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Converge frontman Jacob Bannon also leads Umbra Vitae, a heavy-music supergroup that includes Hatebreed/Twitching Tongues guitar hero Sean Martin, as well as current and former members of bands like the Red Chord and Job For A Cowboy. Next month, Umbra Vitae will release their sophomore album Light Of Death,  » Read More

Earlier this year, Horse Jumper Of Love released the wonderful song “Gates Of Heaven,” which followed last year’s great mini-album Heartbreak Rules. Today, the shoegaze band is announcing their new LP Disaster Trick. The lead single “Wink” is out now,  » Read More

Last September, I watched Pavement perform at the National’s Homecoming festival and wondered whether it would be the ’90s indie-rock icons’ last show ever after a reunion tour that spanned well over a year. I guess not. The Seattle festival Bumbershoot just announced its 2024 lineup, and Pavement are on the bill.  » Read More

The seven members of the girl group XG are all Japanese, but they’re based in South Korea, and they sing in English. The group’s name stands for Xtraordinary Girls, and they’ve been around for two years; their debut single “Tippy Toes” came out in 2022. XG’s whole thing seems to be based on a relative fluency with straight-up rap music —  » Read More

How is it possible that Desire didn’t already have a song called “Vampire”? The duo of singer Megan Louise and ex-Chromatics/Glass Candy leader Johnny Jewel took 13 years between albums before coming back with their 2022 sophomore LP Escape, and now they’re planning to drop a new album called Games People Play later this year.  » Read More

It’s hard to believe that the Smiths were only together for five years. In addition to four studio albums, they have a handful of compilations, a live LP, and a session with John Peel. The Manchester outcasts are known as one of the most influential groups, yet their specific sound has rarely been replicated;  » Read More

Earlier this year, Marina Allen announced her third album Eight Pointed Star. So far we’ve heard “Red Cloud” and “Swinging Doors,” and the indie singer-songwriter is back today with “Deep Fake” and a music video that uses deepfake technology to transpose her face onto other people.  » Read More

Earlier this year, Youth Lagoon shared the song “Football,” Trevor Powers’ first material since last year’s Heaven Is A Junkyard. Today, he’s back with “Lucy Takes A Picture,” co-produced by Rodaidh McDonald.  » Read More

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