Right now, there are a whole lot of extremely ’90s-sounding bands on the DIY punk and hardcore underground. But it would be hard to find a band that sounds more ’90s than the Charlotte effects-pedal abusers Fake Eyes. Fake Eyes’ sound is grand and bummed and contemplative and heavy, and it exists somewhere at the […]
Young Jesus – “(un)knowing”
Band To Watch Young Jesus are releasing their new album Welcome To Conceptual Beach, named for frontman John Rossiter’s mental refuge, his happy place. They welcomed us to Welcome To Conceptual Beach earlier this month with lead single “Root And Crown,” and now they’re sharing a lovely, expansive “meditation celebration” called “(un)knowing.” Listen to it […]
Uniform – “Dispatches From The Gutter”
Last month, the New York hardcore band Uniform announced a new album, Shame, the follow-up to 2018’s The Long Walk. They shared “Delco” from it at the time and today they’re back with another single called “Dispatches From The Gutter,” a furious and fast one that comes attached to an intense, eye-catching video of a […]
Boldy James & Sterling Toles Release The Incredible Collaborative Jazz-Rap Album 'Manger On McNichols': Stream
Back in February, the hard-boiled and poetic Detroit rapper Boldy James teamed up with producer the Alchemist to release The Price Of Tea In China. Five months later, that LP remains one of the best rap albums of the year. Boldy James may have just topped it. Years ago, before he even had a rap […]
Fuzz Return With "Returning," And They've Optimistically Scheduled A Winter Tour
Fuzz — the rad LA riff-rock band featuring Ty Segall on drums, Meatbodies’ Chad Ubovich on bass, and Charles Moothart (aka CFM) on guitar — will be back with their third album this fall. Appropriately, it’s called III, and just as appropriately, its lead single is called “Returning.” III’s cover art is that glorious portrait […]
Death Valley Girls – “The Universe”
With 2018 album Darkness Rains, LA garage rockers Death Valley Girls gave us a clever flat-Earther parody and the unforgettable image of Iggy Pop eating a hamburger, Andy Warhol-style. Today they’re back to announce their new album Under the Spell Of Joy. This time there’s no comparable iconic imagery attached to speak of — unless […]
Fog Lake – “Slipping”
It’s been a bit since Fog Lake’s Aaron Powell put out new music. His last album was 2018’s Captain, followed a few months later by the Carousel EP, and he’s popped up on the stray compilation since then. A few days ago, Powell tweeted about finding some demos on CD-Rs and an old iPod touch […]
Fiona Apple Co-Wrote A Song For Apple TV+ Show 'Central Park'
Fiona Apple co-wrote a song that is featured in an episode of the Apple TV+ show Central Park. The animated series, which was co-created by Bob’s Burgers head Loren Bouchard, includes a lot of music. As it has been airing week-to-week, the show’s official soundtrack has been updated as it goes along, and it includes […]
Dave Grohl Calls for Trump to Listen to Teachers
It’s been about a month since we’ve heard a new tale from Dave Grohl’s Dave’s True Stories. And after sharing a touching story about his dad on Father’s Day, Grohl’s latest story (now in audio form) is about not only the importance of teachers but his mother, Virginia. “Every kid should feel so lucky to have that […]
Hoops – "Glad You Stayed"
Vibed-out Indiana indie rockers Hoops returned from a brief hiatus last fall with “They Say” and announced their sophomore album Halo last month with new single “Fall Back.” Now they’re sharing a third track from the LP called “Glad You Stayed.” Despite the relatively bright and effervescent sound, “Glad You Stayed” is a heavy track, […]