Since 2010, the beach in Gulf Shores, AL has played host to the Hangout Music Festival, a pan-genre gathering that most recently paired Zach Bryan, Lana Del Rey, and Chappell Roan with a bunch of rappers and EDM artists. (I went way back in 2013 and was happy to see Tom Petty and Stevie Wonder.) […]
Snõõper – “Relay”
In June, Snõõper released a split EP with Prison Affair. The Nashville punks are gearing up for a tour next month, and to celebrate they shared the slinky new tune “Relay.” You can always count on Snōōper for a great bassline, and the devious, infectious one in “Relay” steals all the attention from the start. […]
Benjamin Booker – “LWA IN THE TRAILER PARK”
Benjamin Booker has announced Lower, his first album in seven years. The New Orleans soul-rocker produced it with Kenny Segal (Armand Hammer, billy woods), and today he’s sharing a preview with the oozing lead single “LWA IN THE TRAILER PARK.” “I felt particularly connected to Paul Schrader’s work making this album,” Booker says about the […]
Ducks Ltd. – “Grim Symmetry” (Feat. Julia Steiner & Margaret McCarthy)
Ducks Ltd. kicked off the year with Harm’s Way, the great follow-up to their 2021 debut Modern Fiction. In May, the jangle-pop duo returned with the Harm’s Way outtake “When You’re Outside,” and now they’re unveiling a new song called “Grim Symmetry” which comes from the Modern Fiction sessions. “This is actually one of our […]
Ingrown – “Enemy”
If you’re in the market for something genuinely and overwhelmingly brutal, allow me to recommend the Boise power trio Ingrown. Ingrown specialize in a form of metallic hardcore that’s both ultra-fast and ultra-heavy. Their guttural-roar music hits like prime Nails, and their videos are full of guns. A scary band! Exactly one year ago, Ingrown […]
Big Sean Shares ‘It Is What It Is’ Music Video Feat. Gunna: Watch
Big Sean is still promoting his latest album Better Me Than You which received a good response overall from fans. Today, the Detroit rapper shares the music video for track #7, ‘It Is What It Is’ where he joins forces with Atlanta’s own Gunna. The song is produced by Turbo and definitely one of the […]
Stream Crowning & Oaktails’ Tremendous Intercontinental Screamo Split
Crowning, the Chicago trio whose membership includes Frail Body leader Lowell Shaffer, are a serious force in the mutually supportive screamo underground, and they’re always down to release a split with another band. Crowning have a bunch of splits to their name. The way they do the splits, bitch, their pants might rip. Two years […]
Private Hell – “Wake Up Screaming” & “Warsaw” (Joy Division Cover)
Richmond metal-punks Private Hell have lately been talking about their plan to knock out a series of self-released flexis. The first of those EPs is called Wake Up Screaming, and it came out last Friday. The band already shared the towering opening track “Dead Inside,” and now you get to hear the other two joints, […]
Leadbetter Band Revitalizes Rock with Eclectic Sound and High-Energy Performances
Rock music has long been a genre that thrives on raw energy and dynamic performances, and Leadbetter Band embodies that spirit perfectly. Since their formation in 2017, this Bend, Oregon-based trio has been making waves in the Pacific Northwest with their powerful blend of rock, jam, and eclectic songwriting. Led by the talented Eric Leadbetter […]
Panda Bear – “Defense” (Feat. Cindy Lee)
A couple of months ago, Panda Bear released the Reset Mariachi EP with Sonic Boom. Today, the project of Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox is announcing a new album called Sinister Grift. The lead single “Defense” is out now, and it features Cindy Lee on guitar. Sinister Grift is Lennox’s first solo LP in five years, […]