Car Seat Headrest - “Live at The Bitter End” A new hour-long concert film featuring five songs from ‘The Scholars’ “Equals” “Gethsemane” “Reality” “Planet Desperation” “True / False Lover” youtube.com/watch?v=mkNL... #carseatheadrest

new from Kim Gordon - “DIRTY TECH” from the album ‘PLAY ME’, out March 13 stream/DL “DIRTY TECH” : kimgordon.lnk.to/dirtytech presave/preorder ‘PLAY ME’ : kimgordon.lnk.to/playme photo : Moni Haworth @kimletgordon.bsky.social

new from Kim Gordon - “DIRTY TECH” video directed by Moni Haworth 

from the album ‘PLAY ME’, out March 13

 stream/DL “DIRTY TECH” : kimgordon.lnk.to/dirtytech
presave/preorder ‘PLAY ME’ : kimgordon.lnk.to/playme @kimletgordon.bsky.social

Tomorrow! Join Car Seat Headrest for the world premiere of their acoustic set at The Bitter End. RSVP here: carseatheadrest.bandcamp.com/merch/car-se...

Tomorrow (February 11) at 4pm, Join Car Seat Headrest for the video premiere of 'Live From The Bitter End (Acoustic Live Session)', streaming live on Bandcamp with the band in the chat. carseatheadrest.bandcamp.com/merch/car-se...

DIRTY TECH 2.11.26

Kim Gordon on the cover of Dork Magazine's March '26 issue. Link to pre-order: shop.readdork.com/.../dork-mar.... Pre-order the new album 'PLAY ME': kimgordon.lnk.to/playme @kimletgordon.bsky.social #kimgordon

Mdou Moctar kicked off his East Coast solo tour last night at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia, continuing on to two sold-out shows tonight and tomorrow at Brooklyn's Union Pool. Full itinerary and tix available at mdoumoctar.com/tour Photos by Bob Sweeney #mdoumoctar

coming February 27 

Perfume Genius - ‘Glory’ (Extended)

4 new tracks for this digital edition, presave / purchase : perfumegenius.mat-r.co/glory-extended

new from Perfume Genius - “Undercurrent (Clean Heart)”

 stream / DL : perfumegenius.mat-r.co/undercurrent

 from ‘Glory’ (Extended), out February 27 

presave / purchase : perfumegenius.mat-r.co/glory-extended

new from King Krule - "Rock Bottom" b/w "Octopus" stream / DL : kingkrule.ffm.to/rockbottomoc...

coming March 13 Mdou Moctar - ‘Ilana (The Creator)’ LP/CD repress stream / purchase : mdoumoctar.mat-r.co/ilana

PREORDER: 'Ricochet' by Snail Mail Lindsey Jordan returns with LP three, hearing her typical 90s alt-rock songcraft expanded with subtle strings, luminous production, and layered instrumental work. @matadorrecords.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2136...

Just announced - PLAY ME TOUR European shows! Pre-sale begins 28 Jan. at 9am local time. Use code: PLAYME kimaltheagordon.com/tour

Kim Gordon has announced her first set of headlining dates on the 'PLAY ME' Tour, in London, Brussels, Paris, and Berlin. Pre-sale begins tmrw at 9am local. Use code: PLAYME kimaltheagordon.com/tour Hear the new track 'NOT TODAY' / pre-order 'PLAY ME': kimgordon.lnk.to/playme

Applications for the Matador / Beggars London office internship are open now. Beginning in July 2026 or January 2027. Apply via beggarsgroup.ffm.to/2026ukintern...

new from Spoon - "Chateau Blues" (Live Santa Ana CA, 2025) b/w "Guess I'm Fallin In Love" (Live Houston TX 2025) spoon.lnk.to/Live-2025 Spoon and The Beths on tour this June fig 2 photo : Michelle Shiers @spoontheband

Kim Gordon - "NOT TODAY" @kimletgordon.bsky.social Directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy Director of Photography Christopher Blauvelt Watch "NOT TODAY" via YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=M8_2...

Rewire Festival - Saturday, 11 April 2026 The Hague, Netherlands Tickets: www.rewirefestival.nl/tickets

NOT TODAY Directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy Director of Photography Christopher Blauvelt kimgordon.lnk.to/nottoday/you...

