Cheekface is an indie rock trio from Los Angeles consisting of guitarist/singing person Greg Katz, bassist/other singing person Amanda Tannen and drummer Mark “Echo” Edwards. It’s a band obviously influenced by the great American talk-singers like Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman and Stephen Malkmus, British post-punk bands like Wire and The Fall, and proto-indie bands like … Read more
Liz Phair has announced details of, Soberish, her new album, and first collection of original material in eleven years. Produced by Phair’s longtime collaborator Brad Wood – known for helming Phair’s seminal albums Exile In Guyville, Whip-Smart, and whitechocolatespaceegg – Soberish will be released on June 4th, 2021 via Chrysalis Records. “Spanish Doors”, the album’s … Read more
UV-TV are founding members Rose Vastola (guitars / vox), Ian Bernacett (guitars), plus latest recruit Ian Rose (drums). Releasing their debut demo in 2015, the band have released a series of releases including two albums, 2017’s debut full length Glass, and 2019’s follow-up Happy, with their sound evolving with each record they stamp their name … Read more
Guided By Voices new track “Trust Them Now,” is the second single off their upcoming LP Earth Man Blues, due out April 30th on Rockathon Records. The quick moving and seamless flowing song is classic sounding GBV and honestly could be the catchiest single the current lineup has released since 2019’s “The Rally Boys” from … Read more
With the exciting news of a new Dinosaur Jr. album the band also has a fall North American tour planned (see dates below). Tickets for their North American tour are available now HERE. Their forthcoming album, Sweep It Into Space, is out April 23nd on Jagjaguwar, and the fire track today, “I Ran Away,” is … Read more
In 2019 Christian Savill found himself alone and with a year off from playing guitar for Slowdive. He started writing and demoing songs with no particular plan. From 2001 he had recorded with longtime friend and collaborator Sean Hewson as Monster Movie releasing several albums on Graveface Records. These new ideas felt different in that … Read more
N0V3L return with news of their debut full-length, NON-FICTION. The album functions as a treatise on modern existence and the perverse parameters within which it’s experienced. It’s a collection of agile, carefully-constructed post-punk, new wave and funk that’s been zapped and warped by an opioid overdose crisis, mental illness, populism, and the merciless onward march … Read more
Earlier this year, Squid announced the release of their much-anticipated debut album, Bright Green Field, out May 7th via Warp Records. Today, they present a new single, “Paddling,” which follows the release of “Narrator” (feat. Martha Skye Murphy), and announce an online performance as part of the official British Music Embassy SXSW showcase, airing Friday, … Read more
The Reds, Pinks & Purples second single from its new LP for Slumberland (on Tough Love in Europe) Uncommon Weather which is out April 9, 2021. “The Record Player and the Damage Done,” is a solid piece of DIY pop that echoes immaculate influences such as The Church, Felt and New Zealand’s Flying Nun label. … Read more
Ska-punk pioneers The Mighty Mighty BossToneS will release their 11th studio record When God Was Great on May 7 via Hellcat Records. Co-produced by longtime collaborator Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Dropkick Murphys) and Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong (Transplants, Jimmy Cliff), When God Was Great is the culmination of their extensive and all-embracing career and … Read more
Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs are a power pop band from Toronto. Formed by Coffey, a former mechanic’s apprentice from Kitchener, Ontario, with it’s members collected from various Ontario small towns, they rapidly ingratiated themselves with Toronto’s punk scene. The band released a stream of DIY singles before signing to Oakland punk/garage rock label … Read more
Spoon’s Girls Can Tell ranks very high in TFN list of indie releases. To mark this weeks’ 20th anniversary of Spoon’s third studio album Girls Can Tell, here is the recently re-unearthed rarity, the accurately-named “Lines In The Suit – 30 Minutes Old (1999 Home Demo).” You can read what founder Britt Daniel had to … Read more
Guided By Voices have announced their upcoming LP, Earth Man Blues, due out April 30th. The lead single, “Free Agents,” is another catchy rocker from the band that clearly has no intention of slowing down! You can pre-order the new album at Rockathon HERE.
