In 2000, Neil Halstead’s post-Slowdive band Mojave 3 released Excuses For Travellers, their third LP. That album includes “My Life In Art,” a seven-minute lullaby about a night in a Kansas strip club with a girl named Wendy, who left her abusive husband and who wishes she could move to Las Vegas, where the money…

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The bluesy LA garage rock duo Deap Vally lasted for more than a decade, but their run came to an end last year, after they finished up a farewell tour and released a final EP called (ep)ilogue. Now, Lindsey Troy, formerly one half of Deap Valley, is going solo. “I’ve Seen The Willow Trees,” her…

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A couple of years ago, Tomb Mold guitarist Derrick Vella’s ambitiously progged-out side project Dream Unending released Starpath, a split LP with the gothy, over-the-top Miami black metal band Worm. Before that record, I must confess that I was unfamiliar with Worm’s game. But I liked what I saw in them — dramatic keyboards, splintered…

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Lucid Express are a dreamy guitar-pop band from Hong Kong who played the shoegaze-focused Slide Away festival here in New York earlier this year. It’s been a while since they put out their self-titled debut back in 2021, but this week they’ve announced their first batch of official new music since then: Lucid Express’ sophomore…

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Last month, Dirt Buyer returned with “Betchu Won’t,” an acoustic daydream. Now Joe Sutkowski is announcing Dirt Buyer III, the followup to 2023’s Album Of The Week honoree Dirt Buyer II. Now the New York musician is sharing the ridiculously catchy banger “Get To Choose.” “This song is about feeling very alone in a situation…

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This Friday, Sharp Pins share Balloon Balloon Balloon, which we named our Album Of The Week. Now, Kai Slater’s other band Lifeguard are back to announce an 11-track, 13-minute maxi-single called “Ultra Violence” / “Appetite,” which arrives next year. The first track “Ultra Violence” is out now. The release follows June’s Ripped And Torn LP,…

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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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