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Swamp Dogg – “Ugly Man’s Wife”

Later this month, Swamp Dogg is releasing a new album, Blackgrass: From West Virginia To 125th Street . We’ve heard “ Mess Under That Dress ” and the Jenny Lewis-featuring “ Count The Days ” from it so far, and today he’s back with a third single, “Ugly Man’s Wife,” which

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O. – “Micro”

London duo O. — I still can’t believe that’s the actual name of the band — will release their full-length debut WeirdOs next month, and we’ve already posted their early singles “ Green Shirt ” and “ 176 .” Today, O. follow those tracks with a new one called “Micro.” Saxophonist

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Bonny Light Horseman – “Old Dutch”

The folk-rock supergroup Bonny Light Horseman have a new double album on the way. Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free will drop in a month, and the trio has thus far shared two promising singles, “ When I Was Younger ” and “ I Know You Know .” Today they’ve added a third. “Old

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Bodysync – “Rock It”

Ryan Hemsworth and Giraffage released their first album as Bodysync, Radio Active , in 2022, and last month they shared “ Back Of My Mind ,” a one-off collaboration with Dazy. Today, Bodysync are announcing their sophomore album, NUTTY , which is out in June.

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Teen Daze – “Back yard” (Feat. Andy Shauf & Sam Wilkes)

For many years, the Canadian producer Jamison Isaak has specialized in a zoned-out, nostalgic form of dance music. That’s changing. Today, there’s a new Teen Daze single that has nothing to do with dance music. Instead, Isaak is going for lush, slinky ’80s-style studio-pop, and

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Casiokids Announce First New Album And Shows In 13 Years

The Norwegian group Casiokids have announced their first new album in 13 years, as Brooklyn Vegan points out. Tid for hjem will be out in October, and it’s their first LP since 2011’s Aabenbaringen over aaskammen . They started teasing its release last month when they put out

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Hagop Tchaparian – “Treacle”

Hagop Tchaparian got some attention for his 2022 debut full-length Bolts , which arrived after the British-Armenian producer’s stint working in the industry as a tour manager for the likes of Four Tet and Hot Chip. Today, he’s putting out his first single since then, “Treacle,”

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Supercrush – “Lost My Head”

The contemporary Seattle rock scene is being highlighted on a new compilation called From Far It All Seems Small , which is being put out via KR Records, the label run by Supercrush frontman Mark Palm. It’ll feature new tracks from TV Star, Shook Ones, Spiral XP, Star Party,

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Watch Noel Gallagher Join The Black Keys In London

Last month, the Black Keys released their new album Ohio Players . On that record, the band got help from some other big stars. Beck and Juicy J guested on the single “ Paper Crown ,” and the band co-wrote a few of the songs with Noel Gallagher, who also sang backup and played

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Deap Vally – “It’s My World”

Last fall, the Los Angeles duo Deap Vally announced that they were breaking up after a farewell tour. That farewell tour was extended through June, and before they head out on the final leg of it they are releasing one final EP. (ep)ilogue is out on May 24, and it’ll be the

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Band To Watch: fantasy of a broken heart

Lizzie Klein "> When we meet on a Manhattan Saturday, the East Coast is experiencing its first torrential spring downpour, drenching the concrete jungle in a quantity of water that should bring the city to a standstill. New Yorkers, however, don’t stand still. The sidewalks are

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Good Looks – “Can You See Me Tonight?”

The rootsy Austin indie rockers Good Looks have been wowing us with the singles from new album Lived Here For A While . Today “ If It’s Gone ” and “ Self-destructor ” are joined by “Can You See Me Tonight?” It’s one of the most explicitly twangy tracks on the album, bursting

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John Cale – “Shark-Shark”

Last year, legendary figure John Cale, one of two surviving members of the Velvet Underground, released the excellent solo album MERCY . Next month, he’ll follow that LP with a new one POPtical Illusion . The man is 82 years old, and he’s keeping up an album-a-year pace. That’s

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The Bug Club – “Quality Pints”

In recent years, Welsh duo the Bug Club — Tilly Harris (bass, vocals) and Sam Willmett (vocals, guitar) — have been on a prolific tear, and in the process they’ve built up a lot of love from the segment of Bandcamp users at the intersection of revved-up punk and catchy,

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Martha Skye Murphy – “Pick Yourself Up”

Martha Skye Murphy has been around for a while now — the UK musician was on our Best New Bands Of 2021 list — though she’s stuck to EPs and one-offs thus far. But today Murphy is announcing her debut full-length, Um , which will be out next month. “ Need ,” the Roy

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Efterklang – “Plant” (Feat. Mabe Fratti)

Last month, Danish indie rock trio Efterklang released the song “ Getting Reminders .” It turns out that’s taken from their new album Things We Have In Common , which they’ve announced today. The second single “Plant” is out now, and it features Guatemalan musician Mabe Fratti

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Miki Berenyi Trio – “Vertigo”

Miki Berenyi was a founding member of the great ’90s shoegaze band Lush, and she currently plays in Piroshka. In 2022, she published an autobiography titled Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success . Today, the English musician is announcing her new project called Miki

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The Alternative Number Ones: Sting’s “All This Time”

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones , and it’s for members only. Thank

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