The last we heard from Marika Hackman was just over a year ago, with her great album Any Human Friend. Now she’s back with a covers album, the result of work she embarked upon during the extended quarantine earlier this year. It’s called, appropriately, Covers, and Hackman recorded it between her home and her parents’ […]
Future Islands – "Moonlight"
Next month, Future Islands are releasing a new album, As Long As You Are, their follow-up to 2017’s The Far Field. We’ve heard the Jenn Wasner-featuring “For Sure” and “Thrill” from it so far, and today the Baltimore band are sharing another one, “Moonlight,” a low-key and emotional shimmer that reflects on a relationship at […]
slowthai – "Feel Away" (Feat. James Blake & Mount Kimbie)
Last year, the British rapper slowthai released his debut album Nothing Great About Britain, and he became a star pretty much right away. The album was acclaimed, and earned him a nomination for a Mercury Prize. This year, slowthai has been popping up just about everywhere — with Gorillaz, trying to get himself cancelled at […]
Jeff Rosenstock Shares New Songs On '2020 DUMP' Collection
A few months ago, Jeff Rosenstock surprise released a whole new album, NO DREAM — one of the best albums of 2020 so far — and he’s not done yet. Rosenstock has just uploaded a handful of new songs to his Bandcamp in a collection called 2020 DUMP, which he says will be updated with […]
Death Valley Girls – "Under The Spell Of Joy"
We’ve been enjoying the lead-up to Death Valley Girls’ new album Under The Spell Of Joy, which so far has constituted a pair of great psychedelic garage rock tracks called “The Universe” and “Hold My Hand.” Today we hear the title track, which makes ample use of the children’s choir Death Valley Girls deploy throughout […]
SALEM – "CAPULETS"
For a few years now, witch house connoisseurs SALEM have been teasing a return. As far back as 2016, they were talking about new music that they were working on, and in 2018 they launched a fashion collaboration with Supreme. Back in May, they emerged with a new 40-minute mix for NTS Radio called Stay […]
Thou – “Them Bones” (Alice In Chains Cover)
Right now, the Louisiana sludge overlords Thou are on a crazy run. Right now, Thou are getting ready to release May Our Chambers Be Full, a collaborative album with Emma Ruth Rundle. Judging by first single “Ancestral Recall,” this thing should absolutely rule. And Thou have also remained busy covering other people’s music. Thus far […]
Stream Militarie Gun’s Ferocious, Hugely Impressive Debut EP My Life Is Over
Ian Shelton, it would seem, has taken the pandemic as a challenge. The Seattle-born and LA-based Shelton is one of the most creative people currently working within the hardcore world. He’s a part-time member of Self Defense Family, and he’s also the mastermind behind the powerviolence squad Regional Justice Center. Regional Justice Center had to […]
Told Slant – "Family Still" & "No Backpack"
It’s been over four years since the last Told Slant album, Going By, but today Felix Walworth is announcing the project’s new album, which is called Point The Flashlight And Walk and will be out in November. We’re getting two songs from it to start, “Family Still” and “No Backpack.” The former is hypnotic and […]
Rapper Elucid & Producer The Lasso Form New Group Small Bills, Announce Debut Album 'Don't Play It Straight', Share Fielded Collab "Safehouse": Listen
The New York rapper and producer Elucid is a restless soul who always seems to be looking for new ways to push his voice in different directions. Along with billy woods, Elucid is half of the jagged, expressionist duo Armand Hammer, whose new album Shrines is among the best of 2020. On his own, Elucid […]