The other day, I was driving into Richmond for a show, and I noticed a big billboard hanging over Route 64. It was a picture of Mutant Academy, the great local indie-rap collective, and it said something like “Mutant Academy welcomes you to Richmond.” This was one of those digital billboards that keeps changing, and […]
World News – “Don’t Ever Meet Your Hero”
The truism about not meeting your heroes is an old one, and it’s unfortunately right pretty often. I’ve met a bunch of the people that I grew up admiring, and most of them have turned out to be lovely people, at least in my experience. The ones that turn out shitty, though? Those ones stick […]
Stream James Blackshaw’s First New Album In Almost A Decade
The English acoustic-guitar virtuoso James Blackshaw has been through some things since the release of his last album, 2015’s Summoning Suns. In 2016, Blackshaw announced that he was leaving his music career behind, citing how difficult it’s become to make a living. He moved instead into the restaurant world, which honestly doesn’t seem that much […]
Geologist & D.S. – “Route 9 Falls”
Old friends Brian Weitz (aka Geologist from Animal Collective) and Doug Shaw (aka D.S. of Highlife, Gang Gang Dance, and White Magic) have teamed up on a new LP. A Shaw Deal is coming in January via Drag City, and its transcendently pretty opening track “Route 9 Falls” is out now. The album’s origin story: […]
Angel Olsen Announces New Compilation & Covers Project Cosmic Waves Volume 1
Back in 2021, the great Angel Olsen released a lark of an EP called Aisles. On that record, Olsen covered a bunch of instantly recognizable ’80s pop classics. Since then, Olsen has made a lot of other stuff, including her countrified album Big Time and a whole lot of guest appearances. Now, Olsen is covering […]
Superheaven Share First New Song In Nine Years “Long Gone”
Superheaven haven’t released music since their 2015 emo-grunge classic Ours Is Chrome, yet, thanks to TikTok, they’ve never had as many fans as they do now. The elusive PA group recently blew up with their song “Youngest Daughter” from their revered 2013 debut Jar, and it got so big it was sampled by Yeat. Now, […]
The Tubs Announce First North American Tour
It’s time for America to bathe in the UK’s finest depressive jangle. The Tubs, who recently announced new album Cotton Crown, have today revealed their first-ever North American tour dates. We’ll have to wait a while, but I assume it will be worth it. In May in June, the band will traverse the US (with […]
Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago Not Returning In 2025
One of the best music festivals in the world has ceased to exist. Pitchfork Music Festival announced today that its flagship Chicago event will not return for 2025, ending a two-decade run that brought some of the greatest artists in the world to Union Park. “As the music festival landscape continues to evolve rapidly, we […]
New Go-Betweens Box Set Comes With Previously Unreleased Songs And A Random Book Once Owned By Grant McLennan
Just over a decade ago, Domino announced the release of G Stands For Go-Betweens Volume 1, a box set commemorating the earlier releases of Australian jangle-pop duo the Go-Betweens. Volume 2 arrived in 2019, chronicling their output in the latter half of the ’80s. Now, another five years later, Domino has announced G Stands For […]
Threshold – “Baby”
About a year ago, the New York-based indie pop band Strange Ranger announced their breakup. Soon afterward, the band’s co-founder Isaac Eiger started releasing solo music under the name Threshold. We’ve posted his songs “Dream All Night” and “Century,” and now he’s also shared a short and spare piano-ballad called “Baby.” I have been told […]