At the top of the year, the Australian band Civic released their second album, Taken By Force, and they’re about to head out on a North American tour for the first time. To celebrate, they’re sharing a new one-off single called “Hourglass.” “Off the back of Taken By Force we wanted to create something new, […]
Sun June – “Easy Violence” & “John Prine”
Last month, the Austin band Sun June announced a new album, Bad Dream Jaguar, and shared its lead single “Get Enough.” Today, they’re back with a pair of new tracks, “Easy Violence” and “John Prine,” both understated and lovely. The former is centered around some imagery that gives the album its name: “Had the bad […]
PONY – “Haunted House (Remix)” (Feat. MSPAINT)
MSPAINT, the breakout synth-powered weird-punk Band To Watch from Mississippi, have remixed “Haunted House” by PONY, one of the best pop-rock acts in the underground. Almost every remix is a huge waste of time, but given our affection for both artists, this one passes the interest threshold. DeeDee and pals have significantly altered the fiber […]
Zach Bryan Returns To Ticketmaster: “One Guy Can’t Change The Whole System”
Public Opinion & Rex Tycoon – “Bug”
On their recent 7″ for Convulse Records, the Denver band Public Opinion played a Hives-adjacent, Spiritual Cramp-esque form of garage-punk. Their new single for the same label sounds way different. “Bug,” a collaboration with Pittsburgh power-pop band Rex Tycoon, is a grunge-pop track in the vein of last year’s Dazy/Militarie Gun team-up “Pressure Cooker“: huge […]
Here’s To Another 40 Years Of Guided By Voices
“Let’s do some rock!” A beaming Bob Pollard had just sauntered onstage in his Fast & Bulbous T-shirt and practically curtsied to his audience. This was the first of two concerts celebrating the 40th anniversary of Guided By Voices, the prolific, poppy, deeply idiosyncratic rock band Pollard has spent most of his life heading up. […]
Watch Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry Sing New Songs And Cover Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” In Solo Live Debut
Lauren Mayberry has been singing for the Scottish dance-pop group Chvrches for well over a decade, and she’s promising the worlds that she’s not going to stop doing that anytime soon. But right now, Mayberry is in the midst of launching a solo career. On Friday, she released the piano ballad “Are You Awake?,” her […]
Watch Counting Crows Cover Taylor Swift In Las Vegas
Counting Crows covered Taylor Swift’s folklore track “The 1” during their show at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Saturday night. In an interview a few months ago, Adam Duritz talked about his newfound appreciation for Swift after seeing her Eras Tour live. “For the last few weeks, I’ve honestly been listening to a […]
Watch Dave Matthews Band Cover Jimmy Buffett, The Band, & Pearl Jam At The Gorge
On Saturday, Dave Matthews Band played the second of three nights at The Gorge in Washington state, and they trotted out some notable covers. At the start of their performance, they honored Jimmy Buffett, who passed away this weekend, with a cover of “A Pirate Looks At Forty.” Matthews performed that same track with Buffett […]
Rid Of Me – “Gutted” & “Hell Of It”
On Halloween, the great Philly noise-punk band Rid Of Me will release their sophomore album Access To The Lonely, and I fully expect it to be awesome. We’ve already posted the early singles “Rid Of Me” and “I’m So Lonesome I Could Die.” Today, the band has shared two more tracks that appear back-to-back on […]