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This new era of evident Dire Straits influence builds on and redefines the Hot Water Music vocalist’s legacy and reputation as a songwriter.

Carl Shane’s anxiety about becoming a parent in this American dystopia has inspired a particularly dystopian set of noise-rock songs—as well as a newfound desperation to break free.

With the emo/jazz band returning with their first album in 20 years, frontman Geoff Farina walks us through 15 tracks that have helped shape the group’s vision from the beginning.

Named in reference to the death toll in Gaza, the post-rock pioneers’ ninth full-length sounds like a requiem to the world as it is today—albeit one permeated by rays of occasional light.

Frontman Justin Buschardt also talks revisiting the track from the band’s debut album, as well as the early material they plan on releasing in a new compilation.

Sitting more in the pop-rap space than anything Low previously explored, Sparhawk’s solo debut is as much about the joy of creation as it is the sorrow that preceded it.

The joyful punk-rock explosion that is John Reis’ latest LP serves as a fitting send-off for his longtime partner-in-crime, Rick Froberg.

Avery Mandeville’s third album balances nuance, humor, and heart while leading her New Jersey band through everything from stadium pop to broken-hearted country to cathartic grunge.

Leading up to their second LP, birdwatching, Briana Wright and Joey Duffy tell us how their latest track plays into the record’s broader theme of self-improvement in a deteriorating world.

With the indie label that launched the careers of DFA 1979, Metric, and more celebrating two decades, we spoke with label manager Chris Moncada about how they’ve grown without really changing at all.

The new supergroup featuring members of Mineral, Boys Life, Christie Front Drive, and more will release their self-titled debut on August 30 via Spartan Records.

The long-running New Jersey emo project harks back to the desperate, youthful energy of their earliest output with more profundity, introspection, and consideration in their lyrics.

The Birmingham-based songwriter’s latest is an intense tug of war between light and dark, which ultimately soundtracks the healing of scars and the gathering of strength.

The native New Yorkers (for now) will release A Paradoxical Theory of Change, their sophomore album for Fat Wreck Chords, on June 28.

Returning to his roots in jazz, the songwriter revisits familiar standards of the genre with a perfect combination of respect and reinvention.

The debut solo album from Portishead’s vocalist poignantly straddles a divide between the bucolic and the experimental, past and the present, youth and older age.

The punk outfit’s hallmarks remain as powerful as ever on their guest-heavy tenth record, which feels less like a swan song than a reassertion of intent.

The Pernice Brothers and Grandaddy songwriters share a profound love of biking, so we got the pair to talk about that. And they did. A lot.

Brian McTernan’s hardcore endeavor shares their first new music since their 2022 Hello Sun EP, with both tracks out now via Equal Vision Records.

Punk rock’s premiere cover band/trolls will release the full performance under the title Blow It…at Madison’s Quinceañera on June 14 via Fat Wreck Chords.