While the U.S. was deep in flannel in the early '90s, the UK developed its own scene, also steeped in alt rock and indie but instead of grunge it favored bright guitar pop that recalled the heyday of the first… Read More
Having recently released 100 different versions of KiCk i track "Riquiquí," Arca is already back with Madre, a new orchestral four-track release which is out now. The title track features Radiohead collaborator Oliver Coates. "I wrote ‘Madre’ years ago, and… Read More
Three or four years ago, Copenhagen became known for a particularly speedy strain of dance music. Its breakneck drum programming packed an industrial-strength wallop; its glistening synths channeled ’90s trance. Most people just called it “fast techno,” though that dryly… Read More
Chris Brokaw’s onto something. The post-rock mainstay (Codeine, Come) and longtime supporting player (everyone from Thurston Moore to G.G. Allin) borrows the title from the best song on his new solo LP to christen the whole affair. We could spend… Read More
On 20 January 2021—in the shadows of the terrorist attack on the US Capitol just 14 days earlier—Amanda Gorman became the United States’ sixth inaugural poet. At 22-years-old, Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet, but more important than her age… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
Here's a very cool collab: Rosalía and Billie Eilish have come together on the new song "Lo Vas A Olvidar," which was written for HBO's Euphoria. Both artists make inventive art pop that's managed to shake up the world of… Read More
Brooklyn's Palberta have been part of Brooklyn's DIY scene for nearly 10 years, making short, sharp bursts of scratchy and melodic indie rock. For new album Palberta5000, though, they aimed for something a little different. “While punk music was our… Read More
"My neighbors hate us, and I don't blame them," PUP's Stefan Babcock said when introducing his band's new Tiny Desk (Home) Concert for NPR that they filmed in his living room. They tore through a four-song set that opened up… Read More
Nancy Wilson, a trailblazer for female guitarists and rock sister acts everywhere as a member of Heart since 1974, is going back to her musical roots with the April release of You and Me, her first official studio album as… Read More