Field Medic – “castle peaks”

Field Medic teased his new album surrender instead last month with the lovely, doowop-inspired gem “ MELANCHOLY .” Today the indie darling is back with “castle peaks,” a thoughtful ballad about traveling.

King Crimson Recording First New Album Since 2003

King Crimson haven’t released a studio album since 2003’s The Power To Believe . Since then, the English prog-rock legends have gone on tours, endured lineup changes, and shared a slew of live LPs. A few years ago there was a documentary about the band called In The Court Of

Ex-Pearl Jam Drummer Dave Abbruzzese Says ‘The Water Under the Bridge Runs Too Icy’ for Reunion

"I do hope that there will come a day that we can again connect on some level," he writes in a message to fans. "Please stop sending me messages asking & telling me to contact their management"

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath Raise $190 Million in Charity Aid

The ticket proceeds will help three major charity organizations, including Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice

Former Champ Announce Debut Album i saw you in paradise: Hear Two Songs

Last fall I was smitten with Vol. 2 , a charming EP from Scottish/Irish power-pop combo Former Champ. The Glasgow group recently announced their official debut album, and the songs they’ve shared from that record are extremely pleasant too.

Redditor Unearths Lost 2003 Hop Along EP Sympathetic Flypaper “In My Musician Mom’s Things”

Before Hop Along became one of the most fiercely beloved bands in indie rock , bandleader Frances Quinlan started the project as a solo venture under the name Hop Along, Queen Ansleis. As far as most listeners (and the archivists at Discogs ) knew, Quinlan only released one

Sean Combs’ Sentencing Set for October

The hip-hop mogul was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges

Billy McFarland Is Now Trying to Unload the Fyre Fest Brand on eBay

The convicted fraudster put a chunk of the trademark rights up for auction, starting at 1 cent

Blood Orange Announces Headlining Fall Tour

The English musician will also join Lorde and Turnstile at their respective shows

Album Of The Week: Goon Dream 3

Kenny Becker had an idea. Goon, his LA-based psych-pop quartet, had just released 2022’s Hour Of Green Evening , a lush live-band affair tracked together in the studio. That album was a work of placid splendor, achingly pretty but with a vaguely unsettled undercurrent, like a

Fyre Festival Is Now Being Auctioned On eBay

Earlier this year, Billy McFarland said he was selling some of the IP and trademarks of his infamous Fyre Fest to a purported entrepreneur named Shawn Rech, who was planning to use the disgraced Fyre name to launch a music streaming service. Unlike most things Fyre Fest, it

Brògeal Announce Debut Album Tuesday Paper Club: Hear The Title Track

As heard on early singles “ Vicar Street Days ” and “ Friday On My Mind ,” the Falkirk, Scotland natives Brògeal like to spike their pub-friendly punk and indie rock sing-alongs with hefty doses of Celtic folk. It’s a combination that works wonders on “Tuesday Paper Club,” the

Raphael Saadiq Unveils Fall 2025 ‘No Bandwidth’ One-Man Show Tour Dates

The musician will perform in 21 cities across the U.S. with a set list spanning three decades of his career

Heart Will Keep Their Cards on the Table With New Royal Flush Tour Dates

The band will launch another leg of their reunion trek this winter

Hot Chip Return With New Song ‘Devotion,’ Detail ‘Joy of Repetition’ Compilation

The British band will also play a trio of live shows this fall

Stream doseone & Height Keech’s New Collaborative EP Wood Teeth

For decades, the crazy-voiced expressionist doseone has been one of the most creative and unpredictable forces on the underground rap landscape and beyond. Over the years, doseone has played important roles in a ton of important entities, including but not limited to the

herbal tea Announces Debut Album Hear As The Mirror Echoes: Hear “Seventeen”

Helena Walker is a Bristol-based singer-songwriter who makes dreamy folk-pop as herbal tea. Next month she’ll release her debut album Hear As The Mirror Echoes , which she’s previewing today with the lead single/opening track “Seventeen.”

