Ever prolific rock ‘n’ roller Ty Segall simply never stops. This year, he released the double album Three Bells and the all-drums/no-vocals LP Love Rudiments. He collaborated with the Melvins’ Dale Crover and popped up on the Yo Gabba Gabba! reboot. That’s a lot, but it’s not enough. Now, Segall has a new band. In […]
Peaer Release First New Song In Five Years “Just Because”
Last time we heard from the mathy and emotive Brooklyn indie band Peaer was five years ago, when they released their album A Healthy Earth. Today the group is back with a new single called “Just Because,” which proves they’ve still got it after a half-decade away. The song is full of guitar action both […]
The Farm Announce First New Album In Over 30 Years
Get back on, get back on, get back on! My groovy train! The Farm are from Liverpool, not Manchester, but they still played a key role in the Madchester story of the late ’80s and early ’90s. The Farm figured out their dance-rock style around the same time that the Happy Mondays landed on their […]
Stream 22º Halo’s Magnificent New Album Lily Of The Valley
The Philadelphia band 22º Halo have been at it for a few years now, but they’re first crossing my radar with Lily Of The Valley, the spectacular new album they released last week. I discovered it through the new edition of Chicago music journalist Josh Terry’s excellent weekly newsletter, No Expectations, to which you should […]
Yes Sued Over Second Single From Recent Album After Acknowledging Infringement With First Single
When Yes released “The Ice Bridge,” the lead single from their 2021 The Quest, fans pointed out that it was similar to a composition by the English musician Francis Monkman. Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes addressed the issue, saying elements from “The Ice Bridge” were “sourced” from a Monkman piece that Downes “mistakenly assumed” was one […]
ZORA – “head2toe”
Last month, Minneapolis singer, rapper, and producer ZORA announced her new album, BELLAdona. Following her 2021 debut Z1, BELLAdona will be out January 17 and features the already-shared single “VIDEOGURL.” Today, ZORA is back with another album preview called “head2toe,” which press materials describe as being “about reclaiming joy and pleasure after experiencing sexual assault.” […]
Julien Baker, Calvin Lauber, SOAK, & Quinn Christopherson Share Cover Of Belle & Sebastian’s “Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying”
Back in September, the nonprofit Red Hot announced TRAИƧA, a 46-track compilation featuring Sade, Grouper, André 3000, Adrianne Lenker, and many more. We’ve heard quite a few tracks already from the project, and today offers two more. First off, Julien Baker and producer Calvin Lauber have teamed up for a cover of Belle And Sebastian’s […]
YHWH Nailgun – “Penetrator”
Experimental and convulsive Brooklyn four-piece YHWH Nailgun were kind enough to perform “Venison Mama” at our Austin Day party with Partisan Records last April. In terms of releases, they’ve shared a smattering — last year’s singles “Tear Pusher” and “Castrato Raw (Fullback),” and they had a couple of EPs in 2022, No Midwife And I […]
Stream American Motors’ Ominous, Explosive Debut Album Content & Watch Their New “A Half Finished Wall Of Glass Blocks” Video
“All my rowdy friends have settled down/ On the outskirts of town/ We’re doing divorcee drugs in bathroom stalls/ Of strip clubs or strip malls.” So go the opening lines of “A Half Finished Wall Of Glass Blocks” by American Motors, a noisy, minimalist post-something trio (Post-rock? Post-punk? Post-hardcore? It all kinda fits…) from Lancaster, […]
Fly Anakin – “YOUGOTME!!” (Prod. Quelle Chris)
The other day, I was driving into Richmond for a show, and I noticed a big billboard hanging over Route 64. It was a picture of Mutant Academy, the great local indie-rap collective, and it said something like “Mutant Academy welcomes you to Richmond.” This was one of those digital billboards that keeps changing, and […]