Regional Justice Center is the fast, turbulent, hallucinatorily angry hardcore punk project led by Ian Shelton, resident of Los Angeles and sometime member of Self Defense Family. Regional Justice Center often operate as a sort of collective, but while he’s been at home under quarantine, Shelton has lately been making a whole lot of music […]
Melvins & Mudhoney Release Collaborative EP 'White Lazy Boy', Featuring Black Flag & Neil Young Covers: Stream
Melvins and Mudhoney are two band with deep, deep histories. Both Melvins and Mudhoney come from Seattle and its surrounding areas. Both of them have been around since the ’80s. (Melvins got together in 1983; Mudhoney formed five years later.) Bassist Matt Lukin was a founding member of both bands, though he’s not in either […]
Watch Roger Waters Perform 'Another Brick in the Wall Part 2' From 'Us + Them' Concert Film
Roger Waters will be releasing physical versions of his Us + Them concert film this fall. But if you can’t wait, the film can be streamed now on various digital platforms. But if you can wait and want to catch a glimpse, Waters has shared a version of “Happiest Days of Our Lives/Another Brick in the Wall […]
Khruangbin – “Pelota”
Earlier this year, the funky and psychedelic Houston trio Khruangbin teamed up with fellow Texan Leon Bridges for the impressive collaborative EP Texas Sun. In a week and a half, Khruangbin will follow it up when they release Mordechai, a new full-length album of their very own. We’ve already posted the lovely early singles “Time […]
The Dead Tongues – "Deja Vu"
Last month, Ryan Gustafson announced his fourth album as the Dead Tongues. Titled Transmigration Blues, it’s the followup to 2018’s Unsung Passage. So far, we’ve already heard the single “Peaceful Ambassador,” which took Gustafson’s yearning Americana and placed it over a rollicking, Stones-y rhythm. And now, ahead of the album’s arrival next week, he’s shared […]
Teyana Taylor Announces New Album Out Friday Feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, & More
Two summers ago, Teyana Taylor released K.T.S.E.. It was Taylor’s second official LP and the final installment in a streak of five Kanye West-produced albums in five weeks, completed during whirlwind sessions in Wyoming. It was one of the best of them, too — second only to Pusha T’s DAYTONA in my book. Now Taylor […]
Kate Teague – "The Temporary"
Last year, Kate Teague released her self-titled debut EP, a collection of music that often felt like a dreamlike reflection of her southern home. (It was one of our favorite EPs of 2019.) Now, she’s back with a new song called “The Temporary,” and it finds her leaning way further into that dreaminess. “I wrote […]
Hannah Georgas – "Dreams"
Hannah Georgas has already had a long and acclaimed career in her native Canada. After her last album, 2016’s For Evelyn, her world began to spread out a bit: She started working with Aaron Dessner, and she spent much of last year touring in the National’s expanded live lineup behind I Am Easy To Find. […]
Ted Leo, Jeff Rosenstock, Charly Bliss, Rachel Bloom, More Cover Adam Schlesinger On New Tribute Compilation 'Saving For A Custom Van': Stream
Back in April, Adam Schlesinger, co-leader of Fountains Of Wayne and prodigious songwriter in just about every capacity imaginable, died of COVID-19 at the young age of 52. Since Schlesinger’s death, Schlesinger’s peers and admirers have been attempting to grapple with both the loss and with the enormity of Schlesinger’s talent. With Fountains Of Wayne, […]
The Beths – "Out Of Sight"
Back in April, New Zealand power-poppers the Beths announced their sophomore album Jump Rope Gazers. So far, we’ve heard two songs from it — “Dying To Believe” and “I’m Not Getting Excited.” (The latter ranked amongst our favorite songs that week.) And today, they’re back with another new one. The latest preview of Jump Rope […]