Indie Rock
Liz Phair Unveils Shimmery New Song “In There”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-12T13:05:47+00:00“>May 12, 2021 | 9:05am ET Liz Phair has continued the rollout of her upcoming album, Soberish, with the new single, “In There”. Give it a listen below. The new track features a shimmery sound and lushly produced melodies over which Phair sings about dealing with heartbreak. “You mess with my head,” she laments. “I still see us in bed/I miss the way that we kiss, I confess.” “In There” follows the previously released Soberish singles, “Spanish Doors” and “Hey Lou”. The new album marks Phair’s first new material in 11 years and was produced by her longtime collaborator Brad Wood, who helmed Exile In Guyville, Whip-Smart, and whitechocolatespaceegg. Related Vi...
Big Thief Announce Fall 2021 US Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-11T14:55:04+00:00“>May 11, 2021 | 10:55am ET Like the rest of the music community, Big Thief are ready to get back on the road. The indie folk quartet has announced a round of 2021 US tour dates for this fall. The trek will take place throughout September into the first of October, launching September 7th in Louisville, Kentucky. Indianapolis, Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Atlanta, Buffalo, Richmond, Northampton, and Philadelphia are also on the docket. Big Thief also have a slot lined up on September 25th at New York’s newly relocated Governors Ball Music Festival. To get fans hyped to see the beloved indie outfit live again, Big Thief have also shared a six-song live performance...
Lord Huron’s Ben Schneider Previews New Album Long Lost
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So So Glos’ Alex Zarou Levine Announces New Solo Album, Shares “How High?”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-10T16:33:35+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 12:33pm ET Brooklyn punk rockers The So So Glows went on hiatus a few years ago now, but lead singer Alex Zarou Levine continues to write new music under his own solo moniker Alex Orange Drink. Today, he’s announced the release of his sophomore full-length, Everything Is Broken, Maybe That’s OK and it’s due out July 9th. Everything Is Broken, Maybe That’s OK spans 10 tracks in total, including lead single “How High?” which is available to stream below. This is Levine’s second studio LP following his 2018 solo debut Babel On. Technically, he released that record under the name Alexander Orange Drink, but he’s since shortened the mon...
Los Campesinos! Surprise Release New EP Whole Damn Body: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-07T18:07:09+00:00“>May 7, 2021 | 2:07pm ET The 10th anniversary of Los Campesinos!’s underrated 2011 album Hello Sadness is quickly approaching later this November. However, that won’t stop the cult-favorite UK indie rockers from celebrating a little early, as they just released a new EP of songs from that era. It’s called Whole Damn Body and it’s available to stream exclusively through Bandcamp below. This new EP boasts seven songs that were written and recorded either immediately before, during, or after the recording of Hello Sadness. Originally, six of the seven songs on the EP were available via Heat Rash, the 7-inch zine subscription series the band ran around the time of t...
Death Cab for Cutie Detail New Album Live at the Showbox
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T19:27:50+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 3:27pm ET Death Cab for Cutie have announced a new album, Live at the Showbox, out May 7th as a Bandcamp Friday exclusive. It will be available for only 24 hours and a portion of the proceeds will benefit NIVA (National Independent Venue Association). The LP will then receive an official release later this year. As the name suggests, Live at the Showbox was recorded during a three-night run of shows at Seattle’s Showbox prior to COVID-19. Taking place February 24th-26th, the run supported the “Save the Showbox” campaign to secure landmark status for the historic theater. During their set, Death Cab performed songs spanning from their 2000 second s...
Modest Mouse Announce New Album The Golden Casket, Share “We Are Between”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T14:12:49+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 10:12am ET Modest Mouse are returning with their first album in six years. Titled The Golden Casket, it is due out August 6th on Epic. Alongside the announcement, the band shared a new single, “We Are Between”. The 12-track LP was recorded in Los Angeles and Modest Mouse’s basecamp of Portland with producers Dave Sardy and Jacknife Lee. A press release describes the album as hovering “in the liminal space between raw punk power and experimental studio science” as frontman Isaac Brock “explores themes ranging from the degradation of our psychic landscapes and invisible technology, to fatherhood.” Modest Mouse’s last album was 20...
Rufus Wainwright and José González Announce Co-Headlining 2021 US Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T17:03:49+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 1:03pm ET Rufus Wainwright and José González have announced a co-headlining US tour for fall of 2021. The “Unfollow the Rules in the Local Valley Tour” is named for Wainwright’s 2020 album Unfollow the Rules as well as González’s upcoming LP Local Valley. The two indie songwriters will join forces on September 20th in Kansas City, Missouri. Over the course of their 10-date trek they’ll visit a couple of the usual suspects — Boston, New York, Washington DC — but they’ll spend the majority of their time in midwestern cities both heralded (Chicago, Detroit) and lesser known (Carmel, Glenside). Tickets go on sale Friday, May 7th, with some f...
Mitski Shares “The End” from Graphic Novel Soundtrack, Exclusive Pages Released: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T22:08:54+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 6:08pm ET Tomorrow brings the release of This Is Where We Fall, a new graphic novel from author Chris Miskiewicz and artist Vincent Kings. Coming from Z2 Comics (the folks behind Sturgill Simpson’s Sound & Fury and the Blondie graphic novel), the story is accompanied by a three-song soundtrack from Mitski. The Be the Cowboy songwriter already conjured the OST’s “The Baddy Man”, and now she’s shared “The End”. “The End” is an instrumental alternative cut, darkly dreaming synths climbing behind a cacophonous wall of percussion and distorted guitars. Mitski doesn’t lend her singing to the track; instead, a male voice speaks as if o...
Smol Data Share New Song “Salaried (Bankruptcy Eve)”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T21:18:54+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 5:18pm ET Long Island-based musician Karah Goldstein records jangly, emo-leaning guitar pop under the name Smol Data. The artist has just shared the new track “Salaried (Bankruptcy Eve)”, off of her debut LP Inconvenience Store, due out May 14th on Open Door Records and Broken Camera Records. Smol Data’s music sits in the vein of fellow bedroom pop acts like Adult Mom and illuminati hotties, building tracks around simple pop song structures cut with searing guitars and a strong DIY aesthetic. On her new track, Goldstein aspires towards the mundanities of full-time employment. “So honey, tell me, is she salaried? Are her invoices all paid? Does she...
Iceage Bring the Storm on Fifth Album Seek Shelter: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T04:00:21+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 12:00am ET The Lowdown: Danish rock experimentalists Iceage will return with their fifth album Seek Shelter on May 7, just a few days past the three-year anniversary of their 2018 acclaimed album Beyondless. Seek Shelter acts as Iceage’s own sonic laboratory, where they test hypotheses about introducing a significantly wider array of soundscapes into their catalogue. Seek Shelter is proof positive that these experiments paved the way to successful results, as it’s the band’s most inventive album to date. Their latest not only illustrates the breadth of Iceage’s range, but also that they’re not afraid to creatively roll the dice — and in the case o...
Crumb Release New Album Ice Melt: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T16:44:10+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 12:44pm ET Cult-favorite psych rockers Crumb have just released Ice Melt, their sophomore album and the follow-up to their 2019 debut Jinx. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. Ice Melt consists of 10 tracks in total and includes the three singles Crumb released earlier this year: the jazz funk “Trophy”, the moody “BNR”, and an energetic track called “Balloon”. As they hinted at with those songs, this new album sees Crumb exploring new corners of their style while staying true to the atmospheric psych-rock they built a name around. Crumb wrote Ice Melt over the course of the past two years and recorded it in Los Angeles with producer Jo...
