Amplified Vault: Decoding Beat Happening – Ranking Every Album
Amplified Vault: A Monthly Deep Dive into Iconic Albums & Artists Amplified Vault is where we dig into the bands that shaped independent music and … Read more
Pond: Terrestrials [Album Review]
Terrestrials Pond — 2026 ReleasedJune 19 LabelMangovision Produced ByPond Runtime38 min / 10 tracks Album Review Pond • Terrestrials • new wave psych “Pond simplify … Read more
Album Premiere: Suneaters: Suneaters V: Heroic Dose
Album Premiere · Lotuspool Records Suneaters Take a Heroic Dose and Sprawl Magnificently Across Four Sides Suneaters V: Heroic Dose is a double LP of … Read more
Violet Grohl: Be Sweet To Me [Album Review]
Be Sweet To Me Violet Grohl — 2026 ReleasedMay 29 LabelAuroura/Republic Records Produced ByJustin Raisen Runtime32 min / 11 tracks Album Review Violet Grohl • … Read more
Strange Lot – “Go Have A Dream” [Video]
Video · Greenway Records Strange Lot Keep Building Steam With the Kaleidoscopic “Go Have a Dream” The second preview of the Austin band’s debut LP … Read more
Jalen Ngonda: Doctrine Of Love [Album Review]
Doctrine Of Love Jalen Ngonda — 2026 ReleasedJune 5 LabelDaptone Records Produced ByVince Chiarito & Michael Buckley Runtime31 min / 10 tracks Album Review Jalen … Read more
Sweeping Promises – “Cocoon” [Video]
Video · Sub Pop Sweeping Promises’ “Cocoon” Has Been a Live Staple for Years — Now It’s Finally on Record The second single from You … Read more
Deadbeat Beat: From Here To Ohio [Album Review]
From Here To Ohio Deadbeat Beat — 2026 ReleasedJune 12 LabelWe Are Time Recorded & Mixed ByChris Koltay Runtime32 min / 10 tracks Album Review … Read more
Styrofoam Winos – “Somebody Wants To Send You A Message” [Video]
Video · Dear Life Records Styrofoam Winos Got a Message From a Sex-Bot and Turned It Into Pure Choogle “Somebody Wants to Send You a … Read more
Osees: OFF COURSE [Album Review]
OFF COURSE Osees — 2026 ReleasedJune 5 LabelDeathgod Records Produced ByJohn Dwyer Runtime33 min / 5 tracks Album Review Osees • OFF COURSE • freeform … Read more
The Linda Lindas – “Burning Out” [Video]
Video · Reprise / Warner Records The Linda Lindas Sign to Reprise and Share Something That Feels Like Growing Up “Burning Out” is the LA … Read more
Modest Mouse: An Eraser And A Maze [Album Review]
An Eraser And A Maze Modest Mouse — 2026 ReleasedJune 5 LabelGlacial Pace/Virgin Records Produced ByIsaac Brock, Jacknife Lee, Suzy Shinn & Justin Raisen Runtime50 … Read more
THAO – “Fossils” [Video]
Video · Kill Rock Stars THAO Returns After Six Years With a Song About Staying Open — and It’s Stunning “Fossils” is her first new … Read more
SLIFT: Fantasia [Album Review]
Fantasia SLIFT — 2026 ReleasedJune 5 LabelSub Pop Records Produced BySLIFT Runtime49 min / 8 tracks Album Review SLIFT • Fantasia • heavy psych resistance … Read more
Ty Segall – “Black Paint” [Video]
Video · New Single Ty Segall Heard the Voices, Got the Band Together, and Made Something Monstrous “Black Paint” kicks off Chrome, Segall’s heaviest record … Read more
feeble little horse: bitknot [Album Review]
bitknot feeble little horse — 2026 ReleasedMay 26 LabelSaddle Creek Records Produced BySebastian Kinsler, Lydia Slocum, & Jake Kelley Runtime25 min / 11 tracks Album … Read more
Fire Track: Mike D 5D – “True Colors”
Fire Track · Capitol Records Mike D Is Having Fun Again — and “True Colors” Proves It The first Beastie Boys solo album in 15 … Read more
Death Cab For Cutie: I Built You A Tower [Album Review]
I Built You A Tower Death Cab For Cutie — 2026 ReleasedJune 5 LabelANTI- Produced ByJohn Congleton Runtime38 min / 11 tracks Album Review Death … Read more
Fire Track: The Afghan Whigs – “Jungle Roux”
Fire Track · Royal Cream / BMG Greg Dulli Found His Inner Peace — and Made the Afghan Whigs’ Best Album in Years “Jungle Roux” … Read more
Elder: Through Zero [Album Review]
Through Zero Elder — 2026 ReleasedMay 29 LabelBlues Funeral Recordings Produced ByRichard Behrens Runtime54 min / 6 tracks Album Review Elder • Through Zero • … Read more
Weezer: “We Might As Well Be Strangers (ft. Wednesday)” [Video]
Video · Reprise / Warner Records Weezer Went Back to the Rehearsal Room and Made Their Most Urgent Record in Years “We Might As Well … Read more
Sungaze: I’m No Longer Afraid Of Heights [Album Review]
I’m No Longer Afraid Of Heights Sungaze — 2026 ReleasedMay 22 LabelCandlepin Records/Softseed Music Mastered ByWill Yip Runtime42 min / 10 tracks Album Review Sungaze … Read more
Spacemoth – “Telepathic Butterflies” [Video]
Video · Greenway Records Spacemoth’s “Telepathic Butterflies” Is Cosmic Pop Built in the Back of a Van Maryam Qudus shares the latest from Inward Eye … Read more
Kurt Vile: Philadelphia’s been good to me [Album Review]
Philadelphia’s been good to me Kurt Vile — 2026 ReleasedMay 29 LabelVerve Records Produced ByMatthew Jugenheimer, Adam Langellotti, Kyle Spence, Jesse Trbovich & Kurt Vile … Read more
SLIFT – “The Day Of Execution” [Video]
Video · Sub Pop SLIFT’s “The Day of Execution” Is About Forgetting Who You Are — Animated and Pummeling The French heavy psych trio share … Read more