It is, of course, not uncommon for musicians to cover each other. It’s perhaps a bit more unexpected when established indie musicians go and form a full-blown cover band. That is, however, what has happened with Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal. As you might be able to tell from the name, it’s not exactly your […]
Stream The Paul Institute's 'Summer 2020' EP
The Paul Institute, the musical project spearheaded by brothers Jai and A.K. Paul, has released a new batch of recordings today. Dubbed the Summer 2020 EP, it’s more of a mixtape featuring a range of Paul affiliates. It’s not the massive outpouring Paul fans have been hoping for since Jai made his comeback last year, […]
Young Jesus – "Magicians"
Two years ago, we named Young Jesus a Band To Watch on the strength of their album The Whole Thing Is Just There. So it was exciting news when, last month, the group announced a followup, Welcome To Conceptual Beach. Along the way, the band has shared “Root And Crown” and “(un)knowing.” Now that the […]
Stream Emily Yacina's 'Chances' EP
Late last year, Emily Yacina released a great new album called Remember The Silver — we talked to her about it before it came out — and last week (while I was on vacation, oops!) she put out a small collection of self-described “scribbles” called Chances that includes four new songs. Like most of what […]
Stream Whitest Boy Alive Members' Album 'Quarantine At El Ganzo'
Last year, the German/Norwegian group the Whitest Boy Alive reunited following their break-up in 2014. In March, they put out a new song called “Serious” and they were scheduled to play a handful of festivals this year. Obviously that is no longer happening, but before the pandemic caused shutdowns worldwide, the band’s members landed in […]
Ryan Pollie Announces New Side Project Total Revenge: Hear "The Fair"
Last year, the Los Angeles musician Ryan Pollie put out a new album under his own name. Today, he’s revealing a new side project called Total Revenge. The project’s debut album, which Pollie recorded himself on a four-track, is out next month, and he’s introducing it with lead single “The Fair.” It’s sloppy and compressed […]
Big Joanie – "Cranes In The Sky" (Solange Cover)
A couple years ago, the British trio Big Joanie released their debut album, Sistahs, a formidable and impressive album that came about after a few years of the band gestating in the underground. They’re working on their follow-up to it now — set to come out on the punk institution Kill Rock Stars — but […]
ANOHNI – “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (Bob Dylan Cover)
ANOHNI hasn’t released a full-length album since 2016’s Hopelessness, but there’s been other music since then: The 2017 EP Paradise, the odd one-off single. And today, ANOHNI has announced and released a new 7″ single, which features covers of two different legends’ songs. One of those covers is new. It’s a take on Bob Dylan’s […]
Hear Andy Shauf Cover Bruce Springsteen During A Robot Battle On Virtual Talk Show 'The Polar Express'
Back in January, Andy Shauf released his great new album The Neon Skyline. We named it Album Of The Week and it made our list of the best albums of 2020 so far. And since then, Shauf’s kept little bits of new music coming, a couple last words from the world of Neon Skyline. Starting […]
Hear Bill Callahan's New Version Of Smog's Classic "Let's Move To The Country"
Smog’s 1999 masterwork Knock Knock — which turned 20 years old last year and happens to be this week’s Sunday Review over at Pitchfork — begins with a spare, tense, flickering ballad called “Let’s Move To The Country,” presumably inspired by Bill Callahan’s residence in a South Carolina farmhouse with Cat Power’s Chan Marshall, a […]