Kevin Morby launched a Substack newsletter when he released his most recent single “Rock Bottom” last week. For his 34th birthday yesterday, he shared a cover of the Replacements’ “Swingin Party” that he recorded on his phone in between doing press interviews for his upcoming new album This Is A Photograph. “I found myself fiddling […]
Hear New The Smile & Thom Yorke Songs Debuted On Peaky Blinders
Another new Smile song has made it out into the world. Kicking things off in January, the Smile have already given us “You Will Never Work In Television Again,” “The Smoke,” and “Skirting On The Surface.” All have ranked amongst our favorite songs in their respective weeks. Today they’ve unveiled another one via Peaky Blinders. […]
Stream Tree River’s Monstrously Catchy Emo Outpouring Time Being
Brooklyn’s Tree River play a poppy, expansive brand of emo that incorporates everything from rip-roaring pop-punk to twee blog-rock revivalism to twinkly, soaring TWIABP-style epics to late-’90s post-grunge radio hits to bold, breathy dream-pop. Time Being, their new album out today, is produced by Kevin Dye of gates and includes a guest feature from Say […]
Municipal Waste – “Grave Dive”
Take a celebratory Scrooge McDuck-style headfirst leap into the garbage pile because Richmond crossover thrash legends Municipal Waste have announced a new album today. Actually, maybe you should jump into a six-foot hole in the cemetery instead, seeing as their new song out today is called “Grave Dive.” The new album, Electrified Brain, is Municipal […]
Ezra Cohen’s Country-Tinged Pop-Rock Album The Sweet Million Is Some Tasty Meat And Potatoes
Ezra Cohen is a singer-songwriter out of Dover, New Hampshire, and his debut album The Sweet Million is out today. Although Cohen was previously a member of the DIY pop-punk band Notches, his solo LP is full of tasteful and well-crafted pop-rock songs seasoned with subtle country touches, like the pedal steel that floats through […]
Alanis Morissette Sings An Orchestral “You Oughta Know” For Bridgerton
I’m here to remind you that “You Oughta Know,” the fiery lead single from Alanis Morissette’s 1995 blockbuster Jagged Little Pill, is one of the greatest rock songs of the 1990s. But far be it from me to insist the song be confined to its original form. The hit Netflix drama Bridgerton, which is set […]
Gucci Mane – “Blood All On It” (Feat. Young Dolph & Key Glock)
Last year, the great Memphis rapper Young Dolph was murdered at the age of 36; it’s an incalculable loss for rap music. There haven’t been a lot of saccharine Dolph tributes, possibly because Dolph was never a saccharine rapper. Instead, Dolph tributes have generally taken the form of tracks like “Long Live Dolph,” a song […]
David Nance Transforms The Classics On His Restless, Roughshod, Rambunctious New Album Wet Candles
The Omaha rocker and Artist To Watch David Nance is prolific, and he’s not wasting any time getting his newest project out. Nance recorded Wet Candles, his new surprise album out today, throughout March of this year. Now, on the first day of April, it’s available on Bandcamp to purchase and stream. Think of it […]
The Hazmats – “Empty Rooms”
The UK has give us some of the best punk and hardcore we’ve heard in recent years. Interconnected bands like Chubby And The Gang, Big Cheese, and Game have been making fun, explosive records that all have different sounds and personalities. Members of all three of those bands have formed a new group called the […]
Stream Baltimore Screamo Trio Yume’s Lovely, Intense New EP Ambitious Cards
The Baltimore trio Yume has a unique take on screamo. Yume are really into melody, and their records often drift off into pretty, spindly indie rock meditations. They also play around with time signatures, sometimes lurching unpredictably. But when it’s time to mash down on the gas and roar, Yume can absolutely do that. Yume […]