Mdou Moctar - Winter '26 U.S. Tour Tickets on sale today: mdoumoctar.com/tour

Queens of The Stone Age - "Alive In Paris & Before", directed by Andreas Neumann, now on YouTube youtu.be/jKX-R4O-p34 photo : Andreas Neumann

Queens of The Stone Age - "Alive In The Catacombs", now available on YouTube youtu.be/G14LBixxxWo directed by Thomas Rames, produced by Le Blogotheque

wishing the happiest of birthdays to Haley Fohr (Circuit des Yeux)

🪞 28. It's a Mirror, de Perfume Genius ("Can I get off without reliving history") 💿 Glory (@matadorrecords.bsky.social): perfumegenius.bandcamp.com/album/glory

yo la tengo at bowery ballroom, hanukkah night 2. opening act: built to spill comedian: alex edelman mix CDR by gail o'hara post show DJ: joe belock (the people's champ) benefitting neighbors together

Yo La Tengo - Night One of Hanukkah at The Bowery Ballroom. Featuring The Sun Ra Arkestra under direction of Marshall Allen and comedian Jon Glaser. Photos by Ellen Qbertplaya

Matador artists (ok, a few), staff (ok most) and industry cronies (several!) share their (long) best-of-2025 lists matadorrecords.com/blogs/news/o...

Archy Marshall (a.k.a. King Krule) - “When And Why” Animation: Jack Marshall kingkrule.ffm.to/whenandwhy #archymarshall #anewplace2drown #kingkrule

Archy Marshall’s (aka King Krule) 'A New Place 2 Drown (Instrumentals)' is out today digitally for the original album's 10th anniversary. LP out Jan 16. Pre-order: kingkrule.ffm.to/anp2d10 #archymarshall #anewplace2drown #kingkrule

Water From Your Eyes: “La religión moderna es solo la mercantilización de la espiritualidad” @drubiofps.bsky.social habla con la banda neoyorquina por su nuevo álbum, “It’s A Beautiful Place” ( @matadorrecords.bsky.social ).

new David Byrne dates for 2026 on sale this Friday at 10am, davidbyrne.com fig 2 photo : Shervin Lainez

VARIATIONS 2026 | Taking place at le lieu unique in Nantes, France. Tickets and details available here: kimgordon.lnk.to/variations

"In 1995, Yo La Tengo had nothing to prove to anyone. But if Electr-O-Pura accidentally proves anything, it’s that few things are better than these three people making music together. And thankfully, 30 years on, it doesn’t seem like they’re stopping." aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/03/y...

the Matador/Ace Of Hearts Mission of Burma catalog(s) are now available on @bandcamp.com missionofburmamusic.bandcamp.com Burma photo : Kelly Davidson

the Stephen Malkmus / Jicks catalogs are now available on Bandcamp. Today is Bandcamp Friday. The synergy is killing us stephenmalkmus.bandcamp.com Jicks pic : Leah Nash SM pic : Robbie Augspurger

took long enough, but the Helium catalog is now available on Bandcamp just in time for the final BC Friday of 2025 (feels like we rigged it that way) therealhelium.bandcamp.com band photo : James Smolka

the Matador recommendations playlist for has been updated for December ’25 with new stuff from Party Dozen, Sharp Pins, Sanguisugabogg, Glyders, Wednesday Knudsen, Wiccans and much more. matador.ffm.to/recommends

Water From Your Eyes - "Born 4" from 'It's Beautful' stream / DL : wfye.mat-r.co/itsabeautiful

Water From Your Eyes - "Driving Classics, Playing Cars" from 'It's Beautful' stream / DL : wfye.mat-r.co/itsabeautiful animation by Jayla Kai

Water From Your Eyes - "Nights In Armor (FKA Love Song)" from 'It's Beautful' stream / DL : wfye.mat-r.co/itsabeautiful

out today : Water From Your Eyes - ‘It’s Beautiful’ reimagined versions of 3 killer tracks from ‘It’s A Beautiful Place’, “Born 2,” “Nights in Armor,” and “Playing Classics,” stream / DL : wfye.mat-r.co/itsbeautiful fig 2 photo : Adam Powell

"The titular phrase refers to somewhere imaginary, but thanks to a pair of genius weirdos, this wildly inventive album exists in real life." Water From Your Eyes' 'It's A Beautiful Place' - included in @stereogum.com's Best Albums of 2025: stereogum.com/2480469/the-... #WaterFromYourEyes

Three great indie-rock trios — Bar Italia, Horsegirl, and Lifeguard — made for triple the fun at a Brooklyn Paramount show this weekend. See our best photos 📸

"On “Playing Classics,” the miracle of the band’s album, 'It’s a Beautiful Place,' ... Water From Your Eyes deliver a blast of bone-dry Eurodance that will unlock the knees of even the stiffest of rock snobs." - @pitchfork.com pitchfork.com/features/lis...