Ghost of Vroom – the new band comprised of veteran singer-songwriter Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) and his longtime collaborator, bassist Andrew “Scrap” Livingston – have announced the release of their debut album. Ghost Of Vroom I arrives via Mod y Vi Records on Friday, March 19. “I Hear The Ax Swinging” is their first track … Read more
Mister Goblin is the solo project of Sam Goblin (formerly of Two Inch Astronaut) and he is set to release his latest album, Four People In An Elevator And One Of Them Is The Devil, on February 19th via Exploding In Sound Records. Today Mister Goblin is sharing their latest single, “Hook In The Eye,” … Read more
Middle Kids today released the third single “Cellophane (Brain)” from their forthcoming second album, Today We’re The Greatest. Today We’re The Greatest will be released via Domino Records on March 19, 2021. Multi-instrumentalist Tim Fitz had this to say about “Cellophane (Brain)”: “This feels like a move towards a bold and honest sound. When we … Read more
Chicago-based Floatie, Exploding In Sound’s newest signee, announce their debut album, Voyage Out, out March 26th. Alongside the announcement, they present its lead single “Catch a Good Worm.” Sam Bern (they/them), Luc Schutz (he/him), Joe Olson (he/him), and Will Wisniewski (he/him) have been playing shows and making music together for nearly a decade, but it … Read more
With a sound oscillating between psychedelic pop and space rock, Triptides’ new album Alter Echoes channels both The Byrds at their most hallucinogenic and Floyd at their most cosmically composed while creating something immediate and new. Triptides is led by multi-instrumentalist Glenn Brigman, and with drummer Brendan Peleo-Lazar and bassist/guitarist Stephen Burns. Triptides’ Alter Echoes … Read more
Julien Baker has shared another single from her forthcoming album Little Oblivions by way of a new single, “Favor”. The track follows up Baker’s previously released singles, “Hardline” and “Faith Healer.” Little Oblivions will be available everywhere on February 26th (Matador Records). “I used to think about myself, like I was a talented liar,” Baker … Read more
Western MA’s Editrix – the trio of Wendy Eisenberg, Josh Daniel, and Steve Cameron – are set to release their full length debut, Tell Me I’m Bad, this Friday, February 5th, via Exploding In Sound Records. Today you can hear the album’s last single, “The History of Dance,” a song that “plays with a bunch … Read more
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have a new track with “The Final Parade.” The track heralds the ups and downs of the band’s journey, the history of ska, and features vocal cameos and guest appearances from many ska-punk luminaries. At nearly 8-mintues, the track has been referred as “The Ska Summit” by Tim Armstrong (Rancid), who … Read more
The Hold Steady have just released their new song, “Spices.” It’s the third song released from the band’s eighth studio album Open Door Policy, arriving on their Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers on Friday, February 19. Open Door Policy is available for digital and physical pre-orders now. All pre-orders will be joined by an … Read more
Andrew Gabbard (Buffalo Killers, Gabbard Brothers) keeps 2021 rolling with his new infectious single “Wake, Up, Brother.” The track is off his forthcoming LP Homemade Album from Karma Chief/Colemine Records. “I wrote the first verse of this song on a plane about a year ago (can’t believe it’s been that long) when I was on … Read more
The Melvins have released a new track from their upcoming album, Working With God (Feb. 26, Ipecac Recordings). The new album features the 1983 lineup of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, and Steven McDonald. You can pre-order the album HERE. The single’s arrival comes as the band has announced a Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) livestreaming event … Read more
Mister Goblin – the solo project of Sam Goblin (formerly of Two Inch Astronaut) is set to release his latest album, Four People In An Elevator And One Of Them Is The Devil, on February 19th via Exploding In Sound Records (Pile, Editrix, Thirdface). Here is the album’s first single, “Six Flags America,” a beautiful … Read more