By: Staff – Renowned composer and director John Carpenter has announced his first album of non-soundtrack music in nearly five years, Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, is set for a February 5th release via Sacred Bones. Carpenter famously called the first Lost Themes album “a soundtrack for the movies in your mind.”. On Alive … Continue reading
By: Staff – A year has passed since the release of Refused’s fifth full-length album, War Music, and Nov. 20th will bring a new round of the band’s hook-laden, political post-hardcore punk rock with the release of their latest EP, The Malignant Fire. With the release of the first track “Born On The Outs”, anticipation … Continue reading
By: Staff – Montreal psych-rock band The Besnard Lakes have announced the release of their new album, The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings, on January 29th, 2021. The 72-minute suite marks the first release via their new labels — Flemish Eye in Canada, Fat Cat Records in the US — … Continue reading
By: Staff – Run The Jewels have shared a new video for “Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4)” from their new album RTJ4. Directed by Sean Solomon with animation by Titmouse, the video brings the song’s action film-ready narrative to life as Mike and El are pulled into a stand off with a malicious robotic … Continue reading
By: Staff – For the past ten years, San Francisco rock / post-metal luminaries Deafheaven have built one of the most compelling discographies in metal, one that has challenged both the modus operandi and perceptions of the genre. Each critically acclaimed release widened the scope of their particular views of what rock and metal can be, … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx will form a supergroup fo the first time ever for an upcoming concert titled Halloween Dead Stream. The one-hour intimate event will be the first of its kind, equal parts powerhouse punk, melancholy mariachi and hallucinogenic horror. Your mind will be tricked and your ears will be treated as … Continue reading
By: Staff – Julien Baker will release her third studio album, Little Oblivions, on February 26 via Matador Records. Today she reveals the first look at the album via “Faith Healer.” Watch the Daniel Henry-directed video below. She says, “Put most simply, I think that ‘Faith Healer’ is a song about vices, both the obvious … Continue reading
By: Staff – Just under a month after delivering their 2016 album, Nonagon Infinity, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard took the stage at San Francisco’s The Independent for a set both wildly frenetic and meticulously executed. In one of their final club gigs before bursting onto the international scene—soon selling out amphitheaters and headlining … Continue reading
By: Staff – Backxwash has won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize for the album God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It. “Be as honest as you want to be and create the art that you want to,” said Backxwash while reflecting on her win. The Prize goes to the best … Continue reading
By: Staff – Middle Kids have today released their first new music in over 18 months. The propulsive “R U 4 Me?” was produced by Lars Stalfors (St Vincent, Cold War Kids, Soccer Mommy) and showcases the band’s capacity to pair unforgettable melodies with raucous, arena-worthy indie rock. Lead singer and songwriter Hannah Joy explains … Continue reading