We’re Dancing in Defiance with Antibalas’ New Album, ‘Where the Gods Are in Peace’
"Where the Gods Are in Peace," the second album from Antibalas on Daptone Records, encourages listeners to stand up against exploitation and displacement.
New Music Monday: Frog Eyes
Pickpocket's Locket, the latest album from Carey Mercer's indie rock project, Frog Eyes, comes out Friday, August 28, through Paper Bag Records.
New Music Monday: Deradoorian
Longtime Dirty Projector and Dave Longstreth-collaborator Angel Deradoorian is set to release her debut solo record on August 21 under the name Deradoorian.
New Music Monday: Small Feet
Small Feet will release their debut album on August 7, 2015 through Barsuk
New Music Monday: Joy Division
Rhino Entertainment rereleased Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures and Closer on June 30 on 180-gram vinyl
New Music Monday: Alberta Cross
Alberta Cross marks a new beginning with their self-titled third album out now through Dine Alone Records
New Music Monday: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings have released a refreshing and energetic album of holiday songs, titled It's a Holiday Soul Party!, through Daptone Records.
New Music Monday: Saintseneca
Saintseneca, who released their sophomore full-length a little over a year ago, return this Friday (October 9th) with a new album, Such Things, on Anti-. Songwriter and frontman Zac Little spreads his wings on the record, launching from where he left off on that sophomore record. Dark Arc followed a straight if brooding path, but Such Things is both lighter and more inclined […]
New Music Monday: Bruce Springsteen
Columbia has released a box set of Bruce Springsteen's 1980 classic, The River, featuring an abundance of standout outtakes and songs that missed the cut.
New Music Monday: Kishi Bashi
Kishi Bashi released a live record on November 13th through Joyful Noise, featuring songs from a series of performances with a string quartet.
New Music Monday: Dexter Story
Musical polymath Dexter Story released his latest album, the East African-influenced Wondem, last Friday.
New Music Monday: Joan Shelley
Joan Shelley's sophomore solo album, Over and Even, is a breathtakingly simple folk record. Released on September fourth, it is one of the best of 2015.
New Music Monday: Mount Moriah
With the release of their new album on the horizon, Mount Moriah released a 7" on October 9th featuring two new tracks and a live version of a third.
Great American Canyon Band’s Gorgeous Debut, Only You Remain
Last fall the Baltimore-based Great American Canyon Band released their Crash EP through Six Degrees Records. The band has developed a following in its home town, with local radio station WTMD describing Great American Canyon Band as “an essential Baltimore band.” Now, a few short months after the release of their EP, they are back with their debut LP, Only […]
New Music Monday: Mount Moriah
Image used with permission by copyright holder Mount Moriah will release their third record, How to Dance, through Merge Records on February 26, 2016. The album sees the North Carolina-based band examine territory explored on their first two records in new detail and with new perspectives. Questions of religion and faith form a thread listeners can follow […]
New Music Monday: Dawn Landes & Piers Faccini
Desert Songs, the collaborative EP from Dawn Landes and Piers Faccini, has been a long-time coming. The two musicians first worked together on a track for Faccini’s record Songs I Love. Afterward, Landes and Faccini performed together near the latter’s home in southern France. Those two interactions convinced both artists that a collaboration would be fruitful, and […]
Moderat Finish Their Trilogy on the Aptly Titled III
Moderat, the collaboration between German electronic music stars Modeselektor (a.k.a. Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary) and Apparat (a.k.a Sascha Ring), has a knack for simple but elegant titles. Released in 2003, the supergroup’s debut EP was titled Auf Kosten der Gesundheit (At the Expense of Health) due to the exhaustion recording together brought about. It would be six years before the […]
New Music Monday: Heron Oblivion
Heron Oblivion released their self-titled debut on Sub Pop last Friday, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the band’s members aren’t veterans. Singer-drummer Meg Baird, who has released music with Espers and under her own name as well, has a light, ghostly voice while the rest of the line-up features experienced psych rock players […]
New Music Monday: David Bowie
David Bowie released Blackstar, his 26th full-length album, on January 8th
Heliotropes: Moving Toward the Light
Heliotropes move in a new, brighter direction on their sophomore record, 'Over There That Way.'
Miramar’s ‘Dedication to Sylvia Rexach,’ a Boler-ode to a Legend
Miramar have created a gorgeous tribute to the music of the legendary Sylvia Rexach
Moonface & Siinai Team Up Again for ‘My Best Human Face’
Spencer Krug, as Moonface, has released a second collaboration with Finnish rockers Siinai
Getting Real with Lydia Loveless
After dipping her toe into pop music on 2014's Somewhere Else, Lydia Loveless is set to release her 4th record, Real, through Bloodshot Records.
Islands Return to ‘Return to the Sea’ on ‘Should I Remain Here at Sea?’
We are changing things up a little bit on New Music Monday this week. Earlier this year Islands announced the simultaneous release of two new records, Should I Remain Here at Sea? and Taste. Both records arrive on May 13 through Manque Music, but the band has emphasized that the albums are wholly independent creations. To underline […]
Joseph’s New Album, ‘I’m Alone, No You’re Not,’ is a Really Big One
Joseph's new album 'I'm Alone, No You're Not' is a triumph of personal expression, and a pleasure to listen to, to boot.
Margaret Glaspy’s Emotions & Math
Margaret Glaspy matches aggressive guitar work with reflective lyrics on Emotions and Math
Argentine Juana Molina’s Album ‘Halo’ Draws Universal Rhythms from Our Collective Unconscious
On her seventh album, Juana Molina uses hypnotic rhythms, timbral explorations, and electronics to create a deeply human album.
