Next month, the NYC-via-Rochester band Taking Meds will release Dial M For Meds, the new album that they recorded with Converge’s Kurt Ballou. Taking Meds’ style is a gruff, passionate take on pop-punk, and we’ve already posted the impressive early singles “Memory Lane” and “Outside.” Today, they’ve shared the new track “Life Support,” which frontman […]
Ashley McBryde – “Cool Little Bars”
Last year, the great country star Ashley McBryde got together with a bunch of her country-industry peers on Lindeville, a concept album about the lives of people in a fictional small town. It was one of my favorite records of the year, and it really showed what McBryde is capable of. Next month, she’ll follow […]
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – “Inwards” (Big Country Cover) & “The Clearing Of The Land”
Lately, rather than releasing full-length albums, Ted Leo has been posting music to Bandcamp in small batches. Mostly these have taken the form of monthly EPs. The August edition is just two tracks long, but both of them are quite nice. The A-side to this exercise is a cover of Big Country’s “Inwards,” which brims […]
Meet Me @ The Altar – “Take Me Away” (Freaky Friday Cover)
Just a couple of weeks ago, Meet Me @ The Altar announced the deluxe version of their studio debut album, Past // Present // Future, which is out in September and features four new tracks. We’ve already written about one of those new additions, “Give It Up,” and today the band are sharing a cover […]
Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”
We are currently in the midst of a new Doja Cat era, for better or for worse. In June, Doja released “Attention,” likely the first crumb in a trail leading to a follow-up to 2021’s Planet Her. She’s headed out on her Scarlet Tour starting in late October. Plus, she’s set to headline (and bring […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Sues Placebo’s Brian Molko For Calling Her “Racist” & “Fascist”
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sued Placebo’s Brian Molko for defamation following a performance at last month’s Sonic Park Stupinigi festival outside Turin, where the frontman called Meloni “racist,” “fascist,” and a “piece of shit.” According to the Daily Beast and Politico, local authorities reported Molko after finding clips of the performance on social […]
Jorja Smith – “GO GO GO”
The soulful and low-key chameleonic UK pop singer Jorja Smith has been ramping up to a new album this year. She released the stellar singles “Try Me” and “Little Things” back in the spring, and she’s since announced that new LP Falling Or Flying will be out at the end of September. Today we get […]
Muncie Girls Break Up
Muncie Girls are breaking up. The Exeter band announced the news on social media today, writing: “We started this band when we were 17 and the biggest goal we could muster up was to release a 7” single. We ended up doing more things and going to more places than we could ever have imagined.” […]
Stormzy – “Angel In The Marble”
Stormzy, perhaps the giantest giant in the booming UK rap field, just released his relatively introspective album This Is What I Mean at the end of last year, and it sure seems like he’s gearing up for another project. In the past few weeks, Stormzy has released three singles: “Toxic Trait” with Fredo, “The Weekend” […]
You Know Chris Farren Is Funny, But Did You Know His Music Is Also Great?
“My band is Chris Farren and my name is Chris Farren.” – Chris Farren It sounds so casual when he lets it slip during our Zoom conversation, but Chris Farren has hit upon the exact reason that he had gotten so utterly sick of Chris Farren. While the power-pop neurotic – a guy obsessing over […]