By: Kirstin Bews – Grey’s third album, Age Hasn’t Spoiled You, comes out on the 10th of May via Carpark records. Talking about the choice of the album name, frontman Shehzaad Jiwani expresses that Age Hasn’t Spoiled You is about rebelling against the notion that we are products of time, claiming that people cannot … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – New York City-based indie pop band The Drums, who released their newest album, Brutalism, on April 5th, 2019 via ANTI-, which followed up their 2017 album, Abysmal Thoughts, performed at Metro in Chicago last night (May 1st) with Oakland-based indie artist Tanukichan (aka multi-instrumentalist Hannah van Loon), who released her debut album, … Continue reading
By: Kirstin Bews – Indie rockers Vampire Weekend are back from a five-year hiatus with their fourth studio album, Father of the Bride, which is set for release on May 3rd via Columbia Records. Known for their experimental indie soundscapes, the NYC-based trio shot to success in 2008 and have ridden a wave of … Continue reading
By: Kirstin Bews – Welsh indie rockers, Catfish and the Bottlemen, have just released their album The Balance via Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada. The band submerged themselves in the recording process of this album, staying in Ireland’s Grouse Lodge studios with acclaimed popular Irish mixer Jacknife Lee (U2, Weezer, The Cars, One Direction, … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Indie Rock band Bad Suns, who released their newest album, Mystic Truth, on March 22nd, 2019 via Epitaph, which featured the single “Away We Go”, and which followed up their 2016 album, Disappear Here, performed at the House of Blues Chicago in Chicago last night (Apr. 27th) with alt-pop singer-songwriter Carlie Hanson, … Continue reading
Photos by: Kiri Anne – Los Angeles-based indie rock band Wallows, who released their debut EP, Nothing Happens, on March 22nd 2019 via Atlantic, performed at Venue Nightclub in Vancouver on April 23rd.
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Grammy-nominated indie rock band The National, who will release their new album, I Am Easy To Find, on May 17th via 4AD, performed at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto last night (April 24th).
By: Kirstin Bews – Local Natives are back with their new album, Violet Street, which is set for release on April 26th via Loma Vista. This album has been long anticipated by fans who have been waiting for this follow up since their 2016 album, Sunlit Youth. Produced by Shawn Everett (Alabama … Continue reading
By: Staff – Silversun Pickups have announced the release of their fifth album, Widow’s Weeds, on June 7th via their own New Machine Recordings label. The band enlisted Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth) to produce their latest, an extroverted and open album about rebirth and renewal. Said lead singer Brian Aubert about Widow’s Weeds: “This … Continue reading
By: Kirstin Bews – After months of teasing, Cage the Elephant are releasing their new album, Social Cues, on April 19th via RCA Records. After 12 years of making music, Cage the Elephant remain one of the most promising rock bands of the 21st century. Their underground, nonchalant signature sound holds up … Continue reading