In Dutch we call it “ freubelen” ( = dabble) #bettieserveert #recording #fröbelen #dabble #freubelen

"WFYE succeeded in building a distinct and comprehensive musical world in just shy of 30 minutes. And they’ve done so while sounding like nobody else." Loud and Quiet name Water From Your Eyes' 'It's A Beautiful Place' their #1 Album of 2025. loudandquiet.substack.com/p/loud-and-q...

David Byrne - @npr.org Tiny Desk Concert Watch the four-song performance including "Everybody Laughs" and "Don't Be Like That" from 'Who Is The Sky?': www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc... #DavidByrne #TinyDesk

David Byrne, Bass Concert Hall 11/25/25 photos by Angela Betancourt

More shots from bar italia, Lifeguard, and Horsegirl at Brooklyn Paramount - 11/22/2025 Photos: Dylan Campana

Horsegirl this past Saturday night at Brooklyn Paramount Photos by Jake Whitener #horsegirlmusic #horsegirlband #phoneticsonandon

Raising the #baritalia at Brooklyn Paramount Nov 22, 2025 @matadorrecords.bsky.social

Lifeguard at Brooklyn Paramount - 11/22/2025 Photos by Jake Whitener #rippedandtorn #lifeguardband

Water From Your Eyes YES - Manchester UK • Friday November 14 Photographed by Elinor Jones

Chicago trio Lifeguard announce "Ultra Violence" / "Appetite", 11 tracks in 13 minutes out April 9th on Matador. Recorded on 8-track with dub effects at their Stulogulo studio. On tour with bar italia through November. #Lifeguard #BestNewMusic2025 #Week47 #MatadorRecords go.stereobar.net/lwgfloj

🚨 WIN TICKETS 🚨 Catch UK's shadowiest group Bar Italia live in Toronto at The Concert Hall on November 27. Enter here: exclaim.ca/contests/not...

Lifeguard announce new 7", share "Ultra-Violence"; tour with bar italia starts this week www.brooklynvegan.com/lifeguard-an...

Lifeguard - "Ultra Violence" / "Appetite" 7" available to pre-order today: lifeguard.mat-r.co/ultraviolence Fig 2 photo: Grace Bader Conrad Fig 3: Lifeguard's 2025 LP 'Ripped and Torn' is 15% off at the Matador store using code WHATMEWORRY at checkout: lifeguard.mat-r.co/rippedandtorn/matador

Lifeguard - “Ultra Violence” “Ultra Violence” / “Appetite” 7” available for pre-order now. Stream / Purchase 7" : lifeguard.mat-r.co/ultraviolence Brooklyn Paramount this Saturday w/ bar italia and Horsegirl: brooklynparamount.com/shows

THIS SATURDAY: MATADOR PRESENTS bar italia + Horsegirl + Lifeguard at Brooklyn Paramount • Sat. Nov 22nd The first 150 people to find Matador in the lobby will receive a free tote bag filled with postcards, zines, stickers, & more from all three artists. Tix: brooklynparamount.com/shows

Dream line up! 🤘

David Byrne - "T Shirt" Co-written w/ Brian Eno Stream / DL: davidbyrne.mat-r.co/tshirt Purchase 'Who Is The Sky?' 15% off at the Matador store to be automatically entered to win a TP signed by David Byrne: davidbyrne.mat-r.co/whoisthesky/matador Fig 3 photo: Shervin Lainez #DavidByrne

MATADOR PRESENTS bar italia Horsegirl Lifeguard Brooklyn Paramount • Sat Nov 22 The first 150 people to find Matador in the lobby can pry from our hands a unique tote bag filled with all (or some) of the following...

tickets on sale this Wednesday

Perfume Genius - "Me & Angel" video by Otium full clip : www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEmQ... purchase / stream 'Glory' : perfumegenius.mat-r.co/glory North American duo tour tickets on sale Wednesday perfumegenius.org

OUT TODAY ON LP/CD (and streaming, duh) Pavement - 'Heckler's Choice : Big Gums & Heavy Lifters' (hits/IBB's) + "Pavements'(a sprawling, HIGH CONCEPT companion piece culled from/inspired by Alex Ross Perry's feature film. GRAB BOTH (please) pavement.mat-r.co/ompst pavement.mat-r.co/hecklerschoice

bar italia last night at Neumos in Seattle WA Photos by Eli Branch IV Tour continues tonight in Vancouver followed by several dates alongside Lifeguard. All upcoming dates / tickets: baritaliaa.com

Matador's recommendations playlist has been updated for November with new stuff from Possible Humans, Deathcat, Claire Rousay, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, Jessica Moss, Good Flying Birds, Syko Friend and more. matador.ffm.to/recommends

Bar Italia @ Bellwether THURSDAY Nov 6th 2025 // THE PORTABLE INFINITE portable-infinite.blogspot.com/2025/11/bar-...

Made it back from San Jose right on time for Bar Italia