On Friday, Angel Olsen released her excellent new album Big Time. Wilco’s new album Cruel Country also came out recently — just last month — so it’s a nice cross-promotional move to see Jeff Tweedy covering Olsen’s title track. Sharing the cover via a post on his Substack, Tweedy wrote: “Here’s a song I learned […]
Christian Nodal Releases J Balvin Diss Track After Instagram Feud
Mexican singer Christian Nodal has shared a diss track aimed at J Balvin called “Girasol.” He raps: “I’m going to make you cry… I don’t want to laugh with you, I’m going to laugh at you. You’re a joke, every time you try to sing, every time you time to rap, every time you try […]
Ohyda – “Kompführer” & “Jeszcze Tańszego Człowieka (Potrzebujemy)”
The Lublin, Poland band Ohyda have a ragged, feral sound — not quite blackened crust, but gruesome and noisy all the same, with drums that sometimes cross over into outright dance-punk. This stuff is dark and wild and exceedingly angry (at Polish right-wingers, specifically). Ohyda’s upcoming album has a mouthful of a title — Pan […]
Life’s Question – “Mellow My Mind”
Chicago hardcore face-stompers Life’s Question have been around for a few years, and they’ve already built up a fearsome reputation within the genre, but they haven’t released a full-length yet. That’s about to change. Later this summer, Life’s Question will release their debut album World Full Of…. The band previewed the album back in December […]
Cults – “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)” (Frankie Valli Cover)
Cults have a new song from the soundtrack for the audio-only post-apocalyptic vampire drama Impact Winter, an Audible original that apparently is not related to the video game of the same name. The song is a cover of “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore),” a song originally cut by Frankie Valli in 1965, made famous […]
Stream Terminal Nation & Kruelty’s Insanely Heavy Split EP The Ruination Of Imperialism
You wouldn’t necessarily expect a band from Arkansas to have much in common with one from Tokyo, but apparently thundering riffage is a universal language. Arkansas’ Terminal Nation and Tokyo’s Kruelty are among the heaviest bands on the planet, and they both stomp around on the porous border between hardcore and death metal. They’ve just […]
Stream Australian Screamo Shit-Rippers Gil Cerrone’s Intense New EP Coronach
Gil Cerrone are a screamo quintet from Melbourne whose spin on the genre’s flip-the-fuck-out tendencies errs on the long and ambitious side. Coronach, their new EP, is bookended by a pair of six-minute songs that extend and expand well beyond their initial impact. Half the time Gil Cerrone sound more like “post-hardcore” than “screamo” if […]
Stream SUSS’ Surprise New Heat Haze EP
Last year, the ambient country group SUSS released a new EP called Night Suite, kicking off a new era after the 2020 album Promise. Today, they’re back with a surprise followup called Heat Haze, billed as the first in a series of 2022 releases. Here’s what each member had to say about the EP: After […]
Polo G – “Distraction”
Last year, the reliably excellent Chicago sing-rapper Polo G released a great album and topped the Billboard Hot 100. He also got arrested for carrying a concealed weapon in Los Angeles, which means he’s now facing a felony charge. That last event figures heavily into Polo’s new single “Distraction,” which Polo just released today. Polo […]
Stream Angel Du$t Frontman Justice Tripp’s Solo Debut As Cold Mega
Within the world of hardcore, Justice Tripp is a legend for his time fronting the truly great Baltimore band Trapped Under Ice. More recently, Tripp has also made a bunch of records as the leader of Angel Du$t, which started out as something resembling a hardcore band but which has evolved in some cool, weird […]