The grimy DIY band Institute started a decade ago, when a bunch of members of Austin punk bands got together to make something different. The music that they make in Institute is a version of post-punk that occasionally veers off into psych-rock, but they keep the immediacy of the house-show hardcore that raised them. Institute […]
Adam Scott & Scott Aukerman Launch Latest Music Podcast U Springin’ Springsteen On My Bean?
Adam Scott and Scott Aukerman have been talking music for a long while on their podcast series, which has gone through a few different iterations over the years. After running through all of U2’s discography with U Talkin’ U2 To Me?, they moved on to R.E.M. with R U Talkin’ R.E.M. Re: Me?, took a […]
Citizen – “When I Let You Down”
Next month, the fired-up Midwestern alt-rockers Citizen will follow up their 2021 album Life In Your Glass World with their new LP Calling The Dogs. We’ve already posted the early tracks “If You’re Lonely” and “Hyper Trophy,” and now they’ve also dropped the jittery new song “When I Let You Down.” “When I Let You […]
The Most Iconic Concept Albums Of All Time
Concept albums are a collection of songs in which each track plays a significant role in making the album feel like a unified piece. This can be accomplished lyrically, instrumentally, compositionally, or just about anything that ties the record together as a whole. Unsurprisingly, music critics don’t have a clear definition as to what makes […]
Madder Rose Announce First Show In 24 Years
If you are younger than 40, there is a very good chance that the words “Madder Rose” will mean absolutely nothing to you. They might mean nothing to you if you’re over 40, too, but that just means that you weren’t reading, like, Magnet and CMJ and the pre-MySpace-emo version of Alternative Press every month. […]
We’ve Got A File On You: Mark McGrath
We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc. Not every career musician is comfortable with the word “nostalgia.” For example, Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins is notoriously anti-nostalgia, despite most of his radio […]
Mitski Gives Surprise Performance At The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We Nashville Event
Next week, Mitski is set to return with the new album The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, which features the singles “Bug Like An Angel,” “Star,” and “Heaven.” Ahead of the September 15 release date, Mitski had organized a series of private listening events in Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Nashville, Sydney, […]
SZA Says SOS Deluxe Is Actually “A Whole Nother Album” Called Lana
SZA released her critically acclaimed studio album SOS just last December. She’s taken it out on tour, and she has another North American leg coming up later this month. Last night (September 8), SZA performed a surprise album celebration party at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where she verbally confirmed a deluxe edition of SOS will […]
Person Shot At Lil Baby Concert In Memphis
Last night, Lil Baby headlined a show at FedExForum in Memphis. The Associated Press reports that one person was shot and “critically wounded” at the concert. Lil Baby was performing when the gunshots rang out, and he was hustled offstage. At 10:23PM, police responded to reports of a shooting at the arena, and the male […]
Zach Bryan Explains Why He Got Arrested
Yesterday, Zach Bryan, the insurgent country-rocker who currently has both the #1 single and the #1 album in America, was arrested in Oklahoma, his home state. Police in the town of Vinita charged Bryan with obstruction of investigation. (In his mugshot, he looked good.) On Twitter, Bryan shared an apologetic statement about the arrest, writing, […]