Though there was some disappointment at Modest Mouse delaying the release of their first album in eight years by a few weeks, it’s starting to seem like the band pushed back the date so that they could release as much of the album as possible track by track. Continue reading
The Mountain Goats release their wrestling-inspired new record Beat the Champ on April 7th, but they surprised listeners of the Welcome to Night Vale podcast on Sunday by playing a new song from the record, “Heel Turn 2.”
Canadian indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers played the Noise Pop show at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Saturday night, and despite a recent lineup change and being one key member short, they delivered the same, dependable hour and a half of hook-y, harmonizing, driving rock music that they’ve been peddling for 15 years now. Continue reading
Noise Pop 2015 continued on Tuesday with an excellent show at Bottom of the Hill. LA’s Best Coast – whose last proper Bay Area show was a year ago at The Fox Theater – headlined the show Continue reading
LA-based quartet Warpaint have released a new song, “No Way Out (Redux),” the “first in a series of new songs being released this year,” according to the band.
Indie rockers Lower Dens announced their new record, Escape from Evil, last month, along with with first single, “To Die in L.A.,” and now they’ve released a video for that song. Continue reading
LA band Lord Huron debuted a new track from their upcoming second record, Strange Trails,” on NPR’s All Things Considered: New Mix podcast. Continue reading
Built to Spill have announced the release dates for their upcoming eighth record, Untethered Moon, along with the cover art for the album. They’ve also released the first single, “Living Zoo,” which you can hear below. Continue reading
[corny/predictable lede alert] For most people, February 14th may be for St. Valentine and broken hearts, but for the sold out crowd at the Fillmore, it was all about St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
The mostly-dormant Blur have made the fairly surprising announcement that they’re releasing The Magic Whip, their first new record since 2003’s Think Tank. Continue reading
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