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Get Wrong is a new project from members of two undersung UK indie-pop bands, Martha’s Naomi Griffin and the Spook School’s Adam Todd. Last month, they released their first-ever single, “It’s So Easy.” It’ll appear on Get Wrong, their eponymous debut EP, which was produced by Field Music’s Peter Brewis.  » Read More

On May 19, Paul Terzulli, a retired DJ with an enviably rare vinyl collection, made a surprising announcement: He planned to stop selling his records on Discogs. For more than a decade, Terzulli relied on the online marketplace to supplement his income. But it no longer felt worth it.  » Read More

The British-born, Chicago-based guitar virtuoso James Elkington has served as a freelance axemaster for folks like Richard Thompson and Jeff Tweedy, and he’s a member of the recently-reunited Eleventh Dream Day. On past solo albums, Elkington has proven that he’s a very good singer-songwriter. Elkington released his last album Ever-Roving Eye in 2020,  » Read More

The FADER has announced a compilation album titled FADER and Friends Vol. 1, including artists like Wednesday, Slow Pulp, Rostam, Model/Actriz, and more. The 45-song collection is made up entirely of covers, and the proceeds go to trans rights organizations. The album will be exclusively on Bandcamp for a month.  » Read More

It’s been a few years since Stay Inside’s dynamic debut album Viewing. The Brooklyn band shared “A Backyard” and “An Invitation” earlier this year, and today they’re back with “Sweet Stripe!” and the announcement of their sophomore LP Ferried Away.  » Read More

Missy Elliott was not one of the stars of the 2004 motion picture Mean Girls. That wouldn’t have made any sense at all. Missy’s 2003 single “Pass That Dutch” did, however, soundtrack a memorable montage in Mean Girls. Nearly 20 years after its release, Mean Girls stands as a cultural touchpoint;  » Read More

“Close to You” is a new song by Sharon Van Etten, one she co-wrote with Courtney Barnett. It is featured on the soundtrack to the new Apple TV+ show The Buccaneers.  » Read More

TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) is releasing a new album, What an enormous room, on January 24, 2024 via Merge. Now she has shared its second single, “I got the fear,” via a music video.  » Read More

Later this month, long-running San Francisco-based punk band Dwarves is set to return with a new LP, simply entitled Concept Album, out November 17th. They’ve long specialized in a theatrical and outrageous style of punk, beginning first as a garage and hardcore punk outfit before incorporating elements of surf rock, old-school rock n’ roll, and pop punk in their later years.  » Read More