The DipSticking With ItDualtone Records [2022] Sticking With It is the third full length release from Seattle-based seven-piece band The Dip, and its first with Dualtone Records. The album was produced by the band and recorded at their self-made studio in Seattle’s Central District. The Dip brings a stylistic combination of soul and R&B while … Read more
To the Ends of the Earth is the fourth studio album by the Raleigh-based band Thirsty Curses. The band recorded most of the album at frontman Wilson Getchell’s home studio in Raleigh, NC over the summer of 2021. The band also spent a day in Bias Studios in Northern Virginia where they recorded three songs … Read more
Tears For FearsThe Tipping PointConcord Records [2022] For all the bright, dance floor potency of Tears for Fears’ 1985 smash hits “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” and the Beatlesque pop psychedelia of their 1989 follow-up, The Seeds of Love, the British duo do tend to come from a pretty dour place. It … Read more
Jeanines are announcing their sophomore LP, Don’t Wait For A Sign, and share the lead single/video titled “Any Day Now.” The track clocks in well under two minutes long but will be stuck in your head after the first listen.” Jeanines’ Don’t Wait For A Sign is due April 22nd, 2022 via Slumberland Records. You … Read more
Big Crown Records will have a Limited Edition BCR Exclusive Pressing available of Bobby Oroza’s new album, Get On The Otherside, on June 10th. The BCR Moon Rock Metal colored vinyl pressing comes with a press photo signed by Bobby. There will also be a Neon Orange Indie Retail pressing available for pre-order at all … Read more
Guided By VoicesCrystal Nuns CathedralGBV Inc. [2022] If I asked you today to make me a list of current rock bands that have been putting out consistent albums over the last several years what names would you write down? Still thinking? Is Guided By Voices on your list and looking fairly lonely at the top? … Read more
This one is perfect for a Bandcamp Friday! The debut full length from Melbourne trio Fuzz Meadows is now available for pre-order. The group is a heavy psych instrumental band featuring members of other local favourites The Black Heart Death Cult, Silurian and Ninety Ninety Hate. Orange Sunshine is their debut full length and follows … Read more
Various ArtistsHighway Butterfly; The Songs Of Neal CasalNeal Casal Music Foundation [2022] There’s no way to avoid the bittersweet feeling that hovers nearby this lovely collection of songs by noted guitarist and songwriter Neal Casal, recorded by friends and fans as a tribute to his legacy as a respected musician and collaborator, who ended his … Read more
Johnny MarrFever Dreams Pt. 1-4BMG [2022] While it’s only natural to look for echoes of The Smith’s in Johnny Marr’s solo work, he was only with that band for 6, albeit, very productive years, and in the decade that followed he cut a wide musical swatch playing in bands as diverse as Modest Mouse, The … Read more
Australia’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever release a new track/video, “Tidal River,” from their forthcoming album, Endless Rooms, out May 6th on Sub Pop. Rolling Blackouts C.F. have joined an Australian lineage of bands bold enough to marry the country’s evocative landscapes with the urban romance, passions and politics of its characters. Today’s propulsive “Tidal River,” … Read more
Kendra MorrisNine LivesColemine/Karma Chief Records [2022] Kendra Morris has been releasing music for over a decade, putting out several albums, EPs, and singles since 2011 while collaborating with the likes of Czarface and Chico Mann along the way. She joined the ever-expanding roster of Colemine Records imprint Karma Chief in 2021 with her excellent single … Read more
The title of The Stroppies’ newest LP, Levity, serves as a creative statement of intent and an acknowledgment of the dichotomy between the music they have made and the conditions in which they were produced. For a group that started over an initial idea to “create open ended music, quickly and haphazardly”, the logistical challenges … Read more
SuperchunkWild LonelinessMerge Records [2022] Wild Loneliness opens with a simple acoustic strum as Mac McCaughan’s familiar voice starts Superchunk’s newest musical journey that reflects pandemic times. It is an album that battles all the isolation of the last few years and highlights things to be thankful for. Now 30 years into a career, Superchunk deliver … Read more
With the release of Wet Leg’s self-titled debut album just over a month away (due April 8th via Domino), the Isle of Wight duo (Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers) are pleased to unveil their new single “Angelica.” Named after Rhian’s oldest friend, “Angelica” was recorded in Hester’s living room by bandmate Joshua Mobaraki. A mixture … Read more
Frank TurnerFTHCXtra Mile Recordings [2022] Frank Turner has always been a punk rocker at heart, even his “folk” albums are roiling with punk attitude and energy, or as he describes “punk adjacent.” Of course, Turner only started working as a solo act after the break-up of the hardcore punk band Million Dead, naming his first … Read more
Carson McHone explains her new single “Spoil on the Vine” and its music video: “Lyric theatre presents exactly that, a play on words. The Foil takes many forms on the subconscious stage, and in this otherworldly landscape, illuminates the true reason and being within.” It’s the fourth self-directed music video from Carson McHone’s new album … Read more
ThankThoughtless CrueltyBox/Exploding In Sound Records [2022] “There’s never been a good band from London,” is declared multiple times from vocalist Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe on Thank’s “Dread,” which is a powerful highlight from the noise rock band’s debut album, Thoughtless Cruelty. The confidence that emerges out of this song is just one sample of their catchy arrogance … Read more
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El Camino AcidSunset MotelSelf-Released [2022] When I hear the name Conor Stratton I think about a couple of things, Yellow Springs’ Spring Fest and Crooked Spines. Now, I can add one more name to that list, El Camino Acid. Composed of members from Caamp, Blond, Crooked Spines, and Smizmar, El Camino Acid returns with their … Read more
Dirtnap Records has announced the addition of Scrunchies to their roster! The band will release Feral Coast on the label on April 1st. “No Home Planet” is the first listen off the record and its a hitter! Scrunchies is a Minneapolis, MN-based rock band formed by Laura Larson (she/her; guitar, vocals) and Danielle Cusack (she/her; … Read more
North Mississippi AllstarsSet SailNew West Records [2022] For brothers Luther Dickinson, who played with the Black Crowes from 2007 – ’11, and Cody Dickinson, the core of the North Mississippi Allstars, making music is best when it’s a family affair. Speaking of themselves as second generation musicians, they are the sons of Memphis musician and … Read more
Pittsburg’s String Machine isn’t shy about sharing their heart with you, and that confessional spirit continues on their new album Hallelujah Hell Yeah which is out this Friday (2/25) via Know Hope Records. “The album was inspired by moments of dealing with anxiety surrounding a lot of personal stuff. Usually, my instinct when anxious is … Read more
The Cactus BlossomsOne DayWalkie Talkie Records [2022] The music of the Cactus Blossoms is a reminder that the origins of rock & roll predated the Beatles by at least a decade, and likely much longer. Black artists like Chuck Berry and Ike Turner were plugging in electric guitars and finding a vital connection between R&B, … Read more
The Afghan Whigs have released an electrifying new single with “I’ll Make You See God,” their first new music since 2017’s album In Spades. The driving rock track is also featured in the upcoming PlayStation game Gran Turismo 7 (out March 4th) and the single is being released via Royal Cream/BMG. The Afghan Whigs – … Read more
Tim Kasher—frontman for Cursive and The Good Life—has announced his fourth solo album, Middling Age, will be released on April 15th, 2022, via 15 Passenger Records (via Thirty Something Records in Europe). He has also shared the spare, winding lead single “I Don’t Think About You” (ft. vocals by Megan Siebe) alongside a self-directed video. … Read more