By the time we named Band To Watch Thyla’s debut EP What’s On Your Mind one of the best of 2019, the malleable Brighton quartet were already on to something new. Through the end of last year, they were building up to Everything At Once, a second EP that arrived this past January and found […]
Nation Of Language – "Gouge Away" (Pixies Cover)
Brooklyn Band To Watch Nation Of Language finally released their excellent debut album Introduction, Presence back in May, and we named it one of the best albums of the year so far. Now, they’re back with a Pixies cover, the A-side of a limited edition 7″ single with a new original, “One More Try,” as […]
Metallica Share 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' Clip From 'S&M2'
Metallica shared a version of “For Whom the Bell Tolls” today (Aug. 20) from their upcoming S&M2 (Symphony and Metallica²) concert film, which is due out Aug. 28. The nearly five-minute version of the song, which originally appeared on 1984’s Ride the Lightning, sees singer/guitarist James Hetfield leading the crowd in a sing-along while San Francisco Symphony […]
Thin Lizzy Announce 'Rock Legends' Box Set With 74 Unreleased Tracks
It goes without saying that Thin Lizzy are a massively beloved and influential band. And now, for the 50th anniversary of the band’s formation, Universal is embarking on a big reissue campaign to underline the group’s legacy, the first installment of which is a giant box set. The career-spanning compilation features six discs of rarities, […]
The Killers Double Down on Arena Rock With 'Imploding The Mirage'
Hysterically grand and unshakably earnest, Imploding The Mirage is exactly what the Killers need it to be — an easy bridge to the next arena tour (whenever that may occur). The band’s sixth LP disrupts none of its predetermined big-rock boundaries; it alienates no fans. It delivers a belting, fan-service single in “Caution” — to […]
New Video: Wiz Khalifa “Slim Peter” | Rap Radar
Leave it up to Wiz. When it comes to new music, you can always count on Wiz Khalifa in his self-directed music video. Laced with Statik Selektah’s horns, Wiz coasts over the jazzy record perched on a white Benz. He pours bottles of liquor and lights up in the back of the whip. Wiz Khalifa’s […]
Gunn-Truscinski Duo – "Valley Spiral"
Steve Gunn and John Truscinski are back with a new duo album, their first since 2017’s Bay Head. It’s called Soundkeeper, and it’s part of Three Lobed’s 20th anniversary album series, which will also see releases from Sonic Youth, Six Organs Of Admittance, Body/Head, and Daniel Bachman. Soundkeeper will be out in October, and today […]
IAN SWEET – “Dumb Driver”
A few months ago, Jilian Medford’s IAN SWEET project released a new single, “Sword,” and today she’s back with another new track, “Dumb Driver,” along with the news that she’s signed to Polyvinyl, who will put out the follow-up to 2018’s Crush Crusher. While “Sword” sounded like a synthy outlier in the IAN SWEET discography, […]
Deftones Drop Teaser of Single from New 'Ohms' Album
Following cryptic social media teasers, Deftones’ revealed that their ninth album, Ohms, will be out Sept. 25 on Reprise Records, while the single — which is the album’s last song and title track — drops Aug. 21. Ohms is 10 songs long, and includes such quirky titles as “Errorr” and “This Link is Dead.” Further to the spiritual […]
Gareth Emery Opens Up About Soulless Dance Music Industry in Memoir Excerpt
Gareth “Laserface” Emery is one of the world’s top trance DJ-producers, and while we kind of made up that nickname, the Brit earned it with his 2019 Laserface tour. The two-hour experience packed 122 lasers onto stages from New York City to San Francisco and used cutting edge technology to perfectly sync the beams to […]