According to Charli XCX, it’s about to be a These New Puritans summer. The alt-pop superstar included TNP in her onstage video shout-out montage at Coachella, so we can assume she’s stoked for the release of the experimental electronic rock group’s new album Crooked Wing next month. Presumably the presence of her friend and collaborator Caroline Polachek on lead single …

The Los Angeles club Largo has long operated at the intersection of the more sophisticated edges of the city’s rock and comedy scenes. The late Elliott Smith was a regular at Largo, and the comedian Mae Martin performed a lovely tribute to Smith during a recent Largo gig. Martin makes music as well as comedy, and they recently released I’m …

Last year, Air brought Moon Safari to North America, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and Asia. Earlier this month, the duo extended the tour and released a Vegyn remix of the album. Now, they’re adding more dates in North America.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi synth-punk freaks MSPAINT are one of the best bands we’ve got going right now, and they sound like absolutely nobody else. They attack with hardcore urgency, but their sound has absolutely zero guitar, and sometimes they feel like they’ve discovered a berserker take on pop music that exists only in their minds. They are true American originals. MSPAINT …

In the off-chance that you missed the news, Stereolab are back. The French indie-pop experimentalists recently announced their first new album in 15 years, Instant Holograms On Metal Film with a lead single called “Aerial Troubles” that we liked a lot. Today they’ve shared another single called “Melodie Is A Wound.”

We’re a few days away from the release of PUP’s new album Who Will Look After The Dogs?, and you should probably be excited about that. Thus far, the inventive Toronto punks have already shared the early tracks “Paranoid,” “Hallways,” and the Jeff Rosenstock collab “Get Dumber.” (Frontman Stefan Babcock also guested on Illuminati Hotties’ “Wreck My Life.”) Now, PUP …

As an SNL cast member, James Austin Johnson does a lot of impressions, perhaps most notably of Donald Trump. He’s even dipped into the music world by portraying Bob Dylan. But SNL sketches do not often provide their actors with opportunities to impersonate indie rockers. Today, Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser has enlisted Johnson as the star of his new music …

Most of us don’t go to a Beyoncé stadium show — a country-era Beyoncé stadium show, no less — and expect to hear Death Grips pumping out of stadium speakers. But that’s what happened on Monday night, when Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour held its grand opening at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The show is exactly the kind of vast …

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal battle continues to escalate as a federal judge has denied a motion to exclude evidence related to sex trafficking allegations ahead of his upcoming trial. The… The post Judge Denies Diddy’s Request to Exclude Sex Trafficking Evidence From Federal Trial appeared first on .

The Cleveland Guardians have issued a formal apology to Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran after a fan heckled him with taunts related to his past mental health struggles, including… The post SOURCE SPORTS: [WATCH] Cleveland Guardians Apologize To Jarren Duran Due To Fan Heckling Over Suicide Attempt appeared first on .