Neil Young has dropped his latest Fireside Sessions livestream, but with a twist. Opening up with animals, Young took things outdoors but what he’s calling the Barnyard Sessions. As usual, the result did not disappoint. Directed again by Daryl Hannah, the session is just under 29 minutes and sees Young go deep into his catalog. […]
Jeff Rosenstock Surprise-Releases New Album 'No Dream': Stream
For years, the pop-punk auteur Jeff Rosenstock has been one of the most consistently delightful characters on the entire DIY music underground. He makes yelpy, catchy, unashamedly dramatic music that’s often driven by both personal and global apocalypse. He can be funny and ferociously bleak at the same time. His music veers all over the […]
Purling Hiss' Mike Polizze Announces Solo Debut, Teams With Kurt Vile For "Revelation"
Mike Polizze has been heading up the Philadelphia rock bands Purling Hiss and Birds Of Maya for well over a decade. Now he’s got his first solo album on the way. Long Lost Solace Find is out at the end of July on Paradise Of Bachelors, and its lead single out today features a fellow […]
Jeff Rosenstock Surprise Releases New Album <i>No Dream</i>
Jeff Rosenstock has done it again. The singer/songwriter has surprise-released No Dream, his fourth solo studio album, without warning. He previously did this on New Year’s Day 2018 when he dropped Post- without warning as well. “It was feeling like a very personal record for me,” Rosenstock said in a statement. “A lot of it was stemming from […]
Julianna Barwick – "Inspirit"
The spectral electronic musician Julianna Barwick hasn’t released a proper album since 2016’s Will, but the last few years have been peppered with new material from her. Last December, she released a song cycle that used artificial intelligence to reflect the environment based around the times of day, and she’s also been involved with tracks […]
Devendra Banhart – “Scenescof” (T. Rex Cover)
Before he died of COVID-19 last month, the longtime Saturday Night Live music producer was working on putting together a tribute compilation dedicated to the songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. This fall, that album, entitled AngelHeaded Hipster will finally come out. It’s set to feature a strange, fascinating collection of artists: U2 with […]
Squid – "Broadcaster"
The Brighton quintet Squid have been quickly making a name for themselves amongst a generation of exciting young art-rock bands coming out of the UK and Ireland. Early buzz led into the Town Centre EP last year — we ranked it amongst our favorite EPs of 2019, while also naming Squid one of the best […]
Arca – "Time"
Last month, Arca released “Nonbinary,” the first proper single from her upcoming new album KiCk i. Today, she’s announcing its official release date (6/26) and sharing its tracklist, which features guest spots from Björk, Rosalía, SOPHIE, and Shygirl. She’s also got a new song for us, the dreamy and uneasy “Time.” “I know you want […]
A Posthumous Jason Molina Album Is Coming: Hear "Shadow Answers The Wall"
A new Jason Molina album is coming out. A new Jason Molina album is coming out! The late, great Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. mastermind was so prolific that it was inevitable some posthumous material would emerge after his death in 2013. Quite a bit of it has trickled out in the years since, […]
Matt Berninger – "Serpentine Prison"
The National singer Matt Berninger announced his debut solo album Serpentine Prison last fall via a magazine profile on its producer, the legendary Booker T. & The M.G.s frontman Booker T. Jones. Today Berninger is beginning the rollout proper by sharing a video for the title track. Serpentine Prison the album is dropping this October […]