Murder City Devils, The White Ghost Has Blood on Its Hands Again Out now, self-released, themurdercitydevils.com Reunion records can be…
J Mascis, Tied to a Star Out now, Sub Pop Records, jmascis.com After Dinosaur Jr. reformed in 2005 and put…
Dead Bars, Dead Bars EP Out now, No Idea Records, deadbars.bandcamp.com/album/dead-bars If Bruce Springsteen took a wrong turn at the…
Perfume Genius, Too Bright Out now, Matador records, matadorrecords.com/perfume_genius To say the third album from Perfume Genius, aka Mike Hadreas,…
Thursday, Sept. 25 Contributing to Ornette Coleman’s earliest and most expansive experiments in free improvisation would alone have assured bassist…
Dead Bars, Dead Bars EP (out now, No Idea Records, deadbars.bandcamp.com/album/dead-bars) If Bruce Springsteen took a wrong turn at the…
The Decibel Festival has a history of being ahead of trends. Over its 11-year run, it has featured artists like…
On “Doc’s Day” from Old Crow Medicine Show’s latest album, Remedy, the bluegrass, folk, and Americana band pays tribute to…
Wimps, Couches EP Out now, self-released, thesewimps.bandcamp.com Despite what you’ve heard from us in the past, “punk rock is” [not]…
Shaprece, Molting EP Out now, self-released via Noisetrade, shaprece.com One listen to this album makes it clear that Shaprece is…
Seacats, Songs From the Box Out now, Garbage Town Records, seacats.bandcamp.com Kelso, Wash.’s Weezer-worshipping Seacats bill themselves as “NW rock…
Various artists, Rudy’s x Vita Buzzed Cuts Out now, rudysbarbershop.com During a late-night conversation at a Rudy’s Barbershop think-tank retreat,…
Motopony, Idle Beauty EP Out now, Entertainment One, motoponymusic.com Motopony’s Daniel Blue is a beat poet trapped inside an indie…
King Tuff, Black Moon Spell Out Sept. 23, Sub Pop, kingtuffworld.comMagic, mystery, love: King Tuff, aka Kyle Thomas, handles it…
The Gods Themselves, The Gods Themselves Out Sept. 23, self-released, wearethegodsthemselves.com When you share your band and record name with…
GOAT, Commune Out Sept. 23, Sub Pop, goatsweden.blogspot.com Whatever the unfathomable story behind Sweden’s GOAT actually is—a centuries-old religious sect…
Caspar Babypants, Rise and Shine Out now, Aurora Elephant Records, babypantsmusic.comAs a soon-to-be dad, I’ve been dreading having to suffer…
Sisters, Diamonds of Gold EP Out Sept. 23, self-released, iheartsisters.bandcamp.com This new duo—Andrew Vait (Eternal Fair) and Emily Westman (Lemolo)—came…
Kristian Nairn is a giant 6’10” Irishman who came to fame for saying the word “Hodor” over and over in…
When Interpol’s 2007 major-label debut, Our Love to Admire, was released, the band seemed to have achieved the perfect three-album…