RJF – “The Solitude Of Victory”

Ross J. Farrar leads the always-morphing punk rock institution Ceremony and the very cool newer band Spice. He also writes poetry and releases his own music under his initials, RJF. Next month, Farrar will release Cleaning Out The Empty Administration Building , the new RJF LP

Geese Announce New Album Getting Killed: Hear “Taxes”

Last year, Geese frontman Cameron Winter released his breakthrough solo LP Heavy Metal . If you weren’t already a Geese head, that album probably made you one. And, just in time! The New York City group is returning with a new album Getting Killed , the follow-up to 2023’s 3D

John Summit Announces Experts Only Festival in NYC

Summit, Kaskade, Cassian, and more will perform at the new two-day dance music fest on Randall’s Island

Geese Are Ready to Break Their Own Hearts on New Song ‘Taxes’

Track will appear on the Brooklyn band’s upcoming third album, Getting Killed , out in September

Hot Chip – “Devotion”

Hot Chip have been together over two decades, releasing eight studio albums. It’s too bad they don’t have a best-of compilation… until now! Today, the group announced their career-spanning compilation Joy In Repetition , out September 5 via Domino. They’ve also shared a new

Ryan Castro Unveils First Solo World Tour

The first leg of the Colombian rapper's tour includes stops in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America

Open Mike Eagle – “my co-worker clark kent’s secret black box”

We’re a few days away from the release of James Gunn’s new Superman movie, which means that a whole new generation will now get a chance to contemplate the question of how the fuck nobody can figure out that Clark Kent and Superman are the same guy. He works at a newspaper!

Hand Habits – “Jasmine Blossoms” & “Dead Rat”

Last month, Meg Duffy announced the new Hand Habits album Blue Reminder and released the lead single “ Wheel Of Change .” Today the singer-songwriter is unveiling two more tracks, “Jasmine Blossoms” and “Dead Rat.”

Sex Week – “Lone Wolf”

The arty Brooklyn pop duo Sex Week recently announced their new EP Upper Mezzanine , set to arrive next month. They announced the project with the dancey lead single “Coach,” and today they’re back with another good one called “Lone Wolf.”

Pretty Bitter – “Bodies Under The Rose Garden”

In a few weeks, Washington, DC’s Pretty Bitter will release their new LP Pleaser . Bassist Miri Tyler is a touring member of Ekko Astral, but Pretty Bitter is its own thing. The band recorded Pleaser with Into It. Over It.’s Evan Weiss and Strawberry Boy’s Simon Small as

Indigo De Souza – “Be Like The Water”

Precipice is shaping up to be a great addition to Indigo De Souza’s already immaculate discography. The Asheville indie rocker has shared “ Heartthrob ” and “ Crying Over Nothing ,” and now she’s back with the refreshing anthem “Be Like The Water.”

Marissa Nadler – “Hatchet Man”

Marissa Nadler has been making stark, haunting doom-folk for a long time, and she’ll release her latest self-produced LP New Radiations next month. We’ve already posted the LP’s title track , and now Nadler has hit us with a dark and lovely new murder ballad called “Hatchet

Alex Warren’s Not-So-Ordinary Rise to the Top

The rising hitmaker talks fame, emailing with Ed Sheeran, and the love and loss behind his new album, You’ll Be Alright, Kid

Posthumous Michael Hurley Album Broken Homes And Gardens Announced: Hear “Fava”

Before the outsider folk legend Michael Hurley died this year , he completed one last album. Broken Homes And Gardens , the follow-up to 2021’s The Time Of The Foxgloves , will be out in September on No Quarter.

Watch Dolly Parton’s Message to Ozzy Osbourne at Metal Icon’s Final Show

"I wouldn't be surprised if you don't show up somewhere else — and I'll be there," the country star said

Shame – “Quiet Life”

Shame flirted with new wave on the Cutthroat title track last month. Now the English post-punks are back with a rockabilly banger for the second single “Quiet Life.”

