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Brooklyn-based outfit Foyer Red came out last year with their debut EP, Zigzag Wombat, debuting their wonderfully chaotic style of art punk. Though their EP was the band’s first time in a proper studio, their debut came bursting with irrepressible energy, jagged melodies, and dynamic songwriting. Today, the band are back with their first new single of the year,  » Read More

Animal Collective have announced a new set of North American tour dates, including a plethora of shows across Canada and a headlining performance at New York’s Central Park SummerStage in August.  » Read More

IAN SWEET (the project of Jilian Medford) has shared a video for her new single, “FIGHT.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming EP, Star Stuff, whose release date has yet to be announced.  » Read More

Ireland’s Sinead O’Brien has shared a new single, “Multitudes.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming debut album, Time Bend and Break the Bower, which will be out on June 10 via Chess Club.  » Read More

Built to Spill have shared a new single, “Understood.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, When the Wind Forgets Your Name, which will be out on September 9 via Sub Pop.  » Read More

Moxyblossom is a rising songwriting duo from Evelyn Cormier and Jacob Snider. Working via a series of long-distance Facetime calls, the pair craft stirring minimalist indie pop, highlighting Cormier’s sparse vocals and Snider’s crystalline arrangements. They’ve coined their combination simply as “emotional pop.” The band previously self-released a string of singles last year, and this year they joined with Dangerbird Records for a pair of singles in their Microdose series. […]

Chicago-based rock trio Horsegirl are releasing their debut album, Versions of Modern Performance, on June 3 via Matador. Now they have shared a new single from it, “Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty),” via a video that features the band performing the song in an elementary school theater.  » Read More

On a Spring day in early April, Tarriona “Tank” Ball of the New Orleans funk-soul group, Tank and the Bangas, is driving to get some lunch. The night before, Ball was joined by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a rendition of the National Anthem at the NCAA Men’s Basketball final between Kansas and North Carolina.  » Read More

Hiss Golden Messenger (the project of M.C. Taylor) and Cameron Ralston have announced a new collaborative project, Revelators Sound System. Their debut album, Revelators, will be out on June 17 via 37d03d. They have shared a video for a song from the album, “George the Revelator.”  » Read More