Kevin Whelan of The Wrens has formed a new band called Aeon Station. The group will release their debut album Observatory on December 10. Observatory is a 10-track record, consisting of over 14 years worth of demos and sketches from Whelan. The album is now available for preorder on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop. Though this […]
Richard H Kirk, Cabaret Voltaire Co-Founder, Dies at 65 | SPIN
Richard H Kirk, one of the founding members of Cabaret Voltaire, has died at the age of 65. Cabaret Voltaire and Mute, the band’s record label, shared the news of Kirk’s in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning. No cause of death has been revealed. Here’s what the statement said: It is with great sadness […]
Julie Doiron – “You Gave Me The Key”
Julie Doiron has had a hand in many music projects over the past decade — most notably, perhaps, her 2019 team-up with Mount Eerie, Lost Wisdom pt. 2 — but she hasn’t released a proper solo album under her own name since 2012’s So Many Days. That’ll change this November when she puts out her […]
The Fugees to Reunite for the First Time in 15 Years | SPIN
For the first time in 15 years, the Fugees will reunite. The group is coming together to celebrate the f Initially, a person close to the group said that Lauryn Hill, Wyclef and Pras were set to perform at the Global Citizen Festival in Lagos, Nigeria on September 25, at the time, the person familiar […]
Lotic – “Emergency”
Lotic is releasing a new album next month, Water, the followup to her 2018 full-length debut Power. We’ve heard “Come Unto Me” already and today Lotic is sharing another single, the chaotically beautiful “Emergency,” a blend of gliding vocals and understated, sweaty club thumps. “‘Emergency’ is me fully owning my sexuality for the first time,” […]
Chelsea Wolfe – “Green Altar” & “Woodstock” (Joni Mitchell Cover)
Just over two years ago, Chelsea Wolfe released her most recent album, Birth Of Violence. She’s popped up several times since, with the new project Mrs. Piss, a team-up with Emma Ruth Rundle, and most recently with “Diana,” from a soundtrack for DC Comics. Today, she’s returned once more with two outtakes from the Birth […]
Video: AKTheSavior “2 Chainz Freestyle”
AKTheSavior is drenched out on his latest release, “2 Chainz Freestyle”. Hot off the release of his Hiatus album with Lord Fubu, The Underachivers rapper goes ham with the bars over a Brooklyn-drill beat.
Weakened Friends – “Quitter”
The Portland, Maine indie rockers Weakened Friends released their kickass debut album Common Blah in 2018, and they followed that album a year later with the one-off single “What You Like” and with a cover of Taylor Swift’s “The Lucky Ones.” We haven’t heard anything from Weakened Friends since 2019, but now they’ve announced that […]
Eels – “Good Night On Earth”
Around this time last year, Eels released a new album, Earth To Dora, which the band has not been able to tour behind just yet. A couple months ago, they announced that they would be embarking on a tour in spring 2022, kicking off in Europe in March before heading to the States in May. […]
Explosions In The Sky – “Nightfall”
Until recently, it had been a few years since the Austin post-rock greats Explosions In The Sky had indulged their gift for making grand, tingly film scores. But earlier this year, the group made the soundtrack for the PBS nature documentary Big Bend: The Wild Frontier Of Texas. Next month, they’ll release their soundtrack album […]