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Anderson .Paak & Cordae – “A Good Day”

Anderson .Paak and Cordae may not actually be step brothers, despite what the above cover art implies, but the rappers have a long history of collaborations dating all the way back when Cordae was still going by YBN Cordae. That partnership is about to be cemented on the new

Billiam Announces New Album Fang The Sniper: Hear Three Songs

Australian garage-rock troublemaker Billiam releases so much music that it can be hard to keep track for all but your most devoted punk correspondents . We're checking back in today to report that he's got a new album called Fang The Sniper coming next month. Unsurprisingly,

Just Penelope – “Copenhagen”

Just Penelope's debut EP Great Lake is out this Friday, and they're still heightening the anticipation. The Bloomington band has shared " After " (which made our list of the 5 best songs of the week ) and " Sister ," but the latest single "Copenhagen" might be the best one

Stream SAICOBAB & TAKAAT’s New Split 7″

Are y'all up on Purplish? Mdou Moctar bassist Mikey Coltun started the boutique label with Mark O'Donnell a couple years back to present curated tunes from lesser known parts of the world. Their flagship artist is TAKAAT, the Mdou Moctar offshoot, but they've got a wealth of

Song People – “The Cone”

They call themselves Song People, and they're once again proving it today. The Philly band showed off their unique blend of jangle-pop, dream-pop, post-punk, and folk on " Silver Flag ," the lead single from new album Tho I Seem Tame . Second single "The Cone" is out now, and

Caroline Rose – “Calm” & “Hello Again, Jim”

Gentling The Horse At The Walt Whitman Mall is going to be a trip. Caroline Rose has previewed the forthcoming album with bizarro bangers " Yip Yip Yow " and " Chow Mein ," and now she's sharing "Calm" and "Hello Again, Jim." The post Caroline Rose – “Calm” & “Hello Again,

Behind Intocable’s Epic Celebration of Mexico en El Zócalo

An epic meeting of música mexicana lore and a veteran Texas band that has consistently taken norteño into unexpected terrain took place Tuesday in Mexico City when Intocable performed in front of 300,000 people at El Zocalo Capitalino to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.

Helena Deland – “How Do You Like Me Now”

Helena Deland's last solo album was 2023's Goodnight Summerland , which earned our Album Of The Week honor. The following year, she and fellow Montreal musician Ouri shared the second Hildegard LP, Jour 1596 . Then last year, Deland continued her Altogether Unaccompanied series

Billboard Style – “Dropped”

Billboard Style — that's an exciting new band. Forth Wanderers' Ben Guterl and Victoryland's Dan Howard have been reeling us in with the excellent Pull Of The Moon singles " Billboard Style " and " Meloxicam ," and now they're sharing their quietest preview yet, "Dropped." The

untitled (halo) – “easy rider”

The appealingly unhinged LA buzz band untitled (halo) have made the jump from the Bandcamp underground to Dirty Hit, the same label as the 1975, and they'll release their self-titled debut later this fall. On lead single " aimee lou wood freestyle ," they found some unexplored

Anxious – “Secret Weapon”

Connecticut emo crew Anxious released the very good album Bambi last year. Last month, just ahead of their tour with Citizen and Hotline TNT, they dropped the one-off single " Don't Move ." That tour is happening right now, and Anxious just shared another new song called

Haywire – “Sincerely Yours”

Over a very short stretch of time, Boston's Haywire have vaulted to the absolute top of the hardcore heap, playing crazy shows on an absurd schedule and becoming viral stars without compromising their presentation. They've done all this without having all that much music out on

The Church Announce New Album Lacuna: Hear “Western”

Australian greats the Church have been making jangly, gauzy space-out music for nearly half a century now, and they were giants of the late-'80s college rock universe. I covered them in my Alternative Number Ones column a couple of years ago, and it wasn't even for "Under The

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul – “Googoo Gaga”

Just when you thought Stefani Germanotta's baby had the intersection of pop stardom and "Googoo Gaga" all to themselves, here come Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul. The Belgian musical duo knows a thing or too about artpop, and they prove it once again on new single "Googoo

Kevin Morby – “PBJ”

Kevin Morby's Little Wide Open remains one of the best albums we've heard this year . When it dropped, Morby told us the story behind every song on the tracklist, but there were some tunes left over when all was said and done. One of those is out today, and it's a lot more

Nirvana’s Last Night As A Regular Band

In the summer of 1991, I was a 19-year-old college kid who couldn’t stop thinking about the new songs I’d heard Nirvana perform live: “Breed,” with its driving power; the Beatlesque “Drain You”; and especially the bombastic anthem “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” which I’d seen them