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Star Moles just signed to Dead Oceans, and the timing could not be better. Emily Moales, the Philly-based New Hampshire native, has been building a deep DIY catalog for nearly a decade, dozens of…
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New Orleans' Twisted Teens just dropped "Stalks," and it's a swampy lo-fi ripper. The band have been on a tear this year, already stacking up two full albums of garage-punk grime: Blame The Clown and…
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Converge are bringing Saddest Day back to Boston. The metalcore legends run it back at Roadrunner on Dec.
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Jess Williamson is back with a new track called "hum of the city," and it's a stunner.
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Emily Moales is hitting the road. The U.S. headlining run lands in January, built around her new record Highway to Hell, and it's the kind of moment that's been building for a while now.
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Boys of Dungeon Lane just dropped three fresh cuts from their latest sessions, and the band is sounding sharper than ever.
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Vitriol are back, and they're swinging hard. The band just dropped "Arterial Bombardment," a new track that frontperson Alex Sason calls "a track full of non-stop riffing, blasting, death metal…
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Anna Meredith is back, and she's announcing a new album called Darling. It's been too long since we caught up with the Scottish composer, the one who turned 2016's Varmints into a maximalist art-pop…
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Lorenzo Senni is back, and he's bringing the trance arpeggios with him. The producer has announced All Ages, his first new album in six years, landing on Warp next month.
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Bradford Cox is back, and the momentum is building fast. A few weeks ago the Deerhunter frontman returned to the stage at Philly's Making Time ∞ fest, his first proper set in seven years, playing…
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Anna McClellan is back with news of a new EP. The Omaha-born, New York-based DIY lifer dropped Space, you big cloud on Father/Daughter earlier this year, and she's been busy ever since.
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Baby Wave just signed to Saddle Creek, and they're announcing it with a new track called "The Scene Is Changing." The Nashville trio deals in big fuzz-pop, the kind of sound that lands somewhere…
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Gabriel Kahane is back, and he's not slowing down. This year already gave us Elevator Songs, that theatrical high-concept stunner he built with Roomful Of Teeth, and now the Portland composer is…
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Beach House just dropped "Dusky," the first single from their upcoming record, and it's a stunner. The Baltimore duo have always known how to build a haze.
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Chrissie Hynde just handed out a rare compliment. The Pretenders frontwoman, patron saint of the perfectly delivered eye-roll, isn't known for gushing about much of anything: she's taken aim at…
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Primavera Sound just dropped its 2027 lineup, and the Barcelona heavyweight is back at Parc del Fòrum from June 3-5. Doechii, Phoebe Bridgers, and Fontaines D.C. top the poster.
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Knifeplay are back, and the wait is finally over. The Philadelphia dream-rock crew led by TJ Strohmer announce their new LP, What Is Truth?, and they're sharing lead track "Love Song" to mark the…
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L7 have shared a new track called "Loma Linda," and it arrives loaded with weight. The band lost bassist Jennifer Finch in July, days after she revealed a brain cancer diagnosis. She was 59.
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Teens In Trouble are back with "I Do," and Lizzie Killian wastes zero time getting to the point.
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Computerwife is back with another taste of Born From A Wish. The new track is called "You Didn't Know," and it's a shift from what came before.
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L7 are hitting the road again, and they've got Janis Tanaka stepping in on bass. She replaces the late Jennifer Finch for the aptly named Last Hurrah Tour, a run that feels heavy and triumphant all…
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Zach Bryan just made a statement. On Friday, October 2, the country star took the stage at Gillette Stadium wearing a "Free Palestine" shirt, and the location is the whole point.
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Charli XCX headlined night one of Austin City Limits on Friday (Oct. 2), and she showed up with a surprise. That's just her move now.
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Gripper are coming for your eardrums. The Philly crew, stacked with members of Teenage Halloween, Latewaves, Nylon, and Street City Surf, deals in trebly, urgent garage-punk that hits fast and leaves…
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