Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to subscribers on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.) …

Last week, John R. Miller’s new alt-country LP The Great Unknowing (recorded at Leon Russell’s legendary Church Studio in Tulsa) came out digitally. The acclaimed Appalachian musician returned to the Grand Ole Opry last night and introduced a “monumentally influential practitioner of the guitar” as his surprise guest: J Mascis. The post J Mascis Makes Opry Debut appeared first on …

Earlier this year, Caribou’s Dan Snaith released Butterfly, his latest album under his electronic moniker Daphni. But Snaith’s creative momentum hasn’t waned. After his latest album, he made the song “hav u a sec,” which he initially played during his live set at London’s Corsica Studios this past February. Now that single and two other unreleased songs, “Tally” and “Foward,” …

Earlier this week, Arca announced XXXXX, her first new album in almost five years. We won’t have to wait long to hear the record, which comes out next week. Arca didn’t share any singles with the announcement. Instead, she unveiled plans to debut new songs in a two-hour livestreamed performance. The set happened last night, and it wasn’t like most …

Sheffield’s Rat Cage picked the perfect band name, and they went on to make the exact kind of music that the name implies: Fast, raw, frantic, visceral, dirty hardcore punk. You can spot all kinds of early-’80s influences in Rat Cage’s guttural attack, but it never feels like pastiche because it’s too urgent. The post Rat Cage Announce New Album …

Boston alt-rockers Slothrust are based in LA these days, and they’re ready to announce their follow-up to the 2021 album Parallel Timeline. The band released a new single called “Burn The Deck” earlier this year, and that’ll appear on What They Grow In The Garden, a new LP that’ll come out later this summer. The record will also include “Ring …

The Green Day road trip movie Nimrods, that we’ve been hearing about for ages, is finally seeming more like a reality. Last month, we got the official trailer, and then a few weeks later we got a new Green Day song, “I’m Never Gonna R.I.P.,” featured in the movie and more information about the soundtrack. Today, there was a surprise …

LeBron James is headed to Philadelphia. According to ESPN, Klutch Sports Group CEO Rich Paul announced that James has agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers… The post LeBron James Signs Two-Year Deal With Philadelphia 76ers appeared first on .

Way the hell back in 1981, Chicago post-punk scenester Al Jourgenson founded a gothy synthpop band called Ministry. Over their first few releases, Ministry found their way toward a punishing and hugely influential industrial metal sound, which helped spark an entire underground scene. When that scene went mainstream in the ’90s, Ministry became a huge name. They played the main …

At the top of this year, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun released a very moving single “Nothing Comes Easy.” Today, she’s returned with another thoughtful single “Kind,” which also announces her new album Hope Is A Heavy Thing that’s out September 25. The post Joy Oladokun Announces New Album <em>Hope Is A Heavy Thing</em>: Hear “Kind” appeared first on Stereogum.