Nihilistic Easyrider – “Weekend Fever” & “Facedown”

Jacob Duarte was already the frontman of the sick Texas band Narrow Head, and now he’s also got a new solo side project with the excellent name Nihilistic Easyrider. It pleases me to learn that Duarte’s dog does the same sideye thing in photos that mine does. That dog stars in

Zac Farro Is One of One on Latest Solo Single ‘1’

The song will appear on the Paramore and HalfNoise member's forthcoming solo album Operator , out July 18 via his own Congrats Records

Check Out Rare and Intimate David Bowie Photos

As official photographer to David Bowie, Denis O’Regan had an extremely rare glimpse of the late legend. With David Bowie by Denis O’Regan (out August 5 on ACC Art Books), the British photographer opens his archives for a deeper look at Bowie and his many incarnations. Covering

Weakened Friends Announce New Album Feels Like Hell: Hear “Tough Luck (Bleed Me Out)”

It feels so good to hear a huge rock chorus, a band that’s just going for it. That’s what Portland, Maine’s Weakened Friends bring on “Tough Luck (Bleed Me Out),” the lead single and opening track from Feels Like Hell , the new LP that they’ll release this fall. The last time

Neko Case Announces New Album Neon Grey Midnight Green: Hear “Wreck”

Earlier this year, Neko Case published her memoir The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You . Her year was only getting started. Today, she announced a new album Neon Grey Midnight Green , that’s out September 26, with the wondrous lead single “Wreck.”

The Rapture Announce First Tour In 15 Years

The Rapture are back, again. They reunited in 2019, and then frontman Luke Jenner released his solo album the following year. They’ve been pretty quiet until this past May, when they announced their first show in five years for Portola Festival in San Francisco. Now, it seems

Google Earth Announce New Album Mac OS X 10.11: Hear “meow meow”

John Vanderslice is an ever-reliable indie rock lifer. He’s made a whole lot of records under his own name, and he’s also worked on some truly great music from some of this century’s definitive artists. In recent years, the Sliceman has been delving deeper into electronic

Neko Case Goes It Alone Again, Finally, With New Album in the Fall

The country-noir legend and best-selling memoirist previews Neon Grey Midnight Green with ebullient first single, “Wreck”

‘Devo’ Doc Whips Up Netflix Premiere Date

Chris Smith’s film about the New Wave greats will arrive on the streamer in August after earning rave reviews at Sundance last year

La Dispute Share Five More Songs From New Album No One Was Driving The Car

La Dispute have taken an unconventional route to unveiling their new album No One Was Driving the Car . First the Michigan post-hardcore band released three songs , which they billed as the first act; then they shared the nine-minute track “ Environmental Catastrophe Film ,”

Legss Announce Debut Album Unreal: Hear “909”

Stream Nuvolascura’s First New Album In Five Years, How This All Ends

Almost exactly five years ago, the Los Angeles screamo band Novolascura released the jagged, expressionistic album As We Suffer From Memory And Imagination . With that record, Novolascura earned a rep as one of the fiercest, most intense bands on a national scene full of fierce

Premature Evaluation: Wet Leg moisturizer

It’s a tale as old as indie rock itself: Wet Leg didn’t think anyone would hear “ Chaise Longue .” Barely two years after college friends Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers decided to write music together on a whim, their deadpan, Mean Girls -quoting debut single made them

Jessie J Has ‘No Cancer Spread’ Following Mastectomy: ‘Happy Tears Are Real’

“Lots of healing to go and one more surgery to make these cousins look more like sisters. But for now it’s gratitude time,” said the singer, who revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in June

Hannah Frances – “Falling From And Further”

The Rapture Plot First Headlining Tour in 15 Years

NYC dance-punk favorites have scheduled shows for this fall across North America, England, and Europe

Danny L Harle – “Starlight” (Feat. PinkPantheress)

In May, PinkPantheress released her new album Fancy That . The pop star kept fans happy by giving an official release to “ Close To You ” and announcing North American residencies last month. Now she’s back as a guest on Danny L Harle’s new track “Starlight.”