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For the second time this summer, a man was found dead in Brooklyn’s Newtown Creek after last being seen at the Brooklyn Mirage music venue. As NBC News reports, a man identified as John Castic, 27, was found in the creek Tuesday morning after being seen in the early hours of Sunday morning leaving a Zeds Dead show at Brooklyn Mirage,  » Read More

Next month, Japanese pop-rock crew CHAI will release a new self-titled album, their follow-up to 2021’s WINK. It includes “We The Female!,” which came out in May, June’s “PARA PARA,” and another single they’re dropping today called “NEO KAWAII, K?”  » Read More

Last month, Beck and Phoenix released a new song together, “Odyssey,” in advance of their co-headlining summer tour, which kicked off at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Tuesday night. They played that collab live for the first time at the show, with Phoenix leader Thomas Mars coming out during the encore of Beck’s set.  » Read More

Duffy x Uhlmann is a new instrumental project headed up by Meg Duffy of Hand Habits and Gregory Uhlmann, who have played in Perfume Genius’ band together. In September, they’re releasing their debut album Doubles, built from a series of guitar improvisations. Today, they’re sharing its lead single, the pensive and hypnotic “Braid,”  » Read More

Drop Nineteens, who disbanded 30 years ago, have announced their official return.  » Read More

Nashville-based folk singer/songwriter Scott Clay returned with his new fifth full-length LP, Let It All Lay Bare. Befitting its title, the record traces portraits with the hand of a gifted storyteller, ranging from Clay’s longing for a relationship with a stoic father to the story of the Nez Pierce’s resistance against the U.S. Army.  » Read More

The Handsome Family has steadily built a cult following over the years while plumbing the dark western gothic corners of Americana, crafting layered character portraits amidst shadowed instrumentals. Next month, Brett and Rennie Sparks are back with their eleventh studio album, Hollow, out September 8th, which finds the band exploring lush and haunting sketches of the post-pandemic world while retaining a mischievous off-kilter tinge.  » Read More

BRIT Awards Rising Star Award winner Holly Humberstone releases “Superbloodmoon” featuring American artist d4vd  » Read More

New Jersey punks Teenage Halloween began making waves in the DIY scene in 2020 with their excellent self-titled record, debuting with a grand, sincere, and hook-laden style of power pop and punk. Since then, the band have been making up for lost time, touring incessantly and releasing a split EP last year with The Homeless Gospel Choir.  » Read More