The hitmaking party-rap duo Rae Sremmurd went quiet for a few years, as brothers Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee went off to do their own respective things. But now, Rae Sremmurd are coming back. Earlier this summer, they released “Denial,” their first new song in the three years since their triple album SR3MM. Today, they’ve […]
Beyonce’s Renaissance Tops The Charts!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then you know that Beyoncé just released a new solo album, her first since Lemonade in 2016. Numbers are starting to roll in for Renaissance, and it’s a pretty incredible story. The album had the second largest week of 2022, with 332,000 equivalent album units. It’s the biggest […]
Stream Life’s Question’s Hard-As-Hell Debut Album World Full Of…
The Chicago band Life’s Question have a classic New York hardcore sound, one that’s heavy on swagger and crunch. But Life’s Question also bring new things into the mix. They’re big on metal guitar heroics, for instance, and their thundering attack sometimes makes room for sudden bursts of towering melody. Life’s Question’s whole style fits […]
Bill Nace – “Boil First”
The Philadelphia guitarist Bill Nace — who for the past decade has recorded with Kim Gordon as one-half of Body/Head and has played with a whole slew of notables — put out an album of his own called Both in 2020, and he’s just announced that he’ll follow that up this fall with another full-length, […]
Disco Doom – “Mt. Surreal”
A few weeks back, the Swiss band Disco Doom announced their first new album in eight years, Mt. Surreal, and shared its lead single “Rogue Wave.” Today, they’re putting out its title track, an itchy and yearning piece of cerebral rock music that stretches out over six minutes. “‘Mt. Surreal’ was a lot about finding […]
Stream Fugitive’s Awesomely Heavy Debut EP Maniac
Before today, Texan shredder Blake Ibanez hadn’t played on a record since Power Trip released their classic sophomore album Nightmare Logic in 2017. Last year, Ibanez and other Power Trip members paid tribute to late frontman Riley Gale by playing “Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe)” with members of Obituary on a webcast. Today, Ibanez […]
The Big Pink – “Rage”
Over the past couple months, the Big Pink have revved up again with new singles “No Angels” and “Love Spins On Its Axis.” Today, the UK group is announcing its first album in a decade, The Love That’s Ours, which is out in October. “Somehow we got here! Our record is about to be released. […]
Hear Rival Schools’ Acoustic “Holding Sand” From New United By Fate Reissue
Walter Schreifels was already a hardcore legend when he started Rival Schools. Schreifels was a key part of Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, and about a million other hugely important New York bands. In 1999, shortly after Quicksand first broke up, Schriefels teamed up with a bunch of other hardcore veterans — past members […]
Old Fire & Bill Callahan – “Don’t You Go” (John Martyn Cover)
The Abilene, Texas composer and producer John Mark Lapham records under the name Old Fire, and he’s recruited an eye-popping list of vocalists for his new album Voids. In addition to appearances from Julia Holter, Adam Torres, and Emily Cross (Cross Record, Loma), the album features living legend Bill Callahan on three songs. One of […]
Shannen Moser – “Paint By Number”
Shannen Moser is about to return with their first album in four years. The Sun Still Seems To Move is dropping next month, and its lead single is just gorgeous. The song, “Paint By Number,” surrounds the Philadelphia singer-songwriter with a battalion of rock and orchestral instruments used in delicate yet powerful fashion. It never […]