The world ripples, gurgles and expels! It’s not a mirage, it’s not unendurable heat, either. It’s just everything, viewed through a stained glass lens. Out of the void comes Ty Segall – with a new single/video and the announcement of a 2024 tour! With his new single, Ty’s bringing it all in a sustained blast, … Read more
The Cowboys return after a brief hiatus with their delightful sixth LP, Sultan of Squat. This grounded yet adventurous new album marks the reunion of the original lineup, featuring Keith Harman (vocals/keys), Mark McWhirter (Guitar), Zackery Worcel (Bass), and Jordan Tarantino (drums). It is nothing short of a glorious return to form, a long player … Read more
A. Savage, of the rock band Parquet Courts, has announced his second solo album, Several Songs About Fire, out October 6th on Rough Trade Records. He also has presented its lead single/video, “Elvis in the Army.” Produced by John Parish in Bristol, Several Songs About Fire is bolstered by the support of Jack Cooper (Modern … Read more
God Is Luck, the new record from Sean Sprecher’s Bad History Month project, seemingly begins mid-note, as if the music was already being played as you stumbled upon its opening track. It’s a pertinent start-point because, in many ways, God Is Luck exists firmly within that realm, many of the songs pulled directly from improvisation … Read more
GRAMMY-nominated duo Black Pumas push their distinctive artistry to soaring new heights on their new single, “More Than A Love Song.” “More Than A Love Song” is the first track to be unveiled from the Austin duo’s highly anticipated sophomore effort, Chronicles of a Diamond, set for release on October 27th on ATO Records. Earning … Read more
On August 25th LA’s Velvet Starlings will release their new album Pacific Standard Time. The band was created and is led by 20-year old multi-instrumentalist prodigy Christian Gisborne and the album marks the debut of a newer, sharper iteration of Velvet Starlings. The 10 tracks represent a musically vast gut-punch – a swell of unusual … Read more
On the forefront of Atlanta’s thriving punk community, Upchuck are bound together by a purity of intention, an organic loyalty to a thick knot of uncalculated friendships, struggles, and desires. These are songs about the joy of continuing to live, songs that find each other in the rush of a crushing reality, propelling the listener … Read more
Ian Sweet — the project of songwriter and pop auteur Jilian Medford — has announced her new album, Sucker, out November 3rd on Polyvinyl, and presents lead single/video, “Your Spit.” Perfectly merging Medford’s pop sensibilities with the widescreen indie rock that she first made her name on, Sucker is both sumptuous and fully realized. Medford’s … Read more
“It is our first truly independent release, and the first record we did entirely on our own, in our own studios with some help from friends but no outside producer or engineer,” says lead singer and songwriter David Schelzel of The Ocean Blue about the wide re-release of their first post-major label album Davy Jones’ … Read more
Hooveriii (pronounced Hoover 3) have announced the October 13 release of their newest album, Pointe via The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Levitation. They also have shared the LP’s first single “The Tall Grass.” Hooveriii frontman Bert Hoover shares, “born out of anxiety and necessity, ‘The Tall Grass’ is both part odyssey and part self deprecation. … Read more
The ever-prolific and constantly frenetic Osees recently announced details for their forthcoming LP, Intercepted Message, scheduled for release on August 18th via In The Red. Following the release of the record’s first two singles, “Intercepted Message” and “Goon,” the band has unveiled their latest track, “Stunner,” accompanied by a music video directed by Matt Yoka. … Read more
Headed by brothers Marty and Matt Bohannon, the Bohannons are an underappreciated band that has been doing things their way for over 20 years. TFN is excited to premiere their new video for “Ride The Night,” which is from their recently released studio album, Night Construction, via Cornelius Chapel Records. What we like about this … Read more
Mitski has announced her new album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, out September 15th on Dead Oceans, and presents its anthemic lead single, “Bug Like an Angel.” In this album, which is Mitski’s most sonically expansive, epic, and wise album to-date, the songs seem to be introducing wounds and then actively healing … Read more
The ever prolific and constantly frenetic Osees forthcoming new LP, Intercepted Message, is due out August 18 via In The Red Records. This video is the first single and title track from the album. Main Osees leader John Dwyer described the album as Teutonic synth punk and Thee Oh Sees plus several words below: “A … Read more
Bewilderment – the feeling of being perplexed and confused – is the inspiration behind Pale Jay’s new album. It’s a soulful exploration of a family’s gradual disintegration due to years of avoidance and miscommunication. During this difficult time, Pale Jay began to question the stories he had always lived with and re-examined his identity. The … Read more
The Gaslight Anthem have shared a new song “History Books,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services on their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. The heavy-hearted track – which sees frontman Brian Fallon trading duet vocals with longtime band champion and fellow New Jerseyan Bruce Springsteen – is accompanied by an … Read more
MJ Lenderman — Asheville, NC’s effortlessly disarming singer-songwriter and guitarist of the band Wednesday — announces his signing to ANTI- and presents a new single/video, “Rudolph.” “Rudolph” marks Lenderman’s first new music following the release of his breakthrough 2022 LP, Boat Songs. Lenderman comments, “‘Rudolph’ was the first song I wrote after the release of … Read more
Los Angeles psych-punk quartet Frankie and the Witch Fingers have shared new track “Futurephobic” alongside the official video. The song is taken from their seventh studio album Data Doom, due September 1 via The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway Records. “The main riff was an idea we came up with during the writing process for … Read more
TFN is thrilled to premiere the fantastic new video from Smug Brothers today! “Let Me Know When It’s Yes” is a track from the Ohio indie rock band’s latest album, In The Book Of Bad Ideas, set to be released via Anyway Records on Friday, September 8th. Lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter Kyle Melton expressed … Read more
LA’s Velvet Starlings have dropped a new single, “HG Wells.” The track is off their forthcoming new album Pacific Standard Time which is being released on August 11. The single is a boisterous, uncompromising vision, politically and musically. In the accompanying video produced and directed by Jake Webber (part 2 of a story arc), the … Read more
Punk rocker Jeff Rosenstock has actually announced an album before releasing it. HELLMODE, Rosenstock’s fifth studio album, is coming on September 1st via Polyvinyl Records. Jeff Rosenstock makes increasingly chaotic albums for an increasingly chaotic world. “To me, the album feels like the chaos of being alive right now,” Rosenstock says of HELLMODE. “We’re experiencing … Read more
A defining album of the 90s, Last Splash by The Breeders turns 30 this year. Recorded by the ‘classic’ Breeders line-up of Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson, and featuring the infectiously appealing ‘Cannonball’, Last Splash immediately became an alt-rock classic, achieving platinum status in the UK and US, and is ranked … Read more
The ever-prolific and always active Guided By Voices is back at it again with their second release of 2023, a brand new full-length record entitled Welshpool Frillies, due July 21 via GBV Inc. As a follow-up to the record’s first single, “Seedling,” the band returns with a second single entitled “Meet The Star,” along with … Read more
Woods announce their new album, Perennial, out September 15th on Woodsist, and share the single, “Between The Past.” Formed in 2004, Woods have matured into a true independent institution, above and below the root, reliably emerging every few years with new music that grows towards the latest sky. Operating the Woodsist label since 2006 and … Read more
Los Angeles psych-punk quartet Frankie and the Witch Fingers have returned with their seventh studio album Data Doom, due September 1 via Greenway Records / The Reverberation Appreciation Society. To ring in the announcement, the band has shared album highlight “Mild Davis” with a mind-bending animated music video. Inspired by Miles Davis’ early-70s electric work, … Read more