It’s been about two years since the Japanese band CHAI released their last album, 2021’s Wink, and since then they’ve dropped a series of singles: “Whole,” Surprise, “Hero Journey,” and “My Dream,” the most recent of them that came out last August. Today, they’re back with a fresh song for us, the energetic and bright […]
The Final Performances Of Iconic Bands Before They Disappeared
Bands come and go, as none of them have the ability to stay relevant or keep playing music forever (unless you’re the Rolling Stones.) While some bands may have created more of an impact or are more successful and popular than others, they all have one thing in common: They all have their first show […]
Hayden – “Are We Good”
This week, veteran Ontario indie-folkie Hayden will release his first album in eight years, Are We Good. We’ve already heard its lead single, “On A Beach” featuring Leslie Feist, plus early releases “East Coast” and “Miss Fort Erie.” One day before the album drops, Hayden is sharing the title track, which was co-written with the […]
Buggin – “All Eyes On You”
The tough and frantic Chicago hardcore band Buggin, formerly known as Buggin Out, have been absolutely crushing shit in the three years since they released their self-titled debut EP. We last heard from Buggin when they dropped the 55-second ripper “Attitude” back in December. Today, Buggin have announced plans to release their full-length debut Concrete […]
Paper Bee – “I Don’t Talk To You”
The Philadelphia band Paper Bee includes members of All Dogs and Radiator Hospital, and they’ve just announced a new album called Thaw, Freeze, Thaw that will be released next month. Lead single “I Don’t Talk To You” is simmering and intimate, or at least it starts out that way before curdling into a cascade of […]
FACS – “Constellation”
Later this week, the Chicago post-punk trio FACS will release their new album Still Life In Decay. We’ve already posted their early tracks “When You Say” and “Slogan.” Today, with the new album looming, FACS have also shared the cold, buzzing single “Constellation.” Check it out below. Still Life In Decay is out 4/7 on […]
Shirley Collins – “High And Away”
The legendary Shirley Collins has recorded another album, her third following a nearly four decade absence that she emerged from in 2016. Archangel Hill was produced by Collins’ musical director Ian Kearey, and features arrangements written by the pair of them as well as Pip Barnes, Dave Arthur, and Pete Cooper. Today, we’re getting the […]
Lucinda Williams – “New York Comeback” (Feat. Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa)
It’s going to be a big year for Lucinda Williams. In a few weeks, she’s releasing a new memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You, and she’s just announced a new full-length album, Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart, which will be out in June. It’s her follow-up to 2020’s Good Souls […]
PSA: Patti Smith Is Not Asking Fans To Send Her Hair
Scams really are out-scamming themselves these days, and no one is safe. That said, apparently someone(s) has been posing as a rep for Patti Smith and asking people for bits of their hair with which to make… a wig?? It’s, as Smith put it in a video, “the stupidest thing ever.” Posting a video to […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Testifies In Conspiracy Trial Of Fugees’ Pras Michel
Fugees member Prakazrel “Pras” Michel is a defendant in a federal conspiracy trial that got underway in Washington, DC last week. In 2019, the Department Of Justice indicted Michel on multiple felony charges that allege he conspired to make illegal campaign contributions using foreign money, acting with Malaysian businessman and at-large fugitive Jho Low to […]