At the end of June we learned Philly indie-rock combo Corey Flood would soon release their debut album Hanging Garden. It’s set to drop next week, and now we get another preview beyond “Heaven Or” and “Honey.” It’s a rolling post-punk track called “Down The Hill” that reminds me of Sonic Youth and lends the […]
Clipping Announce New Album 'Visions Of Bodies Being Burned', Share Single "Say The Name": Listen
Last year, Clipping, the experimental rap trio led by the extremely talented human being Daveed Diggs, released the album There Existed An Addiction To Blood — a full-length salute to both horror cinema and to the horrorcore rap music of the ’90s. Today, they announce the sequel. This fall, just before what’s sure to be […]
Disclosure – “Birthday” (Feat. Kehlani & Syd)
This Friday, the hitmaking production duo Disclosure are coming out with their new album ENERGY. The new LP is the follow-up to 2015’s Caracal, and it’s only the third proper album from Howard and Guy Lawrence, the UK brothers who have always been comfortable at the intersection of dance, pop, and R&B. The new album […]
The HIRS Collective & Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster Cover Garbage's "Sleep" & "Push It": Listen
The Philadelphia-based group known as the HIRS Collective make frantic, intense, chaotic hardcore, and they do it from a ferociously pro-queer and trans perspective. Two years ago, the band followed up a string of 7″ singles and cassettes with their debut album Friends. Lovers. Favorites. It featured guest appearances from luminaries like Against Me!’s Laura […]
The Ophelias' 'For Luck' EP Has New Songs, A Quarantine Remake, And A Joni Mitchell Cover
Cincinnati quartet the Ophelias are back today with the follow-up to their Yoni Wolf-produced 2018 debut album Almost. It’s a four-song EP called For Luck that continues to add wrinkles to the band’s artful, string-laden indie-pop sound. The tracklist contains two completely new songs, the grungy dream-pop opener “Grand Canyon” and a wistful float called […]
Laura Veirs – “Turquoise Walls”
This fall, the singer-songwriter Laura Veirs, Stereogum’s first-ever Artist To Watch, is coming out with My Echo, her album about her divorce from her ex-husband, the producer Tucker Martine. The album features appearances from people like Jim James, Bill Frisell, Karl Blau, and M. Ward, and we’ve already posted the early track “Burn Too Bright,” […]
Ela Minus – "el cielo no es de nadie"
Over the last couple months, the electronic artist Ela Minus has released some pretty great songs. First was “they told us it was hard, but they were wrong.” and then there was “megapunk.” Now, she’s officially announced her debut album and shared another new track. Minus’ album Acts Of Rebellion will be out in late […]
Tim Heidecker – “Nothing” (Feat. Weyes Blood)
Tim Heidecker, the actor and comedian best known as one half of Tim & Eric, has lately been using his spare time to make ’70s-style singer-songwriter records. Next month, Heidecker will release Fear Of Death, a new album that he recorded with an all-star band of contributors, including Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering, Drew Erickson, the […]
Yo La Tengo – "Wasn't Born To Follow" (The Byrds Cover)
Last month, Yo La Tengo released a song a day for a week, culminating in an ambient instrumental EP called We Have Amnesia Sometimes. Today, the group is announcing another new EP, Sleepless Night, which will find them revisiting one of their favorite pastimes: covers. The Sleepless Night EP will feature five covers — of […]
Ziemba – "Harbor Me"
Next month, the El Paso-based musician René Kladzyk is putting out a new album as Ziemba called True Romantic. We highlighted two of its tracks a few weeks back, and today Kladzyk is releasing a new single from it, “Harbor Me,” a busy and frenetic shuffle that has a mournful quality to it, with Kladzyk […]