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Shygirl is everywhere. The British musician just DJed with Björk in Brooklyn and she’s set to open up for Charli XCX and Troye Sivan on their Sweat tour this fall. She’s popped up as a guest on some tracks and she’s put out plenty of her own in the past year as well.  » Read More

The Blood Brothers have announced their first tour in a decade. It’ll kick off this fall in San Francisco and run through the end of the year, wrapping up in Chicago. The band officially broke up in 2007, though they reunited for a handful of shows back in 2014.  » Read More

Last month, Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge announced that they were reviving their collaborative project NxWorries for a new album called Why Lawd?, the follow-up to their 2016 debut Yes Lawd!. They’ve already shared “86Sentra” from the album, and their 2022 singles “  » Read More

My body instantly locks in with the driving drumbeat — my pulse, my breathing, the insatiable urge to bop along. The guitar chords ripple and shimmer, and a tail of colorful dissolving static seems to follow every steady strum. The music feels plastic and brittle yet glows like a neon sign, blurring together the organic and synthetic into something grimy and hyperreal.  » Read More

Boston hardcore band the Hope Conspiracy are back with their first shows and their first music in about a decade and a half. Later this month, they’re releasing Tools Of Oppression / Rule By Deception, their first new full-length since 2006. We’ve heard “Those Who Gave Us Yesterday”  » Read More

CSS are back after 11 years and Under the Radar was at their recent show in Chicago.  » Read More

Amy Mason’s “Free Mason” show might be a work in progress, but it’s already becoming one of British comedy’s must-see performances.  » Read More

Strand of Oaks (the project of Timothy Showalter) is releasing a new album, Miracle Focus, on June 7 via Western Vinyl. Now he has shared its third single, “Future Temple.”  » Read More

Monsters of Folk were a supergroup who released one self-titled album in 2009. The group featured Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward. Now they have announced a 15th anniversary reissue of the album that features five bonus tracks recorded with a fifth member, Will Johnson of Centro-matic.  » Read More