Colin Stetson, Greg Fox, and Trevor Dunn are all big deals in the world of avant-garde music. Stetson is known for his ominous baritone-sax drones and for his disquieting scores for films like Hereditary and The Menu. Martha Stewart is not a fan. Drummer Greg Fox has been in bands like Liturgy and Zs. Bassist… The post Colin Stetson, Greg …

Was it ever cool to like Elon Musk? It’s hard to remember now. He’s obviously an absolute fucking pariah right now, and most people presumably feel absolute fucking revulsion whenever his stupid fucking face appears on their feeds. But it wasn’t that long ago that Musk had enough cultural capital to, say, host Saturday Night Live. That should’ve never happened, …

Last year, the Philadelphia hardcore punk band Commitment quietly formed and dropped a demo. There are some familiar faces in this group. Frontwoman Tati Salazar makes indie-pop as Le Siren, and she’s never been in a punk band before. Soul Glo frontman Pierce Jordan plays drums in Commitment, and the guitarist is Jake Smith, from… The post Commitment Announce Debut …

We’re getting mighty close to EXPO, the new album from the arty English indie band Ulrika Spacek. Early singles “Build A Box Then Break It” and “Square Root Of None” piqued our interest, and I’m finding today’s new offering “Picto” irresistibly jittery. The track is buoyed by nonstop percolation but manages to steer through a… The post Ulrika Spacek – …

The Swedish pop-R&B singer and Sub Pop signee Waterbaby dropped two promising singles on us in 2025, “Amiss” and “Beck n Call.” Today she’s revealed that those songs are part of Memory Be A Blade, her new album dropping in March. Along with today’s announcement comes the title track, the best of the bunch so… The post Waterbaby Announces New …

Mitchell Wenig and his brother Stewart briefly appeared as brothers in the Safdie brothers’ 2019 smash Uncut Gems. They’re not professional actors: Mitchell collects celebrity autographs, and Stewart is an amateur musician whose recordings sometimes include Mitchell. Their experience on the Uncut Gems set inspired them to write and record an album’s worth of music that, much to Stewart’s chagrin, …

Shabaka Hutchings, former leader of the raucous, eclectic British jazz groups Sons Of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka And The Ancestors, put down his sax and pivoted toward serene flute music on his 2024 solo album Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace. On new album Of The Earth, set for release in March… The post Shabaka Announces New …

Last year, the great abstract rap duo Armand Hammer got together with producer the Alchemist for Mercy, their second collaborative album. It was one of our favorite rap records of the year, and it came shortly after billy woods, one half of Armand Hammer, released his own stunning solo LP GOLLIWOG. Now, ELUCID, the other… The post ELUCID & Sebb …

It’s a big day for solo-album announcements from bassists in iconic, long-running alt-rock bands. Kim Gordon just announced her new album Play Me, and now Flea is unveiling all the details of his new trumpet-based jazz LP Honora. Last month, Flea announced plans to release his first-ever solo record and shared the bugged-out lead single… The post Flea Reunites With …

Tōth, the solo moniker of Rubblebucket’s Alex Toth, has a new album called And The Voice Said coming soon. Caroline Rose, who co-produced the album, guests on two tracks, and one has Kimbra. The latest single, “Easy,” is noteworthy for a few reasons, not least of all a music video that finds Tōth morphing into… The post Tōth’s Kafkaesque “Easy” …