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Bad History Month, the longstanding and oft-morphing Philly indie band that used to be based in Boston and called Fat History Month, have been on a low-key prolific run lately. Last year they gave us the True Delusion EP and the full-length God Is Luck.  » Read More

The two twin Dessner brothers are always up to something. These days, Aaron continues to work with the biggest pop star in decades, while Bryce continues to operate in the classical and film-score zones, at least when they’re not too bush with their band. Bryce’s soundtracking work recently led him to collaborate with Bruce Springsteen,  » Read More

For about a decade, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires were an alt-country power couple and one of music’s feel-good stories. Isbell credited Shires with helping him break free of addiction, she played fiddle in his band, he took a supporting role in some of her music as well, and together they provided some of the most pleasant livestream experiences of the COVID lockdown era.  » Read More

Earlier this year, ’90s alt-rock greats released a Record Store Day-exclusive four-song EP called Lie To Me. Today, that EP is up on streaming services, and it’s got four previously unreleased tracks from the band, including a couple of collaborations with fellow veterans.  » Read More

The Horror Master’s latest record reaches back to Hollywood’s golden age for inspiration.  » Read More

Later this month, Thomas Powers, co-founder of synth pop outfit The Naked & Famous, is back with his forthcoming debut solo album, A Tyrant Crying In Private, out on May 17th. The band went on hiatus following their 2020 record Recover, freeing up Powers to delve further into production, film scoring, and his own solo music.  » Read More

Welcome to the fifteenth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, and Scott Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We seriously considered over 20 songs this week and narrowed it down to a Top 12.  » Read More

Illuminati hotties (the project of singer/songwriter Sarah Tudzin) has shared a new song, “Can’t Be Still,” and announced some new fall tour dates.  » Read More

Nashville-based Jordan Lindley first got his start in the pop punk scene before moving into an indie singer/songwriter lane with his 2019 solo LP Pearl. In the years since, he has followed with a series of new EPs, most recently with his 2023 EP Maybe It Will All Work Out Pt. 1. That release was the first taste of his upcoming full-length sophomore album,  » Read More