Whitney – “Real Love” [Video]
Whitney, the Chicago duo of Julien Ehlrich and Max Kakacek, return with the announcement of their third album, Spark, out September 16th on Secretly Canadian, … Read more
Dendrons – “Wait In Line” [Video]
Chicago-based five-piece, Dendrons have shared their new single, “Wait in Line” – it’s the latest to be lifted from their forthcoming second album, 5-3-8 which … Read more
Premiere Video: The Mattoid – “Beautiful”
Ville Kiviniemi is The Mattoid, Finland’s gonzo troubadour who has been wandering the world for three decades and is known in the US for his … Read more
The Dream Syndicate: Ultraviolet Battle Hymns And True Confessions [Album Review]
The Dream SyndicateUltraviolet Battle Hymns And True ConfessionsFire Records [2022] In many ways, Steve Wynn and his reconstituted band, The Dream Syndicate, have spent the … Read more
MUNA – “Kind Of Girl” [Video]
Los Angeles-based trio MUNA – composed of Katie Gavin (she/they), Naomi McPherson (they/them), and Josette Maskin (she/they) have released new single “Kind of Girl” along … Read more
The Beths – “Silence Is Golden” [Video]
The Beths announce their new album, Expert In A Dying Field, out September 16th on Carpark Records, and share the new single/video, “Silence Is Golden.” … Read more
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C. (Double Green Wax | 500 Copies)
In conjunction with BRMC and Cobraside, BrooklynVegan have the definitive vinyl reissue of the band’s 2001 self-titled debut album for Virgin Records, cut as a … Read more
Green/Blue: Paper Thin [Album Review]
Green/BluePaper ThinFeel It Records [2022] I like it when a band is on a creative streak and they just keep rolling the dice. Minneapolis’ Green/Blue … Read more
Jack White – “If I Die Tomorrow” [Video]
Jack White has released “If I Die Tomorrow,” the brand-new single from White’s second album of 2022, Entering Heaven Alive (out July 22 via Third … Read more
Andrew Bird: Inside Problems [Album Review]
Andrew BirdInside ProblemsLoma Vista Recordings [2022] In the follow-up to his fine, Headphone Approved 2019 release, My Finest Work Yet, Andrew Bird continues to deliver … Read more
Kal Marks – “Ovation” [Video]
In early 2020, the long-standing three-piece lineup of Kal Marks dissolved. This left Carl Shane, the band’s vocalist, guitarist, and de facto leader wondering if … Read more
John Doe: Fables In A Foreign Land [Album Review]
John DoeFables In A Foreign LandFat Possum Records [2022] Before “Folk music” was an established commercial genre and came to be associated as a specific … Read more
Editors – “Karma Climb” [Video]
Editors announce their seventh album EBM, due September 23, 2022 via Play It Again Sam. The new album will be the first with new band … Read more
Horsegirl: Versions Of Modern Performance [Album Review]
HorsegirlVersions Of Modern PerformanceMatador Records [2022] Chicago’s Horsegirl is a fantastic throwback nod to some indie guitar greats of the past that include Sonic Youth, … Read more
Horse Jumper Of Love – “The Natural Part” [Video]
Horse Jumper of Love recently announced their highly anticipated third full-length, Natural Part, due out June 17th from Run For Cover Records. Today the Boston-based … Read more
Sharon Van Etten: We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong [Album Review]
Sharon Van EttenWe’ve Been Going About This All WrongJagjaguwar [2022] There’s a lot going on in our world right now, and rocker Sharon Van Ettan, … Read more
Fontaines D.C. – “Roman Holiday” [Video]
Having just wrapped their first North American tour since 2019, in support of latest album Skinty Fia, which debuted at #1 on both the UK … Read more
Drive-By Truckers: Welcome 2 Club XIII [Album Review]
Drive-By TruckersWelcome 2 Club XIIIATO Records [2022] The opening chords of Drive-By Truckers’ fourteenth studio album carry the dense distorted grungy guitar sound of The … Read more
Fire Track: Reverend Baron – “It’s My Turn To Cry, Cry, Cry”
Reverend Baron released “It’s My Turn (To Cry, Cry, Cry),” the new single from his album From Anywhere (out June 24th via Colemine Records). From … Read more
Dehd: Blue Skies [Album Review]
DehdBlue SkiesFat Possum Records [2022] Chicago’s Dehd have grown with each album they have released since their self-titled debut came out in 2016. The band … Read more
Mitch Mitchell’s Terrifying Experience: Appalachian Tontine [Album Review]
Mitch Mitchell’s Terrifying ExperienceAppalachian TontineThrill Kill City Music [2022] Somewhere in a Dayton, Ohio neighborhood, squalls of guitar feedback escape into the night air. Cans … Read more
Muse – “Will Of The People” [Video]
Muse releases their newest song “Will of The People.” This is the third song from their forthcoming album of the same name, set for release … Read more
Slang: Cockroach In A Ghost Town [Album Review]
SlangCockroach In A Ghost TownKill Rock Stars [2022] Slang started out as a side project for drummer Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney) and singer/guitarist Drew Grow, in … Read more
Bobby Oroza – “Sweet Agony” [Video]
Bobby Oroza’s new album Get On The Otherside is due out June 10th via Big Crown Records. “Sweet Agony” is a track from the new … Read more
Wilco: Cruel Country [Album Review]
WilcoCruel CountrydBpm Records [2022] The advance word on Wilco’s 12th studio album, Cruel Country, was that the long 21-song double-disc release would be a return … Read more