In retrospect, the fates of indie rock’s Class Of 2008 panned out much stranger than anticipated. At or around the final turn of the 2000s, three bands made the indie-to-major crossover in highly visible fashion: MGMT, Passion Pit, and Chairlift, all coincidentally signed to the same huge hub of Columbia. Following the wispy and gently […]
Shannon & The Clams – “Bean Fields”
Last month, Shannon And The Clams announced The Moon Is In The Wrong Place, their new album that they started working on following the tragic death of bandleader Shannon Shaw’s fiancé Joe Haener. They shared “The Moon Is In The Wrong Place” at the time, and today they’re releasing “Bean Fields” with a music video […]
Isobel Campbell – “4316”
Isobel Campbell was partly responsible for many of the best moments on early Belle And Sebastian records. She left that band in 2002, and she’s put together a pretty great solo career, often working with her late collaborator Mark Lanegan. Today, Campbell has announced plans to follow her last solo album, 2020’s There Is No […]
Ellis – “What I Know Now”
Last month, the Canadian musician Ellis announced her sophomore album, Now Place That Feels Like, and shared “Obliterate Me.” Today, she’s back with a new single, “What I Know Now,” a song about how shitty the music industry is. “I didn’t realize that when I signed that dotted line/ I was giving away a part […]
The High Llamas – “Sisters Friends” (Feat. Rae Morris)
Next month, Sean O’Hagan’s long-running sophisticated avant-pop project the High Llamas will release the new album Hey Panda. O’Hagan wrote the tracks during lockdown, under the influence of TikTok, and we’ve already posted the title track and “Toriafan.” Now, the High Llamas have shared another single, and it’s a duet with the UK singer-songwriter Rae […]
Watch The Beaches Make Their Late Night TV Debut On Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Toronto rock band the Beaches have been around for over a decade, making punchy rock songs, and they’ve been popular in Canada for a while, winning Breakthrough Group Of The Year at the Juno Awards in 2018 following the release of their debut album Late Show. But they experienced a big spike in popularity […]
Norah Jones – “Staring At The Wall”
Norah Jones is releasing a new album, Visions, in a couple weeks, and she introduced it last month with “Running.” It’s her first album of original songs in four years, since 2020’s Pick Me Up Off The Floor. Jones worked on the album alongside Leon Michels of El Michels Affair. Today, she’s back with a […]
NBA YoungBoy Returns With New Song & Video ‘Steppa’ — Watch
Just seven and a half weeks into 2024, NBA YoungBoy has dropped his seventh new song of the year. Most recently he dropped ‘No Time‘ and tonight, he’s back with a new song called ‘Steppa’, the video for which is directed by Hoodrich Kevin. Watch the video below. [embedded content]
Billy Corgan Starring In Wrestling Reality Show On The CW
In addition to his main gig as the leader of the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan has long had an association with professional wrestling. In 2017, he purchased the National Wrestling Alliance and has served as its president since then. Today, NWA announced a new partnership with television network The CW to air their programs, and […]
Heavenly Blue – “Static Voice Speaks To Static Me”
The Detroit screamo band Youth Novel got started in 2012, and they broke up around the same time that they released their self-titled 2021 album. While Youth Novel were winding down, guitarist Maya Chun and bassist Jon Riley started a new seven-member screamo ensemble called Heavenly Blue. Heavenly Blue released a track on the massive […]