Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)
The Baseball Project brings together a veritable all-star team of indie rock veterans: R.E.M. members Peter Buck and Mike Mills, Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows dude Scott McCaughey, the Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn, and Linda Pitmon, who plays in Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3 and Filthy Friends (Buck’s band with Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney). Their […]
The former Year Of The Knife frontman Tyler Mullen now leads the frantic, concussive Philadelphia hardcore band Scarab, which also features members of groups like Simulakra, Seed Of Pain, and Envision. Scarab have reportedly been having crazy live shows for a couple of years, and they’ve released a great demo and an even better EP […]
In response, DJ Hed, the California rap DJ who opened Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out concert, tweeted, “Glad I got the PSA before I did my radio mix. I now have 2 open slots. What should I play ? (From an artist proud to be Hip-Hop)” He added, “NO ONE is bigger than the culture.” Glad […]
