Indie Rock
Together Pangea Announce New Album DYE, Share “Nothing to Hide”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T21:03:31+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 5:03pm ET LA garage punks Together Pangea have announced their new album, DYE, out October 22nd. As a preview, the band shared a new song, “Nothing to Hide”, and an accompanying music video. Spanning 12 tracks, DYE was written and recorded by William Keegan, Danny Bengston, and Erik Jimenez during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It’s described as “an upbeat, undeniable collection of hooks, anthems, and power-pop garage-rock catchiness.” The self-deprecating “Nothing to Hide” is the trio’s ode to a potential lover. Together Pangea open up about their imperfections with lyrics like, “Your heart is ever innocent, it tells you what you know ...
Japanese Breakfast Releases Joyful New Album Jubilee: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T04:00:04+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 12:00am ET Japanese Breakfast has released her vibrant new album Jubilee. Stream it below through Apple Music or Spotify. This is Michelle Zauner’s third studio LP under the moniker and follows 2016’s Psychopomp and 2017’s Soft Sounds from Another Planet. While those two records addressed the grief and sadness that Zauner felt following her mother’s death from cancer, Jubilee instead sees her celebrating the passage of time and other slivers of happiness she’s found since then. Musically, that translates into a number of subtly funky numbers on Jubilee like the lead single “Be Sweet” and the delightfully bold track “Savage Good Boy”. Ev...
Liz Phair Releases Soberish, Her First New Album in 11 Years: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T04:00:43+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 12:00am ET Liz Phair has unveiled her long-awaited seventh studio set, Soberish, via Chrysalis Records. Stream it now on Apple Music and Spotify. Featuring lead single “Good Side”, which was first shared back in 2019, the 13-track LP also includes previously released tracks “Hey Lou”, “Spanish Doors”, and “In There”. Soberish marks Phair’s first new body of work in eleven years. The project sees her reunite with producer Brad Wood, who worked with the singer-songwriter on her 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville as well as on 1994’s Whip-Smart and 1998’s Whitechocolatespaceegg. “It was so great to work with Brad again and find our stride, if y...
ME REX Share Origins of New Single “Galena”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T17:47:55+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 1:47pm ET Our new music feature Origins tasks artists with providing listeners unique insights on their latest single. Today, ME REX explains how the five-segment “Galena” was pulled from a 52-track album. In the era of the streaming single, cohesive albums have seemed to fall by the wayside for many artists. England’s ME REX aren’t just shaking those expectations with their debut full-length, Megabear, they’re completely upheaving the entire concept of how music is created and released. Megabear is not a linear LP, and it doesn’t technically contain songs. Instead, its 52 tracks last only between 30 seconds to a minute each, all record...
Perfume Genius Announces Fall 2021 Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T02:52:34+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 10:52pm ET Perfume Genius has announced a nine-city American tour in support of one of the best albums of 2020, Set My Heart on Fire Immediately. For this trek, the artist born Mike Hadreas will follow Horace Greely’s advice and “Go west!” Between June and November, he’ll make stops from Washington to Arizona, alighting in California, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado and Utah. Along the way, he’ll take in the natural wonders of The Gorge with Tame Impala and join Death Cab for Cutie at Red Rocks. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 4th, at 10 a.m. local time. You can get yours through Ticketmaster or on the secondary market. Related V...
King Princess Releases New Song “House Burn Down”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T18:41:04+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 2:41pm ET King Princess is keeping details about her second album under her crown, but following recent singles “PAIN”, and “Only Time Makes It Human” she’s now dropped the new song “House Burn Down”. “House Burn Down” is a pop take on self-destruction, with verses backed by sweet guitar riffs that blow up in a fiery chorus. “Woah-oh,” she sings, “And I’m just waiting for this house to burn down.” The presentation feels badass even as the lyrics grovel. “Damn, you’re good when you say you love me,” she coos, adding, “Damn, you’re good when you give me nothing.” The track has long been a fan favorite, as KP shared in a recent interv...
