Since forming in 2019, the trio Rhododendron have been a regular fixture in the live music scene of their native Portland, Oregon, earning a reputation for prog-y, big-swinging experimental rock. They’ll be bringing that sound to the masses this spring with Ascent Effort, their latest LP and first for new label home the Flesner. Today […]
Outside Lands 2026 Has Charli XCX, The Strokes, Turnstile, Dijon, & More
The music festival known as Outside Lands will once again bring a diverse array of sounds to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this summer. Topping the bill is Charli XCX, in what’s set to be her first musical performance in a year. Others in headliner font include the Strokes, the xx, Turnstile, Baby Keem, Djo, […]
Alexis Taylor – “I Can Feel Your Love” (Prod. The Avalanches)
Hot Chip co-leader Alexis Taylor has already released five solo albums. You probably haven’t heard all of them. It’s fine. There’s a lot of music out there. But you should absolutely not neglect Taylor’s upcoming solo LP Paris In The Spring, which comes out next week. I just listened for the first time, and it’s […]
Prince Daddy & The Hyena Announce New Album Hotwire Trip Switch: Hear “Big-Box Store Heart”
It’s been about four years since the fired-up, emo-adjacent Albany pop-punkers Prince Daddy & The Hyena released their self-titled album, and now they’re ready to drop another one on us. The band recorded the upcoming Hotwire Trip Switch with longtime collaborator and Hop Along/Algernon Cadwallader member Joe Reinhart, and they say that it’s a “singles” […]
Kesha Slams White House For Using Her Song In Military TikTok
A couple months ago, Sabrina Carpenter rebuked the White House for using her song “Juno” in a video promoting ICE. Now, Kesha is doing the same after the White House posted a military TikTok set to her 2010 hit “Blow” last month. The video, posted Feb. 10, depicts U.S. stealth fighter jets bombing vessels like […]
Chemical – “She She”
Last year, Chemical unveiled their eponymous debut EP, establishing themselves as a reliable source for cockeyed, unpredictable tunes. Today the Philly band is back with the sufficiently sinister song “She She.” “She She” is as off-kilter as possible. The lyrics are littered with haunting lines like, “25-year-old child soldier/ What you gonna do / Are […]
Bory – “Exactly What I Needed”
Brenden Ramirez, the Portland power-popper who records as Bory, is a few days away from releasing his new album Never Turns To Night, and we’ve posted his songs “We’ll Burn That Bridge When We Get To It,” “By The Lake,” and “Living Proof.” Today, he shares the soft, gentle acoustic track “Exactly What I Needed.” […]
Quelle Chris Drops Surprise New EP Happy Place
Rapper/producer Quelle Chris is an underground fixture who never does things the way that he’s supposed to do things, and that extends to the release of his new EP. Quelle Chris’ last album was the 2023 Cavalier collab Black Cottonwood. His new EP Happy Place is a YouTube exclusive. Rather than selling it or putting […]
Stream Liv.e & Karriem Riggins’ Debut Album As GENA The Pleasure Is Yours
Back in December, we learned the Dallas psychedelic soul singer/rapper/producer Liv.e was teaming up with veteran jazz drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins for an album under the name GENA. It’s an acyonym standing for God Energy, Naturally Amazing and also a reference to Gina from Martin, all of which should help you triangulate where […]
Frozen Soul Announce New Album No Place Of Warmth: Hear The Title Track Feat. Gerard Way
Frozen Soul have announced their third album, No Place Of Warmth. The followup to 2023’s Glacial Domination arrives in May, and today the Dallas death metal outfit is unleashing the title track featuring My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way. Vocalist Chad Green says “No Place Of Warmth” is “about life at its coldest and the choice […]