Listen to BIG|BRAVE's simultaneously soothing and abrasive new song "in grief or in hope"

Check out the young South Wales buzz band MORN's hugely promising new songs "The Standard Model" & "I Watched You As Your Mind Slipped Far (Away From Me)"

Grouper announces rare North American shows

Neil Young's new album has three songs he wrote 63 years ago

'A Moon Shaped Pool,' Stereolab, Gorillaz, "Everlong," At The Drive-In, archaeology, ancestry, American slavery, personal transformation. All of it informed April + VISTA's debut album. It's a marvel in so many ways — composition, performance, production. Talking to them about it was my pleasure.

Here's Courtney Love singing @geeseband.bsky.social

It’s April 22nd 🌎

Hear @kimpetras.bsky.social's fried, self-aware new dance-pop banger "Need For Speed," co-produced by Frost Children

Hear Artist To Watch alum Asher White's "Nightingale’s Version (Sailor’s Moon)"

Stream Media Puzzle's revved-up cartoon post-punk album 'New Racehorse'

“I wake up every morning thinking about what’s on my pedalboard,” says War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel stereogum.com/2496637/adam...

horsegiirL announces debut album 'NATURE IS HEALING'; hear the new single "earth is turning"

Hear Koyo's energetic, accusatory new song "You Hate Me"

Manchester post-rock trio Shaking Hand made their fathers cry with this splendid cover of Badly Drawn Boy's "The Shining"

The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas shares his most controversial SubwayTake [📹: SubwayTakes] stereogum.com/2496586/juli...

Listen to @johannasamuels.bsky.social's lush, precise new single "Two People, The Moon"

Francis Of Delirium's mournful new ballad was inspired by Katy Perry going to space

After a decade of trying, Slayyyter is breaking through in a big way with 'WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.' A look at the album and why it's clicking in this moment — plus the best pop tracks of the month — in our latest Chained To The Rhythm column:

Public Opinion announce new album 'The Curse Of Public Opinion'; hear "Balloon Man Running"

Gregg Foreman of the Delta 72 and Cat Power has died

IAN SWEET announces new album 'Shiverstruck'; hear lead single "Criminal Kissing"

Smerz announce new EP 'Easy'; check out the single "Spring Summer"

Boards Of Canada announce new album 'Inferno'

Tricky announces new album 'Different When It's Silent'; hear "Out Of Place"

Lenny Kaye announces first-ever solo album 'Goin' Local'; hear the title track

Adam Granduciel is almost done with the new War On Drugs album and it's got Bi-Phase on it and everything

Happy 80th birthday John Waters! ⚡️ 
[📷: Rajendra Roy]

Dave Mason, singer-songwriter and founding Traffic member, has died

April + VISTA's official debut album 'Traditional Noise' is one of the year's most staggering listens. The DC duo told us the story behind every song. Stream the album and read our track-by-track interview:

The Tubs announce their signing to @mergerecords.bsky.social with a jangle pop cover of @metallica.com's "Fade To Black"

“Sledgehammer,” the chart-topping lead single from Peter Gabriel’s ‘So,’ was released 40 years ago today. 🔨 Its Stephen R. Johnson–directed video remains the most awarded in VMA history. Our Number Ones review: stereogum.com/2111226/the-...

The new Michael Jackson biopic opens this week. You may prefer this video of Alien Ant Farm bringing out Corey Feldman to dance to "Smooth Criminal" the other night.

Drake’s ‘Iceman’ is coming May 15th stereogum.com/2496522/toro...

Last month we named Office Dog’s "Front Row Seat” one of the 5 Best Songs Of The Week. Now the Auckland indie rockers have announced their sophomore album, ‘Prime Corner,’ arriving in June. Hear the infectious new single "Gold Things”…

Prince died 10 years ago today. 💜 What's your favorite Prince song?

Julian Casablancas sounds off on American Zionists

Why don't you take a seat? stereogum.com/2496463/phoe...

Your next thing is "Next Thing," the new Styrofoam Winos song stereogum.com/2496562/styr...

Hear @raredm.bsky.social fall in love on her gothic new single "Honey"

Our Album Of The Week is Carla dal Forno's hypnotic alt-pop saga 'Confession'

Hear @bloodvulture.bsky.social's cover of @convergecult.bsky.social's "You Fail Me"

Toronto police intervene as Drake fans attack ice structure with pickaxes, fire

Jack Harlow says he knows how to read, and books are on him at McNally Jackson tomorrow

Alternative Number Ones on the Bush/Steve Albini connection and on "Swallowed," a song that, I'm forced to admit, kind of rocks.

Hear Mary In The Junkyard's soft, sad, skeletal new song "Candelabra"

Hear the stunning title track to Friko's new album 'Something Worth Waiting For'

Pitchfork founder @ryanschreiberfm.bsky.social announces new memoir 'Weird Era'

@emilysprague.bsky.social normally saves her vocal-centric music for Florist, but she sings on the new solo EP 'Double Moon.' Hear the title track:

Morgan Noise, led by Fat Dog's Morgan Wallace, share the impressive new single "Geneva" stereogum.com/2496511/morg...

Julia's War duo Hooky release surprise new album 'World Music'