In 2021, the Notwist released Vertigo Days, their first album in seven years. Now, the German indie rockers are announcing its follow-up, News From Planet Zombie. The lead single “X-Ray” is out now. “The river here in Munich I often go to has been there forever and will be there long after us,” Micha Acher…

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I’m of two minds when it comes to Pink Siifu. On one hand, the Alabama-born rapper and musical adventurer deserves a massive glow-up. He’s consistently kicked out ambitious albums that reward in-depth listening, full of aesthetic left turns but grounded in Siifu’s psychedelic Southern sensibility. He’s one of those underground treasures who should be a household name, and I’d love to hear what he might do with a bigger recording budget. On the other hand, he pursues his vision so uncompromisingly that he might be better suited for cult fame. Why subject himself to the empty-headed noise of the hip-hop media industrial complex when he could be chasing his ideas on the fringes, where no one is going to complain that he’s too weird or argue about his streaming numbers? For over a decade, his music has been thriving in the shadows.

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New York rapper Your Old Droog has been a prolific underground force for years, and he recently formed the duo Droogie Otis with the all-time great producer Madlib. This year, Droogie Otis released the singles “Everything Designer” with Boldy James, “The Edge” with Killer Mike, and “Woodstock 2029” with Wiz Khalifa and Jay Electronica. Now,…

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Matty Healy’s favorite artist is James Taylor — at least according to his fiancée Gabbriette, who surprised the 1975 frontman with tickets to see the singer-songwriter back in September. On that tour, Taylor’s supporting act was Tiny Habits, a Boston-based folk-pop trio who went viral for their cover of the 1975’s “Somebody Else” a few years ago. Now, in a full-circle moment, Tiny Habits are covering James Taylor with (a newly-mohawked) Healy.

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The Lemon Twigs, the duo of Long Island retro-rockin’ brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario, are always busy. Last year, they released their album A Dream Is All We Know. This year, we got Brian D’Addario’s solo debut Till The Morning. Now, the Lemon Twigs have a very fun new two-song single. They’re also getting ready…

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North Carolina rapper MAVI has lately been touring with people like Earl Sweatshirt and Freddie Gibbs, and he’s collaborated with tons of people across the underground rap landscape. In the past few months, MAVI has released singles like “Landgrab” with Earl Sweatshirt and “Potluck,” with Smino. Now, those collaborations and more find a home on…

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Jarvis Cocker is not Johnny Cash, though they have the same initials. Cocker and his band Pulp aren’t especially known for covering other people’s tracks, though they’ve done it a few times over the years. I’d say they’re better known for their song “Bad Cover Version,” which is not a bad song or a cover…

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After getting pushed back a week due to inclement weather, Tyler, The Creator’s annual Camp Flog Gnaw went down at LA’s Dodger Stadium over the weekend. Tyler, of course, performed an electric set of his own on Saturday night, but throughout the weekend he also popped up here and there to join his friends onstage.

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For nearly a decade, Denmark’s MØL have been making music within the fertile ground of blackgaze, the epically atmospheric zone where black metal intersects with shoegaze. Early next year, they’ll follow their 2021 album Diorama with a new one called Dreamcrush. I think we can all agree that Dreamcrush is a very blackgaze album title.…

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Jeff Tweedy just wrapped up his fall tour in support of his new solo triple album Twilight Override. By all accounts, it’s been a wonderful experience, with Tweedy’s sons among his bandmates and his wife Sue often present as part of the touring company. But at least one show took a strange turn.

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