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Metropolitan Opera Announces Mastodon Talk About Moby-Dick

Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick has inspired a lot of art over the decades: Two examples are Mastodon’s 2004 heavy metal classic Leviathan and, more recently, composer Jake Heggie’s opera that’s also called Moby-Dick. Initially having premiered in Dallas in 2010, that opera is coming to New York City’s famed Metropolitan Opera this March, just following the 20th anniversary of Leviathan. To celebrate, the Met Opera is throwing an event where members of Mastodon and Heggie will be in conversation about Moby-Dick‘s influence.

NINA – “Till The Devil Gets Bored”

NINA is Nina Cristante, best known as the vocalist of London post-punk trio bar italia. Her solo music isn’t too much of a far cry from what she does with her band; she makes lo-fi guitar music that plays with elements of different subgenres, and the result tends to have a sleek, enticing darkness. That’s the case with NINA’s new single “Till The Devil Gets Bored.”

Fib – “Mutuals”

The playfully angular post-punk band Fib started off in Portland, a city that was once the center of America’s playfully angular post-punk community. Fib released their debut cassette and then moved to Philadelphia, the new capital of America’s playfully angular post-punk community. They signed to Julia’s War, the label run by They Are Gutting A Body Of Water’s Douglas Dulgarian, and they’ll release their first studio album Heavy Lifting this spring. Today, they share the skronky, off-kilter opening track “Mutuals.” Here’s what the band says about it:

Sextile – “Freak Eyes”

Los Angeles’ Sextile have announced their new album today. It’s called yes, please. — stylistic period included — and it’s the electro-punks’ follow-up to 2023’s Push. Before the full thing arrives in May, the lead single “Freak Eyes” is out now.