Beabadoobee’s new album is set up to be a big deal. In March, Beatrice Laus returned with “All I Did Was Dream Of You,” a new collaboration with the Marías that served as a non-album appetizer for her new era. When she circled back with “Sun Has Set” in June, we learned the new LP is called Pylon and includes …

The Mountain Goats just sang fiction into reality. Just six days ago, John Darnielle’s band released “Candlebox,” the latest single from their upcoming album Days. Darnielle sings that song from the perspective of a fictional band who get the life-changing opportunity to tour with early-’90s quasi-grunge hitmakers Candlebox. Now, the Mountain Goats are going on tour with early-’90s quasi-grunge hitmakers …

Atlanta hardcore miscreants Criminal Instinct have been around for a decade and a half, but they don’t release too much music, possibly because the band members are constantly getting into fights and getting thrown in jail. Actually, I don’t think that’s true, or at least that’s not the only reason that Criminal Instinct don’t release music too often. People in …

In January, Courtney Marie Andrews returned with Valentine, her first album in more than three years. This week, she’s got another new tune for us. The post Courtney Marie Andrews – “Carolina Caroline” (Jonathan Edwards Cover) appeared first on Stereogum.

Rancho Cucamonga, California’s Cold Gawd bring a serious sense of confidence to their heavy shoegaze, and we’re about to get another dose of it. We picked Cold Gawd’s 2024 full-length I’ll Drown On This Earth as an Album Of The Week, and they followed it with the singles “Golden Postcard” and “Bomb Pop.” Next month, they’ll drop a new EP …

“Oh, I wish I had help back then/ Oh, I wish I had better friends.” That is a truly heavy sentiment, expressed about as directly as it can possibly be. It’s the opening line of “I Wish,” the devastating new single from the Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin. Get ready for this thing to fuck you up. The post Julia Jacklin …

For over a decade now, Jake Xerxes Fussell’s records have been making traditional folk music come alive for modern ears. Today he’s announcing his latest, The Old Beloved Path, set for release on Fat Possum this fall. The lead single is out now, a contemporary take on “Rock Island Line” that transforms the American traditional into a tender alt-country ballad. …

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Over the past week, the LA act Twin Temple have gotten a whole lot more famous. The duo, comprised of married couple Alexandra and Zachary James, have a kitschy take on early-’60s pop music, which they combine with lyrics about Satanic blood orgies. After being booked to open a pair of shows on outlaw country star Charley Crockett’s current Age …

A seven-minute-long alt-country dirge, let’s go. “Portal To The Past” is the newest single from Lily Seabird’s highly anticipated upcoming album, Lightspheres On Their Way. Seabird’s previous tracks — the non-album loosie “Demon In Me” and lead single “Election Day” — both made our lists of the best songs of the week, and “Portal To The Past” could keep that …