In a few weeks, Osees — the bugged-out psychedelic garage-punk band variously known as Thee Oh Sees and Oh Sees — will release a new album called Protean Threat. Frontman John Dwyer remains relentlessly prolific, even during a pandemic, and we posted video of the band ripping through songs from the new album in an […]
Shygirl – "FREAK"
So far this year, the London artist Shygirl has popped up in relation to some other notable people. She’s on the Arca album, the Georgia album (albeit with a track that’s a couple years old), and SOPHIE played a new collaboration with her in a recent DJ set. On her own, she put out a […]
Wilco Announce 'Summerteeth' Deluxe Reissue With Previously Unreleased Material
Wilco are releasing a deluxe reissue of their 1999 album Summerteeth, a key entry in the string of masterpieces that cemented them as one of the greatest bands in American history. The ornately poppy and darkly depressive collection is getting the elaborate treatment it deserves, with 4xCD and 5xLP versions containing lots of previously unreleased […]
Hundredth Announce New Synthpop Album 'Somewhere Nowhere', Share New Single "Bottle It Up": Listen
The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina trio Hundredth started out making intense melodic hardcore a decade ago. In the years since then, they’ve been doing everything in their power to evolve. On their last album, 2017’s great RARE, the band took on a pronounced shoegaze influence, marrying big melodies to vast, crashing sounds. In the singles […]
Colin Meloy – "Slint, Spiderland"
The Decemberists leader Colin Meloy has released a lovely new song called “Slint, Spiderland.” He wrote it for the Morning Edition Song Project, for which NPR is asking musicians “to capture life in the era of COVID-19 by writing an original song that describes this turbulent moment.” Meloy’s song, an acoustic ballad that reminds me […]
Touché Amoré – “I’ll Be Your Host”
Next month, the great Los Angeles post-hardcore band Touché Amoré will return with their new album Lament. The new LP is the follow-up to 2016’s Stage Four, the album where frontman Jeremy Bolm got deep and intense about watching his mother die of cancer. That album just crushes, and it’s a hard act to follow. […]
Adrianne Lenker – "anything"
Adrianne Lenker quarantine album(s) incoming! Lenker, the singer-guitarist from Big Thief, is one of those artists for whom holing up in a cabin to make a solo album while the world is on lockdown makes perfect sense. Turns out Lenker made not one but two LPs during her stint at a rented home in the […]
Hear Thurston Moore's New 12-Minute Epic "Siren"
Thurston Moore is back this year in a big way. Back in the spring, the former Sonic Youth member shared several old outtakes and rarities, and he recently covered “Another Day” for a Galaxie 500 tribute series. In between, Thurston Moore Group began rolling out singles from a new album called By The Fire. Today […]
Hot Chip – "Candy Says" (Velvet Underground Cover)
The latest installment of the artist-curated Late Night Tales compilation series is on its way, and it’s coming from Hot Chip. The mix features a whole bunch of artists, and it also includes four new recordings from Hot Chip: three original songs, and a cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Candy Says.” Last year’s A Bath […]
The Goodbye Party – "December Boys"
Last month, Michael Cantor announced a new album from his power-pop project the Goodbye Party. Beautiful Motors will be the first album under the moniker in six years and it features a host of Philly indie musicians as contributors, including Yowler’s Maryn Jones and Radiator Hospital’s Sam Cook-Parrot. Along with the announcement, Cantor shared a […]