MC Taylor’s last album as Hiss Golden Messenger was 2023’s Jump For Joy. That’s about to change. The North Carolina singer-songwriter will return on May Day with new album I’m People. He’s kindly offered up a summary of the album that suggests it aims to capture the vastness of human experience: The songs on I’m […]

In 2018, Lil Xan overdosed on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Now, the SoundCloud rapper is heading to Washington, DC to make a difference. Well, at least that’s what’s happening on the lead single of Ekko Astral’s new record the beltway is burning, which the DC punks are announcing today. The concept of “lil xan goes to […]

Arizona emo heroes Jimmy Eat World didn’t have a label when they released their 2001 album Bleed American. Their previous album, 1999’s Clarity, was a straight-up classic that sold jack shit upon release, and it got the band dropped from Capitol. Undaunted, the band spent their own money making an album full of towering, sincere […]