Punchbag, the duo of London siblings Clara and Anders Bach, make fired-up, anthemic electro-pop, and they seem to be aiming for global festival omnipresence. Last year, Punchbag signed to Mute and released their debut EP I’m Not Your Punchbag. Now, they’re unveiling the follow-up EP I Am Obsessed. In the UK, it’ll also be available […]
As The Guess Who Begin Reunion Tour, Former Members Launch New Legal Fight
Over the weekend, Guess Who’s classic lineup played their first show in 23 years, commencing their Takin’ It Back reunion tour in Ontario. Now that frontman Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman are back on the stage, their former bandmates Jim Kale and Garry Peterson are launching a legal battle against performing rights management firm […]
Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, & Macie Stewart Announce Debut Album BODY SOUND
Last summer the Chicago multi-disciplinary musicians Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart teamed up on a gorgeous, mournful two-part string composition called BODY SOUND [STONE PIECE]. At the time, a full-length album was teased; today, it’s officially announced. The trio will release their collaborative debut LP BODY SOUND in March, preceded today by opening […]
Evelyn Gray – “Clotheslines”
Up until last year, Evelyn Gray led Tapir!, the arty UK indie band. Tapir! broke up last year, and now Grey is working on new music with Yuri Shibuichi and Hywel Pryer, the same producers who worked on Tapir!’s 2024 swan song The Pilgrim, Their God And The King Of My Decrepit Mountain. Gray’s new […]
Mitski Shares “I’ll Change For You,” Announces World Tour
Mitski announced her new album Nothing’s About To Happen To Me a few weeks back with the release of lead single “Where’s My Phone?” The new LP’s release date is coming up quickly, so she’s got another new track on deck today along with dates for a global tour. Nothing’s About To Happen To Me […]
Alexis Taylor – “For A Toy”
Alexis Taylor sounds fragile and sensitive even on Hot Chip’s slickest club-pop tracks. When he sings a piano ballad, he sounds light a light breeze could rip his arm off. That vulnerability can be a hell of a weapon, and Taylor really puts it to work on his new song “For A Toy.” Next month, […]
Album Of The Week: Mandy, Indiana URGH
Sacred Bones 2026 Where is Mandy, Indiana? The electronic noise-rock quartet by that name has ties to Paris and Berlin and is based in Manchester, UK, the historic intersection of indie rock and dance music. They were originally called Gary, Indiana, nodding to the industrial wasteland just outside Chicago that yielded the Jacksons and Freddie […]
Troubled Michael Jackson Biopic Michael Has A New Trailer
At this point, the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic Michael should just change its name to Troubled Michael Jackson Biopic. It would make things simpler for those of us who have to write about it, anyway. The Antoine Fuqua-directed Michael was supposed to hit theaters last fall, but it reportedly needed emergency reshoots when the producers […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – “Sunburned In London”
We haven’t heard from Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever since their last album Endless Rooms came out in 2022. But today the Aussie jangle-rockers are ending that hiatus with the shimmery, six-minute “Sunburned In London.” “As a band, we have always made songs about cities,” the band’s Tom Russo explains in a press release. “I was […]
Notoriously Apolitical Jelly Roll Says He Plans To Speak Out About Politics “In The Next Week”
On Sunday night, Jelly Roll became a first-time Grammy winner. The former underground rapper and current inspirational face-tatted country star went three for three in his categories, and he accepted the trophy for Best Contemporary Country Album on the telecast. That win was a bit of a surprise, as he beat out fellow nominees Tyler […]