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Long-running Dutch post-punk outfit Rats On Rafts have announced a new era, and thus a new album: Deep Below. Following 2021’s Excerpts From Chapter 3: The Mind Runs A Net Of Rabbit Paths, the five-piece’s new work will be out in February. Today, they’re sharing a shimmery and melancholic lead single called “Japanese Medicine.”  » Read More

Right now, my entire timeline is flooded with election-fraud jokes — people doing bits about voting 12 times, throwing out ballots from Republican districts, and registering all their dead immigrant relatives. People love those jokes, and they especially love when global pop stars make those jokes. Yesterday, Rihanna posted an Instagram video with the caption “when protecting pussies and firing pussies can happen all in one vote #votecauseicant #TanSuitSeason.”  » Read […]

Have you ever crashed your car? I have, several times as a teenager. When I try to remember the moment of impact from any of those incidents — when I sideswiped a truck, or when I hit the brakes but still rear-ended a sedan on the highway — all I can recall is the blankness of my mind at the point of collision.  » Read More

In 2013, Tim Lambesis, singer for the metalcore band As I Lay Dying, was arrested for attempting to hire an undercover cop to murder his estranged wife. Lambesis pleaded guilty for solicitation of murder, and he spent two years in prison before being released on parole. He reunited his band,  » Read More

Well, it’s the big day. The world’s eyes are trained on America, a nation that’s been hopelessly divided for as long as anyone can remember. But if we’re good for anything, it’s big, stupid spectacle, and that’s what we’re about to provide. It’s going to be noisy, it’s going to insult everyone’s intelligence,  » Read More

Sometimes as a music blogger you hear a cool new song and think, “I should post that,” and then your attention is diverted and suddenly it’s next week. Well, Father Time can suck it because I’m going to post “Cake” anyway. Chicago rapper Recoechi’s first single for the esteemed Closed Sessions label boasts a warm and ethereal beat from Renzell that matches crisp,  » Read More

The film, from director Romain Gavras, stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Jeremy O. Harris, John Malkovich, and more  » Read More

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat  » Read More

A new batch of live sets recorded in Europe and Australia  » Read More