Next month, longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bass wizard Flea will finally release his solo debut Honora, the trumpet-based jazz album that he’s been envisioning for decades. The record features big-deal guests from across the jazz and rock worlds, and it represents a real leap into the unknown for an extremely familiar presence. We’ve already […]
ELUCID & Sebb Bash – “Make Me Wise”
The grimy, elliptical New York emcee and Armand Hammer member E L U C I D recently announced I Guess U Had To Be There, an album-length collab with Swiss producer Sebb Bash. They introduced the project with lead single “First Light,” and today they’ve given us a second preview. Whereas “First Light” was so […]
Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album I’m People: Hear “In The Middle Of It”
MC Taylor’s last album as Hiss Golden Messenger was 2023’s Jump For Joy. That’s about to change. The North Carolina singer-songwriter will return on May Day with new album I’m People. He’s kindly offered up a summary of the album that suggests it aims to capture the vastness of human experience: The songs on I’m […]
Ekko Astral Announce New Album the beltway is burning: Hear “lil xan goes to washington”
In 2018, Lil Xan overdosed on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Now, the SoundCloud rapper is heading to Washington, DC to make a difference. Well, at least that’s what’s happening on the lead single of Ekko Astral’s new record the beltway is burning, which the DC punks are announcing today. The concept of “lil xan goes to […]
Jimmy Eat World Announce Bleed American 25th Anniversary Tour With Sunny Day Real Estate, PUP, & More
Arizona emo heroes Jimmy Eat World didn’t have a label when they released their 2001 album Bleed American. Their previous album, 1999’s Clarity, was a straight-up classic that sold jack shit upon release, and it got the band dropped from Capitol. Undaunted, the band spent their own money making an album full of towering, sincere […]
Knocked Loose – “Hive Mind” (Feat. Denzel Curry)
Every so often I’m reminded of Denzel Curry’s 2019 cover of “Bulls On Parade,” and I always appreciate when that happens. Case in point: The Florida rapper makes a guest appearance on “Hive Mind,” today’s new single from Kentucky metalcore torchbearers Knocked Loose. “This is something we’ve talked about doing for a long time,” says […]
Fcukers – “Beatback”
Sooner or later, you will have to form an opinion on Fcukers, the hedonistic and shameless dance-adjacent New York duo whose name has become synonymous with the term “indie sleaze.” Maybe you already have an opinion. If you’re enjoying that opinion, then go ahead, hold onto it. But if you’re still figuring it out, or […]
Robber Robber – “Watch For Infection”
Robber Robber recently announced their new album Two Wheels Move The Soul, and so far it’s sounding really, really good. The Vermont band shared another preview of what’s to come today with the single “Watch For Infection,” a portentious, driving post-punk jam about resisting the urge to succumb to a bad attitude. “Take care of […]
Bad Bunny Brought Defiant Joy To The Super Bowl
Bad Bunny’s jersey said “Ocasio.” On Twitter, at least some handful of people got performatively upset about that. For months, these people had been ready for the Puerto Rican star to make a grandstanding political statement at the Super Bowl, and they thought that they saw it before the performance even started. At least some […]
Gay Meat Announces Debut Album Blue Water Feat. Jeff Rosenstock, Chris Farren, Sarah Tudzin, & More
Back in November Karl Kuehn shared “Love For Fun,” a new single from his indie rock project Gay Meat. Today Kuehn has shared the details for his upcoming debut album Blue Water, which is arriving in April and includes contributions from Jeff Rosenstock, Chris Farren, Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin, and more. Another new single called […]