The sudden chart influx of holiday singles: It’s not just for Christmas anymore! This week’s edition of the Billboard Hot 100 really captures the music that people were listening to a week and a half ago, which means it’s got a bunch of songs that were on Halloween playlists. The biggest of those Halloween songs […]

Refused are still playing their last shows as Refused, but they’re also launching their new project already. Backengrillen has three out of four Refused members: vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, bassist Magnus Flagge, and drummer David Sandström, in addition to the non-Refused saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. They’re announcing their eponymous debut album today. “Backengrillen’s music is a paean to […]

Wet Leg’s sophomore album Moisturizer arrived back in July, and it’s just earned the British indie rockers a handful of Grammy nominations: Best Alternative Music Album, Best Album Cover, and Best Alternative Music Performance for album highlight “Mangetout.” Now, they’re saying they’re already done with their third album. Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Josh Mobaraki […]