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Converge, “Hum of Hurt”

Released just a few months after the more metal-leaning Love Is Not Enough, the Boston group course-corrects by balancing the scales with hardcore on their second LP of 2026.

June 05, 2026
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Elder, “Through Zero”

With their seventh LP, the heavy psych-rockers demonstrate what experimental majesty a band can create when they’ve spent two decades working to play together on the same wavelength.

June 02, 2026
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Future Islands, “From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth”

The synthpop outfit celebrates 20 years together by propping up their lesser known material, affirming the value of these cutting-room-floor songs that the band knew they had all along.

June 01, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with Tigers Jaw

Ahead of the band’s North American tour supporting their new LP Lost on You, Brianna Collins shares how the pop-punk band continues to blaze new trails after 20 years together.

May 22, 2026
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Winston Hightower, “100 Acre Wood”

The 14 songs featured on the Columbus native’s second album may be as short as the ones on its lo-fi predecessor, but they’re far more fleshed out with catchier and on-point rock music.

May 12, 2026
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Failure, “Location Lost”

The spacey grunge trio’s fourth post-reunion LP avoids trends in favor of songs that penetrate the heart—it’s as if they’ve finally found the magic they’ve had in themselves from the start.

May 04, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with White Denim

James Petralli talks celebrating 20 years of the band, maintaining a positive outlook, and more ahead of the release of his 13th album, 13.

April 22, 2026
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Filth Is Eternal, “Impossible World”

Vibrant, dexterous, and unrelentingly compelling, the Seattle hardcore-punks’ fourth album sees them mature into a band adept at writing songs lasting more than two minutes.

April 07, 2026
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José González, “Against the Dying of the Light”

With his fifth album, the Swedish songwriter considers his deepest of existential queries while maintaining the effervescent, seductive sound that’s the strongest through line in his career.

April 06, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with Bosse-de-Nage

Bryan Manning speaks to the eight-year gap between the experimental black metal band’s last album and Hidden Fires Burn Hottest—and shares what his dream concert would entail.

March 06, 2026
Track by Track
Puma Blue Walks Us Through the “Unnatural” Processes Behind New LP “Croak Dream”

Jacob Allen breaks down each track on his latest experimental journey into trip-hop and alt-R&B, out now via Play It Again Sam.

March 04, 2026
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Mirah, “Dedication”

Gently playful with a fire burning underneath, the artist’s first record in seven years signifies her devotion to the craft of making music, whether the light in her career is burning bright or dim.

March 03, 2026
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Worry Club, “I’m Freaking Out”

The debut album from Midwestern bedroom-pop songwriter Chase Walsh consistently feels authentic as it addresses grief and anxiety as universal truths.

March 02, 2026
Ratboys Are Singin’ to Bigger Rooms

After a tour with The Decemberists and a prominent song sync, the Chicago-based indie rockers talk dealing with more exposure upon the release of their new LP Singin’ to an Empty Chair.

February 19, 2026
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Colossal Rains, “Feral Sorrow”

The Blacklisted offshoot’s debut album embraces the joy of hardcore while dipping into something doomier with haunting production that eschews bright and clean sounds.

February 11, 2026
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MØL, “Dreamcrush”

The Danish group hones their tantalizing blend of shoegaze and black metal on their third album, balancing heartfelt passages suitable for airplay with all-out assaults.

February 10, 2026
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Silversun Pickups, “Tenterhooks”

Largely eschewing the distortion-doused approach of their early material, the dreamy LA rockers’ seventh record is a cohesive body of work rather than a gumball machine for singles.

February 09, 2026
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, “Howl” [20th Anniversary Edition]

The garage-psych trio honor the underappreciated third album that gave them a second wind with a three-LP set featuring a photo album, handwritten lyrics, and more goodies from the era.

February 05, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with SPRINTS

Vocalist/guitarist Karla Chubb discusses the Dublin garage-punks’ new lineup, shares advice for dealing with bigots, recounts a chance encounter with Greta Thunberg, and more.

November 26, 2025
5 Questions
5 Questions with Roddy Bottum

With his new memoir The Royal We out now, we spoke to the member of Faith No More, Imperial Teen, and Man on Man about coming out in the early ’90s, provoking MAGA, and more.

November 20, 2025
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