Thunder Dreamer, the Indiana-based Band To Watch, have been all but silent since releasing their 2017 debut album Capture. And even though they’re back today to share new music, they’re remaining pretty quiet. “House And Garden,” the opening track from their Summer Sleeping EP, exists in that softly pretty Wild Pink/Real Estate zone, trading out […]
Hard Rock Supergroups Gone Is Gone & Killer Be Killed Share New Singles: Listen
Troy Sanders’ hard rock supergroup Gone Is Gone are back at it. Sanders, the Mastodon bassist and vocalist, leads Gone Is Gone, which also features Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, At The Drive-In drummer Tony Hajjar, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Zarin. Gone Is Gone released their self-titled debut EP in 2016, and […]
Stream Odd Future Co-Founder Vritra's Great New Album 'Sonar'
Under the name Pyramid Vritra, via his group the Jet Age of Tomorrow, Baton Rouge native Hal Williams was an original member of Odd Future, the outrageous and anarchic LA collective that launched the careers of Tyler, The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Syd, and more. Whether by choice or chance, Williams always existed on […]
Evian Christ Shares New Single "Ultra," His First In Six Years: Listen
It has been a long, long time since we’ve heard from Joshua Leary, the UK producer and Yeezus-era Kanye West collaborator known as Evian Christ. Evian Christ’s last proper solo release was the EP Waterfall, which came out way back in 2014 on the now-defunct Tri Angle label. Since then, Leary has produced for Danny […]
Stream Shut It Down: Benefit For The Movement For Black Lives Featuring Thou, Sunn 0))), Xibalba, & More
Thou, Sunn 0))), Jesus Piece, Xibalba, and over 40 other metal, hardcore, punk, and noise bands have joined forces for Shut It Down, a benefit compilation organized by Racetraitor’s Mani Mostofi to raise money for the organization Movement For Black Lives. “Whenever there is social upheaval there is music that speaks to it, music that […]
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Shares Cover Of Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World": Listen
There is something hilariously and almost delightfully un-punk about Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong releasing an Amazon exclusive on a Bandcamp Day. Presumably, Armstrong had nothing to do with this particular bit of timing. It’s still funny. But then, I’m writing a blog post about Armstrong’s Amazon song, and you’re reading it, so maybe […]
Insides – "Ghost Music"
The Brighton ambient/post-rock duo Insides (originally known as Earwig) are widely revered for their 1993 debut album Euphoria, released on 4AD’s Guernica imprint. A couple more albums followed, 1994’s Clear Skin and 2000’s Sweet Tip, but they haven’t put out any new music since. That changes today, as Kirsty Yates and Julian Tardo are back […]
Big Sean Shares All-Detroit Posse Cut "Friday Night Cypher" Feat. Eminem, Sada Baby, 42 Dugg, Boldy James, Royce Da 5'9", More: Listen
Today, Big Sean releases his new album Detroit 2, the sequel to his 2012 mixtape Detroit. The new album is huge — 21 songs, 74 minutes, an insane number of guests. We’ve already posted the early single “Deep Reverence,” a collaboration with the late Nipsey Hussle. And as previously reported, the album also has guest […]
Mac DeMarco, Owen Pallett, Jessy Lanza, & More Contribute Songs To Canadian Social Justice Comp
For today’s new EVER NEW compilation, a wide range of Canadian indie greats contributed music to support social justice for Black, indigenous, and queer people in their country. It’s a range of covers and originals by the likes of Mac DeMarco, Jessy Lanza & Elle Barbara, Owen Pallett (covering Nick Drake), Ryan Hemsworth, Lydia Ainsworth […]
Frances Quinlan Shares 3 Previously Unreleased Tracks
At the beginning of the year, Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan released an excellent solo album called Likewise — it was our Album Of The Week and made our list of the best albums of 2020 so far. Before Hop Along was a full band, it was just Quinlan releasing music under the name Hop Along, […]