Indie rock lifer Ted Leo hasn’t released a new album since The Hanged Man in 2017, but he’s been getting busy on Bandcamp lately. Just in the past month, Leo has covered Stereolab’s “Ping Pong” and contributed the new track “The Clearing Of The Land” to a benefit compilation. Today, for Bandcamp Friday, Leo has […]
Willie Nelson – “Tower Of Song” (Leonard Cohen Cover)
Back in February, Willie Nelson announced he’d be releasing a new album, A Beautiful Time, on his 89th birthday. So far we’ve heard a couple songs from it, including “I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die” and “Energy Follows Thought.” Today, he’s back with another. One of the things that stuck out upon A […]
Stream J. Cole’s New Dreamville Project D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
Last year, Tyler, The Creator released his album Call Me If You Got Lost, and he figured out a smart way to evoke a particular kind of ’00s rap-mixtape nostalgia: He brought in DJ Drama. Drama, whose Gangsta Grillz mixtape series was required listening for everyone who loved rap music in that crucial mixtape era, […]
Stream Singapore Emo Band Forests’ Raucous New Album Get In Losers, We’re Going To Eternal Damnation
Forests are a reminder that emo can be party music. The ridiculously fun Singapore-based trio deals in hooky, high-energy, riff-heavy rock songs built for shouting along at egregious volumes. Yet there’s also a metaphysical streak intermingled with the rowdy camaraderie, as observed through Forests’ album titles. Today they’re following up 2019’s Spending Eternity In A […]
Wilco & Neal Francis Selling New Version Of “Theologians” For One Day Only
“Theologians” is one of the finest songs on one of Wilco’s finest albums, 2004’s mindfucked, somberly rambunctious A Ghost Is Born. The original song is an easy-riding choogle steeped in quotations from Jesus Christ’s Farewell Discourse and visions of cherry ghosts, built around the phrase “Theologians, they don’t know nothin’ about my soul.” At Wilco’s […]
Screaming Females – “On My Radio” (The Selecter Cover)
Ahead of their 2022 spring tour, which kicks off next month in New Haven, Connecticut, Screaming Females have shared a cover of the Selecter’s 1979 ska classic “On My Radio.” According to the band, their cover is part of a special-edition release of the post-apocalyptic comic What’s the Furthest Place From Here?. Here’s what group […]
Stream Duster’s Surprise New Album Together
Your favorite indie band’s favorite indie band, aka Duster aka the San Jose space-rock trio of Clay Parton, Canaan Dove Amber, and Jason Albertini have surprise-dropped a new album called Together. It’s out officially on streaming services at midnight, but the band released it early on YouTube with each track getting an accompanying video. Duster’s […]
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
As you might have heard, former One Direction member Harry Styles announced his third solo album, Harry’s House, last week. Following 2019’s Fine Line, which was arguably best known for its innuendo-filled single “Watermelon Sugar,” Harry’s House will be out May 20 and got a 40-second trailer and retro-couch album cover. Now, Harry has shared […]
Flume – “Sirens” (Feat. Caroline Polachek)
Last month, Australian producer Flume announced a new album called Palaces coming in May featuring guest spots from MAY-A, Damon Albarn, Caroline Polachek, Oklou, Kučka, and Vergen Maria. We’ve already heard lead single “Say Nothing” featuring MAY-A, and now Flume is sharing “Sirens” featuring Polachek. It’s also co-written and produced with Danny L Harle. “Caroline […]
Carlos D Previews First Music Since Leaving Interpol, A New Age Album About Water
Interpol founding bassist Carlos Dengler, aka Carlos D, left the band after the completion of their 2010 self-titled album. A few years later he was trying to make it as an actor, though within less than a month he was doing a guest stint in the 8G Band on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Now […]