Here in New York City, it’s been raining a whole lot lately. So it works out that Bob Mould has chosen to release his new “Forecast Of Rain,” the second single from the former Hüsker Dü/Sugar frontman’s upcoming album Blue Hearts, today. Lead single “American Crisis” made our 5 Best Songs Of The Week list […]
Billie Joe Armstrong Covers Billy Bragg Classic
Billie Joe Armstrong understands that 2020 has been so weird that we don’t know even really know what time is anymore. So his cover of Billy Bragg’s “A New England” for No Fun Monday actually happened on a Friday (July 10). “Welcome to No Fun Monday on a Friday because no one knows what day […]
Moses Sumney – "Monumental"
Just a few months ago, Moses Sumney released a remarkable new album, græ. The album had some stunning video components, most of them helmed by Sumney himself, and he’s extending that visual flair to a new ad campaign for the fashion designer Thom Browne. In a video for the campaign that Sumney directed, he puts […]
Talib Kweli to Release New Album, Announces Patreon Campaign
Talib Kweli has announced that he’ll be releasing a new album titled Cultural Currency, but if you want to hear it, it’s not going to be available through traditional means. The rapper will be releasing the album (which has no release date) through a new Patreon campaign, where fans have three different options to contribute. Ranging […]
Stream Soul Blind’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1
In recent years, a lot of bands who come from the hardcore world have been embracing the fuzzed-out sounds of ’90s alt-rock radio. Higher Power, Drug Church, Fiddlehead, Culture Abuse, Narrow Head, and Gouge Away all embody that trend to some extent, and Soul Blind fit right in there. Soul Blind come from the same […]
Nick Cave Releases Trailer for 'Idiot Prayer'
Earlier this month, Nick Cave announced that he’ll be doing a special solo performance on July 23. And today (July 13), he dropped the trailer for Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace. In the video, Cave is seen penning some things in a notebook before walking into an empty Alexandra Palace where a […]
Yo La Tengo Release New Song, Launch New Bandcamp Page
It’s been a few years since Yo La Tengo have released new music. But in quarantine, the indie vets decided to drop a new song titled “James and Ira demonstrate mysticism and some confusion holds (Monday)” that they recently recorded at their practice facility in New Jersey while in quarantine. The group shared the song […]
Yo La Tengo – "James and Ira demonstrate mysticism and some confusion holds"
Yo La Tengo’s And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out turned 20 earlier this year. Good album, right? The indie rock luminaries are still at it. In 2018, they put out their most recent full-length, There’s A Riot Going On and they’ve been keeping busy since then with their annual Hanukkah shows and even a song […]
Hovvdy – "Runner"
Austin indie-pop duo Hovvdy released their very good new album Heavy Lifter back in October. And now they’re back with a new single, “Runner,” recorded over the course of a week at producer Andrew Sarlo’s Los Angeles studio. “‘Runner’ draws from warm memories of my childhood in Dallas; the spirit of running around as a […]
Kanye West – "DONDA"
Kanye West has shared a new song, “DONDA,” a tribute to his mother who passed away in 2007 at the age of 58. He posted it on his Twitter account last night on what would have been her birthday. The two-minute track is mostly made up of Donda West reciting the lyrics from KRS-One’s “Sound […]