Black Punk.” She recently shared another new single called “Skullflower,” a fizzy […]
Disco Doom – “Rogue Wave”
It’s been eight years since Anita Rufer and Gabriele De Mario released a new album as Disco Doom. Numerals came out in 2014, and a couple years later the pair put out an excellent album as J&L Defer. But the Switzerland-based band is finally back. They’re releasing a new album called Mt. Surreal in the […]
Indigo Sparke – “Pressure In My Chest” (Prod. Aaron Dessner)
In 2020, the Australian-born folk musician Indigo Sparke released her debut album Echo, which was co-produced by Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker. For her sophomore LP, Sparke has recruited another big-name producer to work with her: Aaron Dessner. “I just had a really strong intuitive gut feeling that I would do this album with Aaron,” Sparke […]
Amanda Shires – “Empty Cups” (Feat. Maren Morris & Jason Isbell)
Next month, the great country-rock singer-songwriter Amanda Shires will release her new solo album Take It Like A Man. Shires spends a lot of time in other projects — in the 400 Unit with her husband Jason Isbell and in Americana supergroup the Highwomen — and many of her collaborators are here to help out […]
Mykki Blanco – “French Lessons” (Feat. Kelsey Lu)
Mykki Blanco has announced a new album, Stay Close To Music, the follow-up to last year’s Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep. The songs on it were made during the same recording sessions as Blanco’s last one — those took place in a whole lot of places (Lisbon, Paris, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles) and […]
Black Midi – “Sugar/Tzu”
This week, UK weirdos Black Midi are releasing a new album, Hellfire, their follow-up to last year’s Cavalcade. They’ve shared a pair of singles from it so far, “Welcome To Hell” and “Eat Men Eat,” and today they’re back with one last one, “Sugar/Tzu,” a characteristically chaotic collision of jazz and rock that comes with […]
Interpol – “Gran Hotel”
This week Interpol are releasing their long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Marauder. The Other Side Of Make-Believe is out on Friday, and already we’ve heard singles “Toni,” “Something Changed,” “Fables.” Also this week, Interpol are launching “Big Shot City” a global exhibition and pop-up shop in collaboration with photographer Atiba Jefferson and Brain Dead Clothing; it’s […]
Doll Spirit Vessel – “Something Small”
Doll Spirit Vessel are a trio based out of Philadelphia that’s led by Kati Malison. They’ve been around for a few years — and recently opened for fellow Philly residents Sadurn on tour — and they’re releasing their debut album, What Says, in about a month’s time. They make languid, prickly rock music with dense […]