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Assumption Landowner — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27 LabelExploding In Sound Records Recorded & Mixed ByBrett Nagafuchi Runtime~35 min / 12 tracks Album Review Landowner • Assumption… “Friko’s ‘Choo Choo’ charges down the tracks with heart, hooks, and restless energy.” Chicago indie rock band Friko return with the new single and video… Nothing’s About to Happen to Me Mitski — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27, 2026 LabelDead Oceans Produced ByPatrick Hyland Runtime~35 min / 11 tracks Album Review Mitski… Orbiting Saturn, Crashing Into Feelings The New Pornographers are back in full color. The band has dropped “Spooky Action,” the latest preview from their upcoming… This edition balances reverence and rebellion. A British Invasion cornerstone reborn in mono. A ‘90s cult favorite finally getting wax. A fragile Irish debut turning… Hen’s Wife Iron & Wine — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27 LabelSub Pop Records Produced BySam Beam Runtime~40 min / 10 tracks Album Review Iron & Wine…
Landowner: Assumption [Album Review]
Friko – “Choo Choo” [Video]
Mitski: Nothing’s About To Happen To Me [Album Review]
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Iron & Wine: Hen’s Wife [Album Review]
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The Pretty Flowers – “To Be So Cool” [Video]
Watch The Pretty Flowers Ride Around in “To Be So Cool” Los Angeles-based The Pretty Flowers have shared the video for “To Be So Cool,” the new single off their upcoming album Never Felt Bitter, out March 27 via Chicago’s Forge Again Records. Directed by Tambi Haron and shot by Sami Drasin, the clip finds…
Friko – “Choo Choo” [Video]
“Friko’s ‘Choo Choo’ charges down the tracks with heart, hooks, and restless energy.” Chicago indie rock band Friko return with the new single and video “Choo Choo,” the latest preview from their upcoming album Something Worth Waiting For, arriving April 24 via ATO Records. The track bursts with gang vocals, shifting tempos, and the kind…
Social Distortion – “Born To Kill” [Video]
Orange County legends Social Distortion are finally back in action. After a 15-year gap between albums, they’ve announced their eighth studio record, Born To Kill, landing May 8 via Epitaph Records. And yeah, it sounds exactly like you hoped it would. The title track, “Born To Kill,” is out now — and it rips. It’s…
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Gus Englehorn: The Broken Balladeer [Album Review]
The Broken Balladeer Gus Englehorn — 2026 ReleasedFebruary 27 LabelSecret City Records Produced ByPaul Leary Runtime~40 min / 12 tracks Album Review Gus Englehorn •…
Tim Easton: fIREHORSE [Album Review]
Tim EastonfIREHORSECampfire Propaganda/Handmade Records [2026] “Authentic, analog, and unmistakably Tim Easton.” Album Overview: Tim Easton grew up the youngest of seven kids, raised in both…
Ratboys: Singin’ To An Empty Chair [Album Review]
RatboysSingin’ To An Empty ChairNew West Records [2026] “A slow-burn triumph that proves sometimes the bravest thing a band can do is let the silence…
Shaking Hand: Shaking Hand [Album Review]
Shaking HandShaking HandMelodic Records [2026] “Six-minute grooves, glowing guitars, and zero wasted motion — this one hits like a midnight walk with the volume all…
