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First Listen
St. Lenox Offers a Rebuttal to J.D. Vance on New Single “Courtesan”

A couch-centric (and G-rated) visual for the track arrives ahead of Andrew Choi’s fifth album Ten Modern American Work Songs, out October 25 via Don Giovanni.

September 24, 2024
EssayFilm + TV
A Thorough History of All of Francis Ford Coppola’s Most Personal Films to Date

With the epic Megalopolis inviting superlatives for the already-storied director, we look back on a few movies which—either by Coppola’s account or ours—preceded its likely autobiographical nature.

September 23, 2024
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Tiny Gun’s Debut EP “No Worries If Not”

Comedian Kareem Rahma and his band all share how NYC, rote repetition, and the dumb philosophical parasites encountered in everyday life all helped shape their first-ever project together.

September 23, 2024
First Listen
Chuck Prophet and ¿Qiensave? Bring Us Into the Studio with Video for New Single “Red Sky Night”

The Californian songwriter and producer shares the latest single from his upcoming collaborative album with the cumbia band, Wake the Dead.

September 23, 2024
Track by Track
FIDLAR Walk Us Through Their Live-Show-Oriented New LP “Surviving the Dream”

The West Coast punks’ fourth album lands five years after 2019’s Almost Free.

September 20, 2024
Playlist
Photay’s Cool Temperatures Playlist

Evan Shornstein pairs the release of his new LP Windswept with further listening “for cooling and circulating air.”

September 20, 2024
First Listen
Rikas Bust Out the Comfort Food on New Single “Heartbreak Big Mac”

The German indie-pop group shares the latest in a string of singles released through their new label, Nettwerk Music Group.

September 19, 2024
Playlist
Little Bit’s “Do You Wanna Come to My Party?” Playlist

Ahead of her debut solo EP Talk a Blue Streak, Hannah Liuzzo shares her guestlist for the first soirée she throws when she finally gets that house in the Hollywood Hills.

September 18, 2024
First Look
Basically Nancy Share an Appropriately Gothic Black-and-White Video for “Wounds”

The Savannah-based rockers recently followed up their self-titled debut album with a Steve Albini–produced EP of the same title.

September 17, 2024
Playlist
Honeyglaze’s “Real Deal” Influences Playlist

Before releasing their sophomore album this Friday, the London trio shares how Warpaint, Scott Walker, Destiny’s Child, and more helped shape their vision.

September 16, 2024
First Look
Big Ups Look Back on Their Time Together with New Mini-Documentary “3 Parts Together”

Six years after disbanding, the NYC noise-rockers reunite to discuss their newly reissued debut album Eighteen Hours of Static, community, and their unique legacy.

September 16, 2024
First Listen
Matt Pond PA Recount the Perils of Life in the Catskills on New Single “Those Wings”

The new single featuring The Head and the Heart’s Jonathan Russell lands ahead of the band’s guest-heavy new album titled Winged Horse, which drops in January.

September 13, 2024
First Listen
EXUM Leans Into Eerie Outsider Folk on New Track “All My Days”

Former NFL player Antone Exum Jr. will release his new album hole on October 25, preceded by the sparse lead single.

September 13, 2024
First Listen
Morpho Studies the Astrophysics of a Relationship on Debut Single “Prism”

Chicago-based songwriter Kristyn Chapman will release her introductory EP Morpho Season on November 15 via Hit the North Records.

September 12, 2024
First Listen
Beau Misplace Their Desires on New Single “What Are You Doing to Me”

The duo of Heather Goldin and Emma Jenney will return in October with Girl Cried Wolf, their first full-length in nearly a decade.

September 12, 2024
Playlist
Fat Dog’s “WOOF.”-Inspired DJ Set

With the the London dance-punk group’s debut album out now, keyboardist Chris Hughes offer up some TMI commentary on what music gets their tails wagging, so to speak.

September 11, 2024
First Listen
The Meffs Take on Faith and Self-Worth on Searing New Punk Cut “What”

The Essex duo’s debut album What a Life arrives this Friday via the Fat Wreck imprint Bottles to the Ground.

September 11, 2024
First Listen
Trace Mountains Balance Heavy Feelings and Danceable Melodies on “Hard to Accept”

Dave Benton’s fourth solo album Into the Burning Blue arrives September 27 via Lame-O Records.

September 10, 2024
First Listen
Accelerant Lead the Rave to a Punk Venue on New Single “Bring Down the Club”

The Toronto noise-rock group’s self-titled debut album lands October 1 via Cooked Raw.

September 10, 2024
Playlist
Balance and Composure’s “With You in Spirit” Influences Playlist

Before returning with their first album in eight years, the PA post-hardcore band catches us up to date on what they’ve been listening to for inspiration.

September 09, 2024
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