Some of the most iconic musicians in grunge history have gotten together to form a new band, and they’ve just released their debut album, without even so much as announcing the band’s existence ahead of time. The new supergroup 3rd Secret features Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, and Pearl Jam/Soundgarden drummer Matt […]
Panda Bear Shares Ambient Track Rejected By Calm App
Over the past few years, the relaxation app Calm has commissioned pieces from the likes of Keith Urban, Moses Sumney, Sam Smith, and Toro Y Moi to soundtrack their meditation exercises. Today, Panda Bear (aka Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox) shared a link on his mostly inactive Twitter account that points to a download of a […]
Stream The Twangy Austin Indie Band Good Looks’ Compelling Debut Album Bummer Year
Good Looks are one of those bands that blur the line between indie rock and alt-country, which means I am particularly susceptible to their charms, but please believe me when I say their debut album Bummer Year is impressive. If the sound of Wednesday covering Drive-By Truckers was appealing to you, this probably will be […]
Flock Of Dimes – “Go With Good”
Last month, Jenn Wasner announced a new collection of Flock Of Dimes tracks, Head Of Roses: Phantom Limb, which includes some demos, live performances, covers and new songs recorded around the time of last year’s full-length Head Of Roses. We’ve already heard “It Just Goes On” from it, and today Wasner is sharing another one […]
Kikagaku Moyo – “Cardboard Pile”
The Tokyo psychedelic voyagers and Guruguru Brain label masterminds Kikagaku Moyo are about to go on indefinite hiatus. But first, they’ll grace us with another platter of transcendent exploratory guitar jams and one last year of touring. The band’s fifth and final album Kumoyo Island is dropping in May, followed by several months of shows […]
Jockstrap – “Concrete Over Water”
The arty and ambitious London dance-pop duo Jockstrap has been on the come-up lately, and we posted their single “50/50” late last year. Today, they’ve followed that track with a vast, operatic new track called “Concrete Over Water.” The song is seven minutes long, and it vacillates back and forth between expansive-soundscape music and big, […]
Microwave – “Circling The Drain”
We haven’t heard from the 2016-vintage Band To Watch Microwave since 2019’s Death Is A Warm Blanket — until today! The Atlanta band is heading out on tour soon with Joyce Manor, The Story So Far, and Mom Jeans, and they have a new song to insert into their setlists. “Circling The Drain” — not […]
IDK & Kaytranada – “Taco”
Last year, Maryland rapper IDK released his sophomore album USEE4YOURSELF featuring guest spots from Offset, Young Thug, Lucky Daye, MF DOOM, and more. Today, IDK has released his first new music of 2022: a jazzy number produced with Kaytranada called “Taco,” which also has a black-and-white video. Referencing a bullet casing, “Taco” finds IDK spitting […]
Emma Ruth Rundle – “Imbolc Dawn Atop Ynys Wydryn. Ice Melts As The First Resplendent Rays Of Spring Pour Over The Horizon”
Emma Ruth Rundle has just been churning out music recently. In late 2020, she teamed with Thou for the great May Our Chambers Be Full. She returned late last year with her next solo album, Engine Of Hell, and just last month she released an EP called Orpheus Looking Back that corralled a few remaining […]
Stream Syd’s Lovely New Album Broken Hearts Club
It’s been five years since Syd, formerly of Odd Future and still of the Internet, released her debut album Fin. Today, she’s finally followed that LP with her new one Broken Hearts Club. Syd co-wrote and co-produced every song on the album, and she’s said that it charts a relationship from its euphoric beginning to […]