Fire Track Premiere: POSH SWAT (John Dwyer/OSEES) – “The Spent Sadist”
WARNING: Do not adjust your speakers for today’s premiere Fire Track. The sounds you are hearing from POSH SWAT are real, funky, and potentially from … Read more
Screaming Females – “Mourning Dove” [Video]
Last month, Don Giovanni Records announced the brand new album from DIY scene icons Screaming Females. Titled Desire Pathway, the album will be released tomorrow (February 17) and … Read more
CIVIC: Taken By Force [Album Review]
CIVICTaken By ForceATO Records [2023] Melbourne-based five-piece CIVIC are back with their biggest rock album to date. The group lead by the power singer Jim … Read more
Indigo De Souza – “Younger & Dumber” [Video]
Indigo De Souza announced her new album All of This Will End, the anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 breakthrough album Any Shape You Take, … Read more
Quasi: Breaking The Balls Of History [Album Review]
QuasiBreaking The Balls Of HistorySub Pop Records [2023] It appears to have taken a global pandemic to get Portland, Ore. power duo Quasi back into … Read more
Fire Track: Kelly Finnigan – “Impressions Of You (Acoustic)”
Kelly Finnigan is proud to present an acoustic version of one of the sweetest tunes from his debut LP The Tales People Tell, “Impressions Of … Read more
Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World [Album Review]
Yo La TengoThis Stupid WorldMatador Records [2023] This Hoboken, N.J., indie-rock trio have been faithfully plugging along for nearly 40 years, with a new release … Read more
The 1984 Draft: Best Friends Forever [Album Review]
The 1984 DraftBest Friends ForeverPoptek/Sell The Heart/Engineer Records [2023] The Dayton music scene has no shortage of great bands, from heavy hitters like The Breeders … Read more
The WAEVE: The WAEVE [Album Review]
The WAEVEThe WAEVETransgressive Records [2023] The WAEVE represents a new collaboration between Blur lead guitarist and second vocalist Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall, who … Read more
Squid – “Swing (In A Dream)” [Video]
Squid announce their second album, O Monolith, out June 9th via Warp Records, and present its lead single/video, “Swing (In A Dream).” In 2021, upon … Read more
The Drin: Today My Friend You Drunk The Venom [Album Review]
The DrinToday My Friend You Drunk The VenomDrunken Sailor/Feel It Records [2023] Today My Friend You Drunk The Venom is the third long player from … Read more
The Arcs: Electrophonic Chronic [Album Review]
The ArcsElectrophonic ChronicEasy Eye Sound / Concord [2023] Had things gone as planned, we’d likely have gotten a follow-up to The Arcs’ fine 2015 debut … Read more
Fire Track: Andrew Gabbard – “Glum & Empty”
Andrew Gabbard has become a household name in the Ohio rock-n-roll scene. As a guitarist and vocalist for Cincinnati-based Thee Shams and the critically acclaimed … Read more
The Men: New York City [Album Review]
The MenNew York CityFuzz Club Records [2023] Brooklyn’s The Men put out several fantastic punk records back in the early 2010’s and then over the … Read more
The Bad Ends: The Power And The Glory [Album Review]
The Bad EndsThe Power And The GloryNew West Records [2023] According to their bio, three of the guys in this so-called Athens, GA super-group formed … Read more
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Layla” [Video]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces the release of the previously-teased forthcoming double album V, due March 17th via Jagjaguwar. Conceived in Palm Springs, California between the dry freeways … Read more
R. Ring: War Poems, We Rested [Album Review]
R. RingWar Poems, We RestedDon Giovanni Records [2023] War Poems, We Rested is the sophomore record from R. Ring and it is the band’s first … Read more
CVC: Get Real [Album Review]
CVCGet RealCVC Recordings [2023] Listening to Welsh band CVC’s debut Get Real is a lot like stepping into a pop/rock time warp machine set on … Read more
Alex Lahey – “Good Time” [Video]
Alex Lahey announces her new album and debut for Liberation, The Answer Is Always Yes, out May 19th, and a North American tour (dates below). … Read more
King Tuff: Smalltown Stardust [Album Review]
King TuffSmalltown StardustSub Pop Records [2023] On his sixth album, Kyle Thomas who performs under his original band name King Tuff, steps away from the … Read more
The Tubs: Dead Meat [Album Review]
The TubsDead MeatTrouble In Mind Records [2023] London group The Tubs formed in 2018 after the dissolvement of UK post-punk band Joanna Gruesome by former … Read more
Margo Price: Strays [Album Review]
Margo PriceStraysLoma Vista Recordings [2023] When Nashville singer-songwriter Margo Price made her debut in 2016 with Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, on Jack White’s Third Man label, … Read more
R. Ring – “Hug” [Video]
Last month, Don Giovanni Records announced the upcoming album from R. Ring titled War Poems, We Rested. The band features Kelley Deal (of The Breeders) and Mike Montgomery (of Ampline). Laura … Read more
Ex Pilots: Ex Pilots [Album Review]
Ex PilotsEx PilotsSmoking Room [2019/2023] Recorded at home between 2009 – 2019 and originally released in late 2019, Pittsburgh’s Ethan Oliva, aka Ex Pilots, gives … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Astroturf” [Video]
In 2022, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released six albums and a full-length concert film, played sold-out shows all across the world, including three … Read more