90 Day Men, the St. Louis-founded, Chicago-rooted post-hardcore experimentalists, became the latest underground treasures to be commemorated by archival/reissue label Numero Group this year with the January box set We Blame Chicago. Now, like many of their fellow Numero affiliates, they’re returning to the stage as well. The band has announced a pair of hometown […]
Jodeci Member Added As Co-Defendant In Diddy Sexual Assault Lawsuit
In November, Sean “Diddy” Combs was sued for allegedly raping Liza Gardner with singer-songwriter Aaron Hall when she was 16 in 1990. The lawsuit has now added Jodeci member DeVanté Swing as a co-defendant. An amended complaint filed by Gardner and obtained by Rolling Stone alleges Swing, born Donald DeGrate, was present during the assault. […]
The Cure – “A Fragile Thing”
We are so, so close to the release of Songs Of A Lost World, the first new album from the Cure since 2008. The legendary band already shared the LP’s genuinely stunning opening track “Alone,” and they’ve teased the new tracks “Endsong” and “A Fragile Thing,” but those teasers were frustratingly short. Today, we get […]
Green Day Reissuing Dookie On Toothbrush, Floppy Disk, Teddy Ruxpin, And Other Inconvenient Formats
Some say Dookie is among the best albums in pop-punk history, but after 30 years, I sure wish I could spice things up a bit. I want to hear the anthemic vocal harmonies of “Welcome To Paradise” compressed into a tinny 8-bit jingle. I want to dust off my old precarious phonograph just to hear […]
Obongjayar – “Just My Luck” & “Tomorrow Man”
The Nigerian-born, London-based artist Obongjayar has collaborated with people like Fred again.. and Little Simz, and he’s released recent singles like “Just Cool” and “Who Let Him In.” Today, he’s got two new tracks — one slinky pop jam with a fun video and one beat-centric B-side. The proper single is “Just My Luck,” a […]
Lily Seabird – “Fuckhead”
Vermont indie-folk singer-songwriter Lily Seabird caught some critical buzz for Alas, the album she released back in January. (FYI, it’s one of those albums where the comma is part of the title.) Alas, also caught the attention of Philly’s Lame-O Records, which will reissue the album in November, pressing it to vinyl for the first […]
Her New Knife – “purepurepure”
Her New Knife are a quartet out of Philadelphia who make noise rock in the vein of julie or They Are Gutting A Body Of Water; incidentally, they’ll be on tour with both of those bands this fall. Her New Knife have a new EP coming out later this month called chrome is lullaby, but […]
Album Of The Week: Chat Pile Cool World
Life on Earth is bleak. You may be lucky enough to be shielded from it, for now, but incredible suffering is all around you, and it’s coming for you someday too. You will die. Everyone you love will die. If you’re lucky, your own demise will happen quickly, but more likely your personal wellbeing will […]
Maggie Rogers – “In The Living Room”
Earlier this year, Maggie Rogers released her third studio album Don’t Forget Me. Today, the singer-songwriter is back with a new song titled “In The Living Room.” “I wrote ‘In The Living Room’ in March 2023, a few months after writing Don’t Forget Me,” Rogers said. “My co-writer/co-producer, Ian Fitchuk, and I were back in […]
Scowl Sign To Dead Oceans, Share New Song “Special”
Last year, Scowl unleashed Psychic Dance Routine, one of the best EPs of 2023. The hardcore favorites are back today with a new song called “Special,” along with the announcement of their signing to Dead Oceans. “Originally [guitarist] Malachi [Greene] sent in the demo while we were touring the UK,” vocalist Kat Moss explains. “Cole […]