The Beths are one of those bands that just warm your heart when you think of them. Their last full length Future Me Hates Me is difficult to dislike and their live sets are always a fun time. Now as they plan for a new album to drop next year, they’ve announced a new US...More Please
Bands like the Hot Snakes don’t really follow the conventional norms of the record industry. After their return to performing and their full length Jericho Sirens, it seems that the band can’t get enough of performing. Ahead of a run of dates in December, they’ve just released a killer new song called “Checkmate” that should...More Please
Mudhoney is a band that’s hard to break and even harder to break down. Behind their latest EP Morning in America, the seasoned Washington veterans have just announced a new run of tour dates to take place next year. [bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=1403246976 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false] While the songs on the EP were...More Please
Staying dormant doesn’t seem to be in the DNA of Kevin Devine. After multiple solo tours this year and a run of singles, he’s back with The Goddamn Band. Together they’re releasing a cover album of Nevermind by Nirvana out this Friday. The immediate take away you get with their cover of “In Bloom” is...More Please
Chicago’s Post Animal haven’t been around a long time, yet their psych touched tones have reached a large scale of people. With a five year existence, they’ve made plenty of waves wherever they’ve performed and now they’ve just announced a new album set for release early next year. With Forward Motion Godyssey out in February,...More Please
Rhode Island noise duo Lightning Bolt have been on a tear lately. Since signing to Thrill Jockey, they’ve been reissuing albums left and right while releasing their latest Sonic Citadel. Now in keeping with that they’ve just announced a vinyl reissue of the self titled debut out in January. Presented in a screen printed double...More Please
Atlanta’s Mattiel are riding high after their critically lauded new album Satis Factory was released. Now as it gains more and more streams, they’ve released a new video for the track “Millionaire” and announced their tour to support the album beginning early next year. The video set among a carnival setting has all of the...More Please
When artists change their sound, we can all win. When Angel Olsen released her latest album All Mirrors recently, she signalled a change in sound that showed how immense and dense she can truly sound. Now she’s just added a new run of tour dates for the Southeast taking the album’s cinematic tone to more...More Please
With a handful of tour dates behind The Black Keys‘ new album Let’s Rock, the band is definitely pulling out all of the stops. The other night they stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! and gave those in attendance two of the album’s songs and showed they came to get down in the process. https://youtu.be/iSWG8UjLLIM On...More Please
In the grand spectrum of pure artistry, Wilco has always honored what it means to be artists in a world that’s changed dramatically since they began. While we think that their latest Ode To Joy is one of their best albums to date, the band has just added new tour dates in support of the...More Please
It’s pretty safe to say that after releasing one of our favorite albums of last year, Nashville’s Soccer Mommy is more than ready to take on the world. With a new run of headlining tour dates just announced they’ve shared a new single “yellow is the color of her eyes” alongside a video that should...More Please
The Sea and Cake aren’t in the biggest hurry as a band. Supporting their last release Any Day, the band has just announced a small run of West Coast dates. While you can’t rush greatness, it’s nice to see the songsmiths out on the road once again. With live shows that are nothing short of...More Please
Because in music you can’t write about everything, it’s regretful when you come across something that you missed. While it sucks that I missed the debut album neoteny by New Jersey’s PYNKIE, it’s safe to say that you shouldn’t neglect her latest single “Funny Boy.” Endearing and catchy, there’s little here you can complain about...More Please
Music duos are always a bit intriguing because of the limitations of what two people can do musically together. Usually when you come across a music duo, you wonder why they aren’t at least a trio and why they didn’t see that coming. However with Brooklyn’s Drug Couple, there’s no reason to think that way....More Please
In the early nineties when Tindersticks came along, there wasn’t really a space for their strong narratives and meandering song structures. Wedged between the world of indie rock and Brit pop, sidelined with the moniker of alternative when they were closer to Leonard Cohen than Jarvis Cocker they existed. They also thrived and while it’s...More Please
JJ Wilde has had a pretty eventful year with a debut EP and a slew of fans picking up on her rock based sound. Now with the year closing before her tour with Jimmy Eat World in 2020, she’s dropped two new songs that should make you just as big of a fan and get...More Please
It’s safe to say that Sharon Van Etten is on a level they few singers can touch. With her latest album Remind Me Tomorrow receiving critical praise and her shows getting into larger and larger rooms, it seems there’s little she can do that’s not heralded. Now with a new run of dates announced for...More Please
Jeff Rosenstock, you know the guy who has raucous live sets that feel like a giant party? Well it appears that he can’t slow down. Rosenstock has had a pretty strong run of releases in a couple of years including his wonderful album Post, his live album Thanks, Sorry that we haven’t even had time...More Please
Usually when members from multiple bands get together on a new project, it can leave you scratching your head. Of course when the pairing of members from River Boat Gamblers and Rise Against form new band DRAKULAS, it seems to make sense. Intertwining proto-punk with garage, new wave and art rock, the band has released...More Please
A band as iconic as The Flaming Lips doesn’t need anyone’s words to solidify the grand leaps they’ve taken the music world. In many ways a halo artist for label giants Warner Records, the band’s live set has always been a mystifying array of sounds and visuals. After touring their album The Soft Bulletin, the...More Please