Downfall – “Primitive Reality”
Richmond hardcore band Downfall — not to be confused with Richmond indie rock band Downhaul — regularly get people to go absolutely buckshit when they play live. But up until Continue Reading
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Drive-By Truckers – “The Driver”
Next month, Southern rock road-dog legends Drive-By Truckers will release album number 14. The band recorded Welcome 2 Club XIII live-in-studio in Athens, Georgia with producer David Barbe, and the Continue Reading
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Screamo Powerhouses Crowning & NAEDR Share Tracks From Their Upcoming Split 12″ Rayau
Crowning, from Chicago, released one of the best screamo albums of 2020 with their full-length debut Survival Sickness. NAEDR, from Singapore, also released their debut album Past Is Prologue in Continue Reading
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Sam Gendel Made A Whole Album With His Girlfriend’s 11-Year-Old Sister
Sam Gendel, the eclectically minded Los Angeles jazz saxophonist and producer, just announced a sprawling new album called SUPERSTORE, but that’s not stopping him from releasing an entirely different album Continue Reading
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Watch Dylan Conrique break down 'Birthday Cake' and her songwriting process
Video by Jordan Edwards Dylan Conrique didn’t want to release “Birthday Cake.” She thought the track, written for her best friend who had lost her mother to cancer, was too Continue Reading
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Stream Mindforce Side Project Cape Fade’s Kickass New Demo
Hudson Valley destroyers Mindforce are one of the best hardcore bands currently operating, and they’re also a sort of home base that keeps spinning off more and more great bands. Continue Reading
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Kendrick Lamar, Blac Youngsta, Leikeli47 and More – New Hip-Hop Projects This Week
This is arguably one of the most exciting weeks for new music releases for the month of May. This week, a Pulitzer Prize-winner rapper is dropping a new double album Continue Reading
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Katie Alice Greer – “Dreamt I Talk To Horses”
Last month, Priests’ Katie Alice Greer announced her debut solo album, Barbarism, and shared its lead single “FITS/My Love Can’t Be.” Today, she’s back with its second single, “Dreamt I Continue Reading
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Death Cab For Cutie – “Roman Candles”
The last time Death Cab For Cutie released a full-length album was 2018’s Thank You for Today, but they’ve kept plenty busy since then. In the early COVID-19 lockdown days, Continue Reading
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Horse Jumper Of Love – “The Natural Part”
Next month, the Boston trio Horse Jumper Of Love are releasing a new album, Natural Part, their first since 2019’s So Divine. They shared “I Poured Sugar In Your Shoes” Continue Reading
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Quelle Chris – “So Tired You Can’t Stop Dreaming” (Feat. Navy Blue)
At the end of this week, Quelle Chris is releasing his new album DEATHFAME, his first since the 2020 collaborative project Innocent Country 2. We’ve heard “Ain’t Always Living” and Continue Reading
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The Break Presents – Autumn!
Music can take people to all sorts of places, especially if one keeps their mind open. Long before the world knew him as Autumn!—the genre-bending rapper and producer—he was just a Continue Reading
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Nine Of Swords – “THE PAVEMENT”
The Philly hardcore band Nine Of Swords announced BEYOND THE SWORDS, their first album in six years, by sharing its incendiary opener “WITH HELP.” Today they’re back with the album’s Continue Reading
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Hear Two Songs From Mike & Nate Kinsella’s New Band LIES
Cousins Nate and Mike Kinsella have a long, long history in underground music, both together and apart. Mike, along with his brother Tim, was part of Cap’n Jazz, the pioneering Continue Reading
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070 Shake – “Web”
New Jersey rapper (and “Frozen” remix singer) 070 Shake has announced a release date for her sophomore album, YOU CAN’T KILL ME. Coming June 3 via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings, Continue Reading
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Otoboke Beaver – “I don’t want to die alone”
In just a couple days, Otoboke Beaver are releasing their very fun new album Super Champon. We’ve heard a good chunk of tracks from it already — including “YAKITORI,” “PARDON?,” Continue Reading
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Hercules & Love Affair – “One” (Feat. ANOHNI)
Back in February, Hercules & Love Affair — aka producer Andy Butler — announced a new LP, In Amber, the first project since 2017’s Omnion. Equally major is Butler teaming Continue Reading
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Kevin Morby – “A Random Act Of Kindness”
Back in March, Kevin Morby announced his latest album, This Is A Photograph, and shared the title track. Since then, we’ve heard “Rock Bottom” and a one-off cover of the Continue Reading
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Young M.A Interview – Selling NFTs, King of New York Debate and Women in Hip-Hop
Young M.A's spot in New York City's storied rap history isn't up for debate. Song after song, moment after moment, she’s proven herself. The Brooklyn rapper speaks to XXL about her elevation Continue Reading
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Mogwai – “Boltfor”
Last year, Scottish post-rock overlords Mogwai released their album As The Love Continues. The LP topped the UK charts and earned Mogwai a Mercury Prize nomination. Now, Mogwai frontman Stuart Continue Reading
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