Alternative Rock
Thom Yorke Releases New Solo Song “5.17”: Stream
Thom Yorke has contributed a new solo song called “5.17” to the soundtrack to Peaky Blinders. Listen to it below. As Pitchfork points out, “5.17” is apparently the first of two new songs from Yorke appearing on the Peaky Blinders OST. The second, titled “That’s How Horses Are,” is due out on April 2nd. The sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders is currently airing on the BBC. It will then be available on Netflix starting June 10th. A vinyl box set compiling all of the music from the series is set for release on May 27th. Advertisement Related Video Meanwhile, Yorke is set to release the debut album from The Smile, his new project with Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner. Though a release date for the album is still forthcoming, the trio recently debuted several songs during a three-show conc...
Alanis Morissette Drops Apologetic New Single “Olive Branch”: Stream
Alanis Morissette has unveiled her latest single “Olive Branch.” Stream it below. On the apologetic ballad, co-written with Michael Farrell, the singer-songwriter waves the white flag in a drama-ridden friendship. “I’m amazed that you have stood by all this time,” she sings over stark piano. “I’m riddled with a deep regret/ And here is my olive branch/ And I’m so sorry/ And mea culpa / I’m reaching out to make amends.” Since releasing her 2020 album Such Pretty Forks in the Road, the Canadian-American songstress has dropped a steady stream of one-off singles, including 2021’s “Predator,” “I Miss the Band,” the Mental Health Action Day anthem “Rest,” and Willie Nelson duet “On the Road Again.” Related Video Morissette is currently gearing up for the extended North American leg of her long-a...
ME REX Announce Plesiosaur EP, Share “Jupiter Pluvius”: Stream
English quartet ME REX have announced their latest EP Plesiosaur, out June 17th via Big Scary Monsters, and shared its lead single “Jupiter Pluvius.” Stream it below. Plesiosaur’s prehistoric title aligns with the band’s prolific collection dating back to 2016’s Woolly Mammoth EP and continuing through the dual Triceratops/Stegosaurus EP in 2020 and February’s 4-track Pterodactyl EP. They took a detour for the 52-track, shuffle-friendly experimental triumph Megabear in 2021 and despite the project’s renewed nominal connections, ME REX is clearly primed to move into their next era. Pre-orders for Plesiosaur are ongoing. It will be available as a double-EP vinyl with Pterodactyl that is expected to ship out at the same time as its digital release. Check out the artwork and tracklist bel...
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Announce 2022 Tour Dates
The Brian Jonestown Massacre are hitting the road this year. Anton Newcombe and company announced a 2022 trek across North America, with help from special guests Mercury Rev. The 2022 tour will be the first big action from The Brian Jonestown Massacre since the 2019 release of their eponymous, eighteenth studio album. On this run, the famously turbulent Newcombe will be joined by Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson on bass, Hakon Adalsteinsson and Enrique Maymi on guitar, Uri Rennert on drums, Joel Gion on tambourine, and Ryan Carlson on keyboards. Beginning March 27th, BJM will hit the East Coast with a stop at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer before heading up into Canada and back down the West Coast. The tour comes full circle May 11th at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. Mercury Rev will join the ...
How to Get Tickets to Alanis Morissette’s 2022 World Tour
Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill 25th anniversary world tour will almost reach its own 1-year anniversary by the time it concludes this summer, an impressive cap to the extended celebration and examination of her seminal 1995 breakthrough smash. Get tickets here, and read on for more info including pre-sale dates. What Is Alanis Morissette’s Next Tour? The 2022 run for Morissette’s world tour picks up in Europe on June 9th in Copenhagen, Denmark and includes stops in Amsterdam, Paris, Glasgow, and a two-night closer at The O2 in London on June 28th and 29th. Advertisement Related Video The new North American leg begins on July 10th in Morissette’s hometown of Ottawa, Canada, followed by stops in Montreal, Toronto, Milwaukee, Vancouver, and more. The tour concludes on August 6th at Sh...
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Announce New Album, Share 18-Minute Single “The Dripping Tap”: Stream
As has been said many times before, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are coming out with a new album. The Australian rockers are gearing up to share Omnium Gatherum, their first double LP and — if we have our math right here — their 20th album overall. As a preview, King Gizzard have shared the whopping 18-minute single “The Dripping Tap.” After releasing three albums during lockdown that were written and recorded entirely remotely, Omnium Gatherum marks some of the first music K.G. were able to record in the same space post-pandemic. The result is some of the most ambitious music they’ve ever put to tape: “We decided, this is like our classic sprawling ‘double album,’” frontman Stu Mackenzie said in a statement. “Our White Album, where anything goes.” “The Dripping ...
