Last year’s Buds was another ridiculously solid release from the fuzzed-out Connecticut indie band Ovlov. Today that group’s singer and guitarist Steve Hartlett is back with a solo album that digs into the more experimental side of lo-fi indie rock. The eight-song collection is called 1/2; both the title and the cover art are a […]
Nine Of Swords – “THE PAVEMENT”
The Philly hardcore band Nine Of Swords announced BEYOND THE SWORDS, their first album in six years, by sharing its incendiary opener “WITH HELP.” Today they’re back with the album’s second track, an equally furious two-minute stomper called “THE PAVEMENT.” The song’s crushing power-chord riffage and rapid-fire drum action edge up against crossover thrash, but […]
Flying Lotus – “They Call Me Magic (Main Title Theme)”
For years now, FlyLo has been blending musical and visual endeavors. He made his directorial debut with Kuso back in 2017, and recently announced he was making a new movie called Ash. In the meantime, he also soundtracked the Netflix anime series Yasuke. Today, he’s back with some more score music. FlyLo has released “They […]
Stream Terror’s Brutally Satisfying New Album Pain Into Power
LA hardcore greats Terror are an institution within their genre. Very few hardcore bands last more than an album or two, but Terror have been around for decades, cranking out brutal and elemental stompers and never losing their focus or coasting on past glories. More than a decade ago, they called themselves the Keepers Of […]
Stream Malaysian Screamo Masters Piet Onthel’s Explosive s(EP)kitomanditlanjey EP
Piet Onthel’s ambo(l)enitaksu(p)odulu was one of the most searing, ferocious screamo albums of last year. Today the Malaysian freakout masters are back with a new EP called s(EP)kitomanditlanjey. Three of its five songs are over in a minute, and the others top out at two. That’s probably for the best because mainlining music this intense […]
Stream Sharon Van Etten’s New Album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
In presenting her first album since 2019’s Remind Me Tomorrow, Sharon Van Etten took an unusual approach. She released two singles before announcing the album, “Porta” and “Used To It,” but neither one is on the tracklist. Instead, the whole LP is debuting today as a complete document — 10 new SVE songs, unheard until […]
Warthog’s New Self-Titled EP Will Rip Your Face Off And Gargle Your Blood
New York punks Warthog have a mystique about them. Warthog make thundering, scabrous hardcore punk with metal majesty and basement intensity, and they’ve honed their attack to the point where they seem like they’re channeling mystical elements whenever they let loose. Warthog also go long stretches of time without releasing any new music, so whenever […]
Goon Cover Pixies, Guided By Voices, Illuminati Hotties & More On Abortion Rights Benefit EP Six Covers
Kenny Becker’s LA-based Goon released their Elliott Smith-esque Paint By Numbers, Vol. 1 EP in February with the promise of a second volume eventually. Before that happens, Goon are dropping a completely separate EP. In response to the Supreme Court’s imminent reversal of Roe v. Wade, the band has released their Six Covers EP for […]
Kathleen Hanna, Erica Dawn Lyle, & Vice Cooler – “Mirrorball”
Kathleen Hanna is on a new song — the Bikini Kill singer’s first in more than four years. “Mirrorball” was written by Bikini Kill’s Erica Dawn Lyle and Vice Cooler from the Raincoats, who have collaborated on a 16-track album: LAND ACT: Benefit For North East Farmers Of Color. In fact, Lyle and Cooler wrote […]
Eartheater – “Mitosis”
Alexandra Drewchin, the pop experimentalist who records as Eartheater, has been making big moves lately. Last year, she was in Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty fashion show. She’s also apparently got a Grimes collaboration that’s coming out at some point. Today, Eartheater has followed her 2021 single “Scripture” with a new one called “Mitosis.” “Mitosis” is […]