Best Records of 2016: Japanese Breakfast’s ‘Psychopomp’
'Psychopomp,' Michelle Zauner's first record as Japanese Breakfast, explores grief through her country-influenced "psychotic pop sound."
Lady Wray Finds Her Voice on ‘Queen Alone’
Lady Wray (aka Nicole Wray) converts years of frustration into dynamite soul on her recently released 'Queen Alone' album--the first from her as Lady Wray.
New Music Preview: Courtney Barnett, Leon Bridges, and Jon Hopkins
May has plenty of new record drops in store, but there are three particular albums coming out this month that we can’t wait to hear. Here's a preview of our most-anticipated releases: Courtney Barnett's 'Tell Me How You Really Feel,' Leon Bridges' 'Good Thing,' and 'Singularity' by Jon Hopkins.
New Music Preview: Blood Orange, Ohmme, and Wild Nothing
August has plenty of new album releases in store, but there are three particular records coming out this month that we can’t wait to hear: "Negro Swan" by Blood Orange, "Pars" by Ohmme, and "Indigo" by Wild Nothing.
New Music Preview: Jack White, The Breeders, and Seun Kuti
March 2018 has plenty of new album releases lined up, but the three we're most excited about are records from Jack White, The Breeders, and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80.
Indie Rock Trio, Rainer Maria, Returns after Eleven Years with the Blazing and Brilliant ‘S/T’
Indie rock/emo trio Rainer Maria reunites for 'S/T' (Polyvinyl), its first album in eleven years, following a the band's 2006 break-up.
New Music Preview: Dirty Projectors, The Internet, and Ty Segall & White Fence
July 2018 has plenty of new record drops in store, but there are three particular albums coming out this month that we can’t wait to hear. Here's a preview of our most-anticipated releases: 'Lamp Lit Prose' by Dirty Projectors, 'Hive Mind' by The Internet, and 'Joy' by Ty Segall & White Fence.
Kesha’s New Album, Rainbow, is a Seriously Fun Statement of Self-Empowerment
Kesha's new album, 'Rainbow,' finds her flexing creatively and dipping into a variety of styles with guests like Eagles of Death Metal and The Dap-Kings.
New Music Preview: Bob Moses, The Chills, and Cypress Hill
September has plenty of new album releases in store, but there are three particular records coming out this month that we can’t wait to hear: 'Battle Lines' by Bob Moses, 'Snow Bound' by The Chills, and 'Elephants on Acid' by Cypress Hill.
Charles Bradley, The Screamin’ Eagle of Soul, Spreads His Wings
At the age of 67, Charles Bradley has just released his third album, Changes, on Dunham Records, an imprint of the Brooklyn-based Daptone Records. The record shows Bradley at his strongest, capturing both the energy of his live performance and the emotion in his voice. Changes is named for the Black Sabbath cover that was the record’s first single […]
A Q&A With The Dead Ships
The Dead Ships' frontman answers a few questions about the band's new record, 'CITYCIDE,'
Drive-By Truckers Take a Stand on ‘American Band’
Veteran country-rocker Drive By Truckers reflect on politics and The South on their 11th studio album, 'American Band.'
Alsarah and The Nubatones Return With the Excellent Manara
Alsarah & The Nubatones' 'Manara' is a thrilling mix of African, Middle Eastern, and Western music, creating a lively record that crosses cultural barriers
Death By Unga Bunga’s Refreshing New EP, ‘Fight!’
Death By Unga Bunga's 'Fight!' EP reveals a band that has come into its own and branched out from its Sonics-influenced garage sound while remaining lively.
Aquaserge’s ‘Guerre EP:’ A Journey Into Sound
Aquaserge is a band that defies easy categorization.The shifts in sound make the band's latest EP, Guerre EP (Out now via Crammed Discs), a thrilling listen
Floating Points unveils new ‘Kuiper’ EP
Sam Shepherd, a.k.a. Floating Points, released his latest heady, experimental EP—titled 'Kuiper—last Friday.
Agnes Obel’s New LP, ‘Citizen of Glass’
Agnes Obel expands her sound and explores issues of privacy on her third record, 'Citizen of Glass.'
Lorde’s New Album is a Sober Reflection on Fame and Success
Lorde follows up her debut full-length with 'Melodrama' (Universal Music), a danceable reflection on her newfound status as a "royal."
David Byrne-Founded Label Releases ‘The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’
Luaka Bop, in collaboration with Alice Coltrane's children, has curated a collection of the late musician's spiritual music.
Fleet Foxes Take a Successful, Proggy Turn on Their Third Album, ‘Crack-Up’
Fleet Foxes third album, titled 'Crack-Up' and released on June 16—finds Robin Pecknold and co. making an introspective and proggy turn to great success.
Charly Bliss’ Debut Album “Guppy” Could be Called “Fun Songs About Self-Loathing to Dance Around To”
Charly Bliss combines raucous guitars with infectious melodies and upbeat vocals into an energetic, 10-track debut album.
Broken Social Scene Returns from Hiatus with ‘Hug of Thunder’
Hug of Thunder, Broken Social Scene's first album since 2010, finds the group's music as bright as ever. Have a listen here.
Cold Specks Opens Up on Her Third Album, ‘Fool’s Paradise’
On Cold Speck's third album, 'Fool's Paradise,' Somali-Canadian artist Ladan Hussein constructs a new sound from the elements of her previous two LPs.