Fire Track: Beck Zegans – “Riddle”
Fire Track · Exploding in Sound Beck Zegans Spent a Long Time on “Riddle” — Then Stripped It Back to the Bone The final single … Read more
Social Distortion: Born To Kill [Album Review]
Born To Kill Social Distortion — 2026 ReleasedMay 8 LabelBig Crown Records Produced ByMike Ness & Dave Sardy Runtime46 min / 11 tracks Album Review … Read more
Fire Track: Datura4 – “Dirty Laundry”
Fire Track · Alive Naturalsound Records Datura4 Are Back From the Wilds of Fremantle With a Gospel-Blues Gut-Punch “Dirty Laundry” is the lead single from … Read more
Les Imprimés: Fading Forward [Album Review]
Fading Forward Les Imprimés — 2026 ReleasedApril 10 LabelBig Crown Records Produced ByMorten Martens Runtime35 min / 10 tracks Album Review Les Imprimés • Fading … Read more
Slippers – “Wasted Night” [Video]
Video · K/Perennial Records Slippers’ “Wasted Tonight” Is Miniature Pop Perfection Shot on 16mm The third single from Slippers 08 keeps the K/Perennial renaissance rolling … Read more
Failure: Location Lost [Album Review]
Location Lost Failure — 2026 ReleasedApril 24 LabelFailure Music/Arduous Records/Virgin Music Group Produced ByFailure Runtime40 min / 9 tracks Album Review Failure • Location Lost … Read more
The Black Keys: Peaches! [Album Review]
Peaches! The Black Keys — 2026 ReleasedMay 1 LabelEasy Eye Sound/Warner Records Produced ByDan Auerbach & Patrick Carney Runtime45 min / 10 tracks Album Review … Read more
Lockimara – “December” [Video]
Video · Play Dead Lockimara Drops His Guard on “December” — and It’s the Best Thing He’s Done The New York-by-way-of-Toronto project announces sophomore album … Read more
Weird Nightmare: Hoopla [Album Review]
Hoopla Weird Nightmare — 2026 ReleasedMay 1 LabelDine Alone/Sub Pop Records Produced ByAlex Edkins & Jim Eno Runtime34 min / 10 tracks Album Review Weird … Read more
Fire Track: Kevin Morby – “Badlands”
Fire Track · Dead Oceans Kevin Morby Finds Heaven and the Badlands in the Same Place His most personal album yet, Little Wide Open, arrives … Read more
Friko: Something Worth Waiting For [Album Review]
Something Worth Waiting For Friko — 2026 ReleasedApril 24 LabelATO Records Produced ByJohn Congleton Runtime42 min / 9 tracks Album Review Friko • Something Worth … Read more
Chanel Beads – “Song For The Messenger” [Video]
Video · Jagjaguwar Chanel Beads Is Laughing at Himself — and Walking Off the Cliff Anyway “Song for the Messenger” is the first glimpse at … Read more
The Reds, Pinks & Purples: Acknowledge Kindness [Album Review]
Acknowledge Kindness The Reds, Pinks & Purples — 2026 ReleasedApril 24 LabelFire Records Produced ByGlenn Donaldson Runtime39 min / 11 tracks Album Review The Reds, … Read more
Death Cab For Cutie – “Punching The Flowers” [Video]
Video · ANTI- Records Death Cab For Cutie Are Back Where They Belong on “Punching the Flowers” The band’s 11th album I Built You a … Read more
White Fence: Orange [Album Review]
Orange White Fence — 2026 ReleasedApril 24 LabelDrag City Records Produced ByTim Presley & Ty Segall Runtime38 min / 11 tracks Album Review White Fence … Read more
Fire Track: Violet Grohl – “Cool Buzz”
Fire Track · Auroura / Republic Records Violet Grohl Has a Message for Punk Guys With Narrow Minds — and It Slaps “Cool Buzz” is … Read more
The Vinyl Rewind – Sunset Grooves, Ska Revival & Audiophile Ambitions (VR-009)
This week’s Vinyl Rewind covers a lot of ground. We move from fresh West Coast instrumentals to ‘90s ska-punk chaos, a deep-funk reissue, archival live … Read more
Doug Gillard: Parallel Stride [Album Review]
Parallel Stride Doug Gillard — 2026 ReleasedApril 24 LabelDromedary Records Produced ByTom Beaujour & Doug Gillard Runtime37 min / 11 tracks Album Review Doug Gillard … Read more
Little Barrie – “Luggin’ Hurt” (Single Edit) [Video]
Video · Easy Eye Sound Little Barrie Let the Tape Roll and created this Pure Fuzz Boogie “Luggin’ Hurt” closes Side A of Gravity Freeze … Read more
Foo Fighters: Your Favorite Toy [Album Review]
Your Favorite Toy Foo Fighters — 2026 ReleasedApril 24 LabelRoswell/RCA Records Produced ByFoo Fighters & Oliver Roman Runtime36 min / 10 tracks Album Review Foo … Read more
Crocodiles: Greetings From Hell [Album Review]
Greetings From Hell Crocodiles — 2026 ReleasedApril 24 LabelInvisible Hits Produced ByJonah Falco Runtime33 min / 10 tracks Album Review Crocodiles • Greetings From Hell … Read more
Fire Track: The Tubs – “Fade To Black”
Fire Track · Merge Records The Tubs Sign to Merge and Immediately Jangle Up Metallica — Yes, Really Welsh janglepop raconteurs cover “Fade to Black” … Read more
My New Band Believe: My New Band Believe [Album Review]
My New Band Believe My New Band Believe — 2026 ReleasedApril 10 LabelRough Trade Records Produced ByCameron Picton, Mike O’Malley & Jasper Llewellyn Runtime37 min … Read more
Fire Track: The Bug Club – “Yours (If You Want Me)”
Fire Track · Sub Pop The Bug Club Want to Know if You Want Them — and the Answer Is Yes The Welsh duo’s single … Read more
Teen Suicide: Nude descending staircase headless [Album Review]
Nude descending staircase headless Teen Suicide — 2026 ReleasedApril 17 LabelRun For Cover Records Produced ByMike Sapone Runtime45 min / 13 tracks Album Review Teen … Read more