So far, Australia’s Swapmeet have shared “I Know!” and “Sand” from their upcoming debut album Mount Zero. The former is straight-up banger, whereas the latter is more of an evocative reverie. Today’s “2 C U” is both of those things, operating as an enrapturing anthem about infatuation. About the song, the quartet says, “2 C… The post Swapmeet – “2 …

We are getting ever closer to the release of Mary In The Junkyard’s debut album. Role Model Hermit has already given us “Crash Landing” and “Candelabra,” and now the London upstarts have added a fabulous third single called “New Muscles.” There’s so much happening in this nifty little song: that clattering auxiliary percussion; those eerie/charming… The post Mary In The …

Australian sax-and-drums duo Party Dozen make freaked-out, fired-up rock ‘n’ roll. Their 2022 debut album The Real Work wound up in our Album Of The Week column, and they followed it up with 2024’s Crime In Australia. After dropping the one-off single “Mad Rooter” last year, they’re getting ready to tour North America with Amyl… The post Party Dozen – …

In 1986, long before Transformers was a live action blockbuster franchise from Michael Bay, there was an animated movie about Optimus Prime and his fellow morphing robot vehicles based on the popular cartoon TV series. This summer, Reigning Phoenix Music and toy company Hasbro are celebrating 40 years of The Transformers: The Movie with a… The post Stan Bush Re-Recorded …

Before he became famous as a solo artist, Billy Joel was one half of Attila, a psychedelic rock duo from Long Island. Joel’s bandmate in Attila (and, before that, the Hassles) was drummer Jon Small, the other guy in the photo above. Small was married to a woman named Elizabeth Weber, but she left him and married Joel instead. Shockingly …

Following a special one-off Manchester gig in March, Harry Styles has officially commenced his tour in support of his recent album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. So far he’s played two nights in Amsterdam, with setlists that include almost all of his new songs, a decent selection of his old songs, and little nods to Talking Heads, Underworld, and Paul …

As legend has it, Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg met in high school math class, where Weinberg would sneak glances at Osby’s laptop to see what music she was bumping. After bonding over indie acts like the Microphones and Alex G, the duo formed Lowertown in Atlanta in 2018. They soon relocated to New York and quickly became a staple …

Reality Awaits, the first new album from the Strokes in six years, is due out next month. Early singles “Going Shopping” and “Falling Out Of Love” have set off fiery debates within the fan base, partially because of Julian Casablancas’ choice to sing through Auto-Tune. I don’t object to Auto-Tune any more than I object to distortion pedals, but the …

Aleshea Harris initially wrote IS GOD IS as a stage play that premiered in 2018. Since then, it’s been adapted into her feature directorial debut, which premiered last Friday. Meanwhile, art-pop artist Moses Sumney dabbled in acting, playing supporting roles in projects like Ti West’s MaXXXine and the Weeknd’s HBO series The Idol. Lately, Sumney has been… The post Moses Sumney Announces …

Before releasing her debut album Swimming Towards The Sand last fall, Toronto’s Rachel Bobbitt could always be counted on to post some lovely new song to her Bandcamp every few months. Today, she’s done it again. “Where Do You Want To Be?” is an easygoing yet vaguely mournful track that moves at a measured pace.… The post Rachel Bobbitt – …