Bachelor Unleash Debut Album Doomin’ Sun: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T13:13:36+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 9:13am ET Bachelor — the new collaborative project made up of Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and Palehound frontwoman Ellen Kempner — have officially dropped their debut album Doomin’ Sun. Stream it now on Apple Music and Spotify. They’ve also shared a twisted new video for “Back Of My Head”, in which Duterte’s and Kempner’s obsession for Harry Styles leads to a kidnapping gone awry. On the LP, the longtime pals team up for 10 tracks that fuse Kempner’s self-described “journal rock” aesthetic with Jay Som’s bedroom pop sensibilities. Upon announcing the album back in March, the duo revealed that they wrote the entirety of the studio set withi...
Squirrel Flower Shares New Song “Flames and Flat Tires”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-26T20:03:44+00:00“>May 26, 2021 | 4:03pm ET Squirrel Flower has shared the new song “Flames and Flat Tires”. It’s the latest preview of her upcoming album Planet (i), which drops June 25th on Polyvinyl Records. Here, the artist born Ella Williams compares her body to a car that’s coming apart, with the fiery blowouts of the title representing a commitment to personal growth at any cost. “This car won’t drive the way I want,” she says in the opening lines, “Busted engine or busted lung.” The song begins with a ruminative bass, and as the imagery grows more violent, the track swells with propulsive percussion and layers of guitars. She sings: “Firestorms busted both my headlig...
St. Vincent Announces US Tour in Support of Daddy’s Home
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-26T16:36:40+00:00“>May 26, 2021 | 12:36pm ET St. Vincent is hitting the road this fall to tour her new album, Daddy’s Home. The 23-city tour will kick off September 3rd in Portland Maine and hit major stops across the US including Nashville, Los Angeles and Boston before wrapping towards the end of October. For a trio of shows out west, Spoon will provide direct support. The dates also include a number of previously announced festival appearances, such as Life Is Beautiful in Las Vegas, Austin City Limits, and Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta. Related Video For the jaunt, St. Vincent will be accompanied by the Down and Out Downtown Band, which also backed her recent performances o...
Wye Oak Drop New Song “TNT”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-25T13:39:56+00:00“>May 25, 2021 | 9:39am ET Indie folksters Wye Oak are back with the new single “TNT”. Over a wistful guitar riff, Jenn Wasner sings of passing time and personal growth, as Andy Stack provides the skipping percussion and rich keyboard atmospherics. In a statement, Wasner said, “‘TNT’ is about the changing of the seasons, and using the passing of time as a means of reflecting on your own growth. It’s about joyfully acknowledging all of the ways in which you’ve grown while trying to accept the parts of yourself that are still stuck in patterns of repetition. And it’s about learning to see outside of the more superficial parts of your p...
Wilco Announce Return of Sky Blue Sky Destination Festival with Spoon, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Thundercat
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-21T17:07:46+00:00“>May 21, 2021 | 1:07pm ET Wilco are bringing back their Sky Blue Sky destination festival to the Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The all-inclusive experience takes place January 17th-21st and features three headlining sets from the Americana veterans. The lineup also boasts performances from Spoon, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Thundercat, Waxahatchee, and Stephen Malkmus. Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy will also take the stage for a solo set. Other artists include Tank and the Bangas, Mountain Man, Nubya Garcia, The Autumn Defense, Nels Cline & Julian Lage, and Neal Francis. Britt Daniel will play a DJ set. Tickets will be capped at 2,500 guests, with...
Japanese Breakfast Shares New Single “Savage Good Boy”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-19T16:30:31+00:00“>May 19, 2021 | 12:30pm ET Japanese Breakfast has returned with another single ahead of her new album, Jubilee, due out June 4th via Dead Oceans. It’s called “Savage Good Boy” and it comes with a cinematic music video in tow. Check it out below. “Savage Good Boy” continues Japanese Breakfast’s foray into funky new-wave pop. Like lead single “Be Sweet”, it uses airy synths, a rubbery bassline, and snappy percussion to ground her cheery falsettos and vocal harmonies. All in all it’s fairly brief, clocking in just over two minutes, and leaves the listener wanting more from her follow-up to 2017’s Soft Sounds from Another Planet. The single’s accompanying music vide...