Savages - 'Adore Life' 10th anniversary of their amazing 2nd album stream / purchase : savagesuk.lnk.to/adorelife stream / DL "Paranoid" / "Prayer" : savagesuk.lnk.to/paranoid @Savagesband #matadorrevisionisthistory

Savages - "Paranoid" Directed by Giorgio Testi Recorded by Johnny Hostile, mixed by Matt Farrar full video : youtu.be/qFgmuAesZ0M?... stream / DL : savagesuk.lnk.to/paranoid stream / DL 'Adore Life' (10th Anniversary) : savagesuk.lnk.to/adorelife

Kim Gordon featured in Financial Times’ Life & Arts section this past weekend following the announcement of her forthcoming album ‘PLAY ME.’ Article online: www.ft.com/content/3135... 'PLAY ME' pre-order: kimgordon.lnk.to/playme @kimletgordon.bsky.social #kimgordon #PLAYME @financialtimes.com

Savages - TOMORROW Photo: Antoine Carlier #matadorrevisionisthistory

Snail Mail has announced her first album in five years, revealed its first single, "Dead End," and mapped an upcoming tour set to kick off this spring.

Snail Mail announces new album 'Ricochet,' her first in five years; hear lead single "Dead End"

🆕Just Announced!🆕 On Ricochet, Snail Mail's first LP in five years, Lindsey Jordan returns with a renewed sense of clarity and control, asserting herself as a generational songwriter with a sharpened perspective. Pre-order: reflexrecordshop.com/product/8659... @matadorrecords.bsky.social

Incoming from Snail Mail…and it’s a nice dose of sunshine 🌞- just what we need on such a frigid day! New album, Ricochet, coming March 27th from @matadorrecords.bsky.social. youtu.be/AgCTkQdArwk?...

Snail Mail has announced a new album, "Ricochet" on Matador (@matadorrecords.bsky.social), and shared its first single, “Dead End,” via a music video. She’s also announced some tour dates. www.undertheradarmag.com/news/snail_m...

New solo album PLAY ME coming March 13 via Matador Records. Listen to NOT TODAY out now. Pre-order/save: kimgordon.lnk.to/playme TRACKLIST: PLAY ME GIRL WITH A LOOK NO HANDS BLACK OUT DIRTY TECH NOT TODAY BUSY BEE SQUARE JAW SUBCON POST EMPIRE NAIL BITER BYEBYE25!

Snail Mail, Electric Ballroom, 25 June

New from Snail Mail - “Dead End”

 from the album, ‘Ricochet’, out March 27

 video by Elsie Richter and Lindsey Jordan

 stream / DL “Dead End” : snailmail.mat-r.co/deadend 

presave / preorder ‘Ricochet’ : snailmail.mat-r.co/ricochet

coming March 27 


Snail Mail - ‘Ricochet’

 presave / preorder : snailmail.mat-r.co/ricochet

 fig 2 photo by Daria Kobayashi Ritch

Today at 3pm ET / Noon PT - tune in to NTS's Temporal Cove to hear Pavement's Bob Nastanovich and Mark Ibold in conversation, plus a guest DJ spot: nts.live

Horsegirl have announced their first South American tour with shows in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile -- May 2026 Tickets available now at horsegirlmusic.com/tour

This video is a dream. I hope you love it as much as we do. Working with Kate, Laura and Chris was beyond my expectations but everything I knew it could be. ❤️ NOT TODAY Directed by Kate & Laura Mulleavy with cinematography by Chris Blauvelt kimgordon.lnk.to/nottoday

Coming March 19 

Kim Gordon - ‘Play Me’ presave / preorder ' : kimgordon.lnk.to/playme fig 2 photo : Moni Haworth

New from Kim Gordon - “Not Today” video directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy from the album ‘Play Me’, out March 19 full video : stream / DL "Not Today" : kimgordon.lnk.to/nottoday presave / preorder 'Play Me' : kimgordon.lnk.to/playme stream / DL "Not Today" : kimgordon.lnk.to/nottoday

bar italia's 2026 'Some Like It Hot' tour kicks off next week in Japan and South Korea. Tix for all dates at baritaliaa.com

Pavement - 7 US shows this July. Tickets on sale Friday at 10am local time photo : Pooneh Ghana

NOT TODAY. TOMORROW. kimgordon.lnk.to/Newsletter

the Matador Recommendations playlist has been updated for January 2026 with new or newish stuff from Daily Toll, Screensaver, Garrett T. Caps, Equipment Pointed Ankh, Rat Heart, Creative Writing and more matador.ffm.to/recommends

wishing the happiest of birthdays to Water From Your Eyes' Nate Amos

wishing a very happy birthday to Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan

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