thistle., a young trio from the UK, makes grungy emo with murky, fuzzy production and a headlong sense of melody. They sound like every retro ’90s trend happening in present-day DIY guitar-rock, all blended together into short, sharp, polished gems. Earlier this year, thistle. released their impressive debut EP it’s nice to see you, stranger.…
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We recently named Fine Glindvad Jensen aka Fine one of 2025’s Best New Artists. Today she continues to prove us right with a new single called “Moment.” It follows the series of strong tracks she’s released this year — “Run,” “Portal,” “I Could” — after her debut album Rocky Top Ballads from last year. “Moment”…
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If you get a chance to see David Byrne, you should really take it. The art-music legend and former Talking Head released his album Who Is The Sky? a few months ago, and he’s lately been out on the road, playing a fascinating and innovative live show that elaborates on his American Utopia Broadway show…
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Eric Bachmann hasn’t released an album under his Crooked Fingers moniker in nearly 15 years, but that’s about to change soon. Today the Archers Of Loaf frontman has announced Swet Deth, his first Crooked Fingers album since 2011’s Breaks In The Armor. Its lead single “Cold Waves” is out now ahead of the record’s February…
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Old acquaintance Anjimile should not be forgot. A couple of years ago, North Carolina indie-folk singer-songwriter Anjimile Chithambo released The King, an album that got into the subject of living as a Black and trans person in a hostile world. Since then, he’s contributed to records from Hurray For The Riff Raff and McKinley Dixon,…
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For most of the 2010s, Augusta Koch led the beloved Philly band Cayetana, but since then she’s been releasing music with her newer band Gladie (their 2022 album Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out still sounds great). Gladie are about to head out on tour opening for their emo-punk forebears Algernon Cadwallader, but first…
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Footballhead come from Chicago and make big, churning, emo-grunge. Last year, they released their album Before I Die. Since then, they’ve cranked out a steady stream of singles. In September, they dropped their song “Hesitate” and played Riot Fest in their hometown. During their set, Footballhead debuted a new song called “Used To Be.” Today,…
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Peaer are officially back. Back in 2019 the Brooklyn indie rockers released their great album A Healthy Earth, but we didn’t hear from them again until last November when they shared the mathy heater of a single “Just Because.” Now, at last, a new Peaer album is imminent: Doppelgänger arrives in January, and judging by lead single “Button,” it’ll be worth the wait.
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Earlier this year, the extremely sick UK metal band Svalbard announced that they’re breaking up after about 15 years as a band. On Instagram, they wrote, “After much reflection, we have decided that 2026 will be the final year of Svalbard.” Right now, they’re about to head out on their final UK tour. Just before it kicks off, they’ve released one final new song, and they’ve given it the auspicious title “If We Could Still Be Saved.”
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During last Friday night’s NBA Cup game, the Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-108, and in the process, Steph Curry also tied Michael Jordan’s record of 44 40-point games in the NBA after age 30. I promise there’s a music-related angle to this! During the post-game press conference, someone asked Curry which famous lead singer he’d be if the Warriors were a band. Curry thought about it for a second, saying “it depends on the night,” before landing on his final answer: “I was Hayley Williams in Paramore tonight.”
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