Alanis Morissette Extends “Jagged Little Pill Tour” into 2022
Alanis Morissette is extending her tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill into 2022. Following a run of UK and European shows in June, Morissette will kick off a new leg of US and Canadian dates in July. She’ll once again be joined on the road by Garbage, who also supported the 2021 leg of Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill Tour.” Tickets to the North American tour go on sale Friday, March 11th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. You can purchase tickets to the UK dates here. Advertisement Related Video Morissette has also announced a new song called “Olive Branch,” which will be released on Friday. It marks her first new music since her 2020 album Such Pretty Forks in the Road. Alanis Morissette 2022 Tour Dates:06/09 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena ^06/12 – Amster...
Spiritualized Unveil New Single “The Mainline Song”: Stream
Spiritualized had to push the release of Everything Was Beautiful to April, but they have shared a new song from the album as consolation. Listen to the rollicking new single “The Mainline Song” below. Roaring trains build to a chorus of synthesizers in “The Mainline Song,” which is more upbeat than you might expect from J Spaceman and company. “I wanted to know if you wanted to go to the city tonight,” Spaceman sings, as buzzing keys wash over him. Everything Was Beautiful was originally slated for a February 25th release, but manufacturing issues led the band to delay its release until April 22nd. Written during the pandemic, Spaceman plays 16 different instruments across the record, which also features a huge list of guest contributors along with string and brass sections and...
Sunflower Bean Unveil New Single “Roll the Dice”: Stream
Sunflower Bean test the odds on their latest single “Roll the Dice,” from their upcoming third album Headful of Sugar. The Brooklyn trio grind out a churning, distortion-laden clash against the traps of capitalism, with bassist Julia Cumming and guitarist Nick Kivlen dispensing their disillusionment over its “nothing in this life is really free” hook. Despite the group’s awareness of the challenges stacked against them, they’re driven by a futile optimism that reaches its peak as Cumming recites “I just wanna win, win, win” with a detached persistence. “Almost everyone we know struggles with money,” the band shared in a press statement. “The traditional routes towards success and stability in America have severely narrowed. The only way to get ahead is to take big risks and roll the dice.”...
Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin and Bush Team Up for 2022 US Tour
Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin have announced a co-headlining 2022 US tour, with special guests Bush. The 30-city trek will run for two months from early August through early October. The outing kicks off in Breaking Benjamin’s home state of Pennsylvania with an August 10th show in Burgettstown, and wraps up October 8th in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday (March 11th) via Ticketmaster, with a pre-sale beginning Tuesday (March 8th). “We’re looking forward to finally hitting the road again this summer,” remarked Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney. “It’s been too long and we can’t wait to get outdoors and share a night of music with our fans again.” Advertisement Related Video Breaking Benjamin frontman Ben Burnley added, “We are so extrem...
Nilüfer Yanya Unveils New Album PAINLESS: Stream
Nilüfer Yanya has released her latest album PAINLESS via ATO Records. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The London native’s new studio effort arrives three years after she burst onto the map with her 2019 debut album Miss Universe, and two years after the Feeling Lucky? EP. PAINLESS was preceded by singles “stabilise” and “midnight sun,” both of which made the tracklist for the 12-song LP. PAINLESS also shows off a marked sonic shift from the bedroom pop of the singer-songwriter’s debut firmly into indie rock territory. “I think I realized, to me, my music always sounded like rock music, but maybe to other people it hadn’t,” she told NPR ahead of the new album’s release. “Now I’m like, it’s definitely rock music.” Advertisement Related Video In her chat with the ou...
Rivers Cuomo Goes Country (I Guess) on Morgan Evans Duet “Country Outta My Girl”: Stream
Weezer’s got an entire genre-hopping covers album that insists Rivers Cuomo is open to anything, so we probably shouldn’t be surprised that he’s now featured on a country song. The frontman has teamed up with Morgan Evans for the track “Country Outta My Girl,” which you can listen to below. “Country Outta My Girl” has all the trappings of a modern pop-country song: twangy guitar and skittering electronic drums that mix like oil and water, a near-rap style vocal delivery, and incredibly on-the-nose lyrics that insist its artists are familiar with Southern culture. Over a scratchy acoustic riff, Evans details the ways that his Southern transplant girlfriend has maintained her country roots, from wearing cowboy boots on Rodeo Drive to drinking dirty martinis in mason jars. After Evans promise...
