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First Listen
Mercy Union Dig to the Heart of Human Frailty on New Single “Be Honest”

The track was recorded during the same sessions as last year’s White Tiger LP.

August 04, 2023
First Listen
Elle Belle Soundtracks a Loss (and Recapturing) of Innocence on New Single “Saturday”

Christopher Pappas’ new collection of songs How Do I Feel? arrives September 1 via Little Record Company.

August 04, 2023
Reviews
ANOHNI and the Johnsons, “My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross”

Executed with precision and grace, the group’s first release in over a decade blends the darkly political with the profoundly personal.

July 06, 2023

Militarie Gun at Stereogum Range Life party at Cheer Up Charlie’s

Breaking
Militarie Gun Are Taking an Honest Approach to Hardcore

Ian Shelton discusses the various roads which led to the LA punks’ debut LP, Life Under the Gun.

June 20, 2023
Reviews
AJJ, “Disposable Everything”

The Phoenix folk-punks’ eighth LP feels more post-/mid-apocalyptic than foreshadowing of it while maintaining the band’s wonderful mix of pathos and humor.

May 26, 2023
Track by Track
The Dirty Nil Take Us Through Their Raw, Back-to Basics LP “Free Rein to Passions” Track by Track

The Canadian noise-punks’ fourth record is out now via Dine Alone Records.

May 26, 2023
First Listen
Corvair Share a Dadaist Collage of Odd Road Trip Details with New Single “Shady Town”

The duo’s second album Bound to Be will arrive June 23.

May 17, 2023
Codefendants Are Searching for Their Golden Moment

Ceschi Ramos, Get Dead’s Sam King, and NOFX’s Fat Mike discuss their debut album This Is Crime Wave, which draws from their own experiences in the criminal justice system—and a sitcom-like housing situation.

May 11, 2023
Track by Track
Dave Hause Breaks Down His Heartbreaking and Inspiring New Album “Drive It Like It’s Stolen”

The Santa Barbara by way of Philly songwriter takes us through his “post-apocalyptic Americana” opus track by track.

April 28, 2023
Reviews
Devon Church, “Strange Strangers”

On his sophomore solo LP, the former Exitmusic member ponders the highs and lows of existence through somber, gravelly vocals.

April 18, 2023
The Bouncing Souls Lean Into the Restorative Powers of Music and Community in New “Back to Better” Video

With their new album Ten Stories High out today, the band also shares some of their biggest influences on the recording.

March 24, 2023
Reviews
Anti-Flag, “Lies They Tell Our Children”

The Pittsburgh politipunks’ 13th studio album is a culmination of everything they’ve been singing about since forming back in the late-’80s.

January 04, 2023
Reviews
Bruce Springsteen, “Only the Strong Survive”

These 15 covers of R&B and soul classics are treated with both the reverence they deserve on their own terms, and with which Springsteen also clearly holds for them.

November 11, 2022
Track by Track
Young Culture Walk Us Through Their Forward-Looking New LP “You Had to Be There”

Alex Magnan breaks down each track on the NYC-based trio’s latest, out now via Equal Vision.

November 11, 2022
Reviews
Sparta, “Sparta”

This self-titled fifth album is the sound of Jim Ward both finding and re-finding himself, his heritage and future coalescing with mostly youthful ebullience.

November 07, 2022
Reviews
Birds in Row, “Gris Klein”

The 11 songs that comprise the French experimental post-hardcore trio’s third album are magnified reflections of the grotesqueries of modern life and society.

November 04, 2022
In Conversation
The Jesus and Mary Chain Still Make Perfect Sense

Ahead of their headlining set at Austin’s Levitation Fest this weekend, Jim Reid reflects on 40 years of the Scottish band’s existence, and shares what may lie ahead.

October 24, 2022
Reviews
Pinkshift, “Love Me Forever”

A mix of punk, post-hardcore, grunge, and pop, the Baltimore trio’s debut is a stunning burst of influences and experiences coalescing in a swirling swathe of anger and injustice.

October 21, 2022
Track by Track
Archers of Loaf Take Us Through Their Reunion LP “Reason in Decline” Track by Track

Eric Bachmann takes us deeper into the band’s first LP since 1998, out now via Merge.

October 21, 2022
First Listen
Born Without Bones Turn Adversity on Its Head in Video for New Track “Fistful of Bees”

The Massachusetts punks’ new album Dancer arrives November 4 via Pure Noise.

October 12, 2022
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