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Among third wave emo’s most commercially successful groups, My Chemical Romance emerged with a fury from New Jersey, the state itself being fertile ground for the post-hardcore and emo scenes, having birthed such major genre acts as Midtown, Thursday, and Senses Fail, as well as the lesser known but equally deserving Armor for Sleep and Hidden in Plain View.  » Read More

Marcus Mumford, frontman of Mumford & Sons, has announced a North American tour in support of his debut solo album, (self-titled), which will be out on September 16 via Capitol. Supporting acts will be Danielle Ponder and The A’s. Tickets will go on sale next Friday (July 29) at 10 a.m. local time.  » Read More

Art Moore (a new group consisting of Boy Scouts’ Taylor Vick and Ezra Furman collaborators Sam Durkes and Trevor Brooks) have shared a new single, “Sixish.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming self-titled debut album, which will be out on August 5 via ANTI-.  » Read More

Los Angeles quartet Starcrawler have shared a video for their new single, “Stranded.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, She Said, which will be out on September 16 via Big Machine.  » Read More

German pianist/composer Nils Frahm has shared a new single, the 18 minute-long “Lemon Day.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, Music For Animals, which will be out on September 23 via LEITER  » Read More

Wet Leg have done a “Like A Version” session for Australian radio station triple j where they have covered “Smoko,” a song by Aussie band The Chats, and also performed their own song, “Ur Mum.”  » Read More

Earlier this year, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Laney Jones returned with her long-awaited fourth LP, Stories Up High. Arriving six years after her self-titled third record, the album finds Jones more confident and self-assured than ever, gently pushing her folk-infused songwriting in new directions with hazy indie rock textures coloring her yearning singer/songwriter balladry.  » Read More

1996 was a tough year for The Fall.  » Read More

Sun Ra Arkestra have announced the release of a new album, Living Sky, which will be out on October 7 via Omni Sound. They have also shared the album’s lead single, “Somebody Else’s Idea.”  » Read More