At the end of 2018, the cultishly beloved post-Britpop group Doves announced they were reuniting after sitting out much of the decade. It was exciting news, but took a long time to truly manifest in anything — it’s now already over a year ago when they started teasing that they were prepping a “really fucking […]
Phoebe Bridgers Releases 'Punisher' a Day Early
Phoebe Bridgers just released her new album, Punisher, a day early. “I’m not pushing the record until things go back to ‘normal’ because I don’t think they should,” Bridgers tweeted. “Here it is a little early. Abolish the police. Hope you like it.” But there’s a catch. In order to hear her new album, you […]
Everything Everything Tackle "The Bigots In The Batcave" On New Song "Planets"
Re-Animator, the new album from UK art-rockers Everything Everything, is out in August. Today they’re following up advance singles “In Birdsong” and “Arch Enemy” with another strong track called “Planets.” The creeping synthetic track reminds me of Radiohead, Muse, and Alt-J, particularly Jonathan Higgs’ arching, alien vocal presence. His opening lyrics are mighty intriguing: “To […]
Mount Eerie – "Of Pressure" (Mirah Cover)
Next month, the under-appreciated debut album from Mirah, You Think It’s Like This But Really It’s Like This, is getting reissued for its 20th anniversary. It’ll come out through the musician’s new home at Double Double Whammy, who will also presumably put out the follow-up to her most recent full-length, 2018’s Understanding, sometime down the […]
Watch The Killers Cover Jimmy Buffett
Throughout quarantine, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., have been playing us tracks from their upcoming album, Imploding the Mirage. And while we’ve enjoyed the different rooms they’ve performed in, their latest set for the iHeartRadio Living Room Series presented by State Farm brings us some sense of normalcy with a full-band performance […]
Soccer Mommy – “Indie Rokkers” (MGMT Cover)
Ever since she released the great sophomore album color theory earlier this year, Soccer Mommy has been doing everything in her power to keep things interesting during the pandemic. Her latest project is Soccer Mommy & Friends, a bi-weekly singles series where Sophie Allison and other artists interact with each other’s music, with net profits […]
Angel Olsen – "New Love Cassette (Mark Ronson Remix)"
When Angel Olsen last collaborated with Mark Ronson, we got “True Blue,” one of Ronson’s best songs. And now, following the recent Johnny Jewel remix of All Mirrors’ title track, Olsen has teamed up with Ronson again for a remix of another All Mirrors song, “New Love Cassette.” “The entire process of making All Mirrors […]
Former Of Mice and Men Singer Austin Carlile Denies Sexual Assault Accusations
Former Of Mice and Men singer Austin Carlile has denied the sexual assault accusations that were made against him last week. Carlile released a statement in an Instagram post. He took accountability for his actions and said “he acted like a jerk,” but firmly denied the accusations. “In my younger years, I absolutely was not […]
Perfume Genius – “Fade Into You” (Mazzy Star Cover)
Mazzy Star’s 1994 single “Fade Into You” is a perfect song — a swooning goth-country love-waltz that’s still fully capable of making you swoon 26 years later. It’s not the sort of song that anyone can improve on, and it’s got to be an intimidating thing to try to cover. But Perfume Genius is a […]
Julianna Barwick – "In Light" (Feat. Jónsi)
Last month, Julianna Barwick announced a new album, Healing Is A Miracle — her first proper LP since 2016’s Will — and shared its lead single “Inspirit,” which landed on our list of the 5 best songs of the week. Today, she’s sharing the album’s second single, “In Light,” which is a collaboration with Sigur […]