It’s been seven years since the Twilight Sad unveiled their last album, It Won’t Be Like This All The Time. Since then, vocalist James Graham formed a side project called Gentle Sinners with Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat, and the Twilight Sad toured with the Cure a bunch of times. Now, the Scottish indie rock crew… The post The Twilight Sad …

Over the past few years, the Oslo musician Sunniva Lindgård has released a few records of twisty, insular dance-pop under her Sassy 009 alias. Next week, she’ll finally release Dreamer+, which she calls her debut album even though her very good 2021 record Heart Ego would fit the definition just fine. In any case, you… The post Sassy 009 – …

New York’s Mx Lonely are rocketing toward the release of debut album All Monsters, with advance singles “Big Hips” and “Shape Of An Angel” to show for it. The latest preview of the album is here today, a propulsive noise-pop/grunge track called “Return To Sender.” Rae Haas repeats the phrase incessantly on the chorus as… The post Mx Lonely – …

The veteran singer-songwriter Joe Pernice used to lead Scud Mountain Boys, and he’s fronted the Pernice Brothers for a very long time. Their most recent LP Who Will You Believe came out in 2024. Pernice occasionally makes solo music, too. Pernice released his solo debut Big Tobacco during a Pernice Brothers hiatus in 2000. In… The post Joe Pernice Announces …

LA dream-poppers The Marías have been around for a long time, but they blew the fuck up last year, largely on the strength of their viral hit “No One Noticed.” They’re currently nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy even though they’ve been putting out music since 2017. In the wake of all that, frontwoman María Zardoya recently announced her …

Will Oldham has been a prolific force on the American underground for decades, and he’s not slowing down now. About a year ago, Oldham released The Purple Bird, a really good album from his Bonnie “Prince” Billy alter-ego, and did a great and surprisingly spicy interview for our We’ve Got A File On You series.… The post Bonnie “Prince” Billy …

Kansas City band Coalesce, pioneers of jagged and off-kilter metallic hardcore, have broken up and reunited many times over the years. They recently teased a new album, recorded with producer Scott Evans, which would be their first since the 2009 reunion LP Ox. This spring the band had plans to tour Europe, including a stop at the Dutch festival Roadburn. …

DJ Seinfeld just came steaming into 2026. The Swedish DJ/producer and lo-fi house leading light has given official release to “Plush,” a single that’s been part of his live sets for a while now. Streaked with an array of synth hooks and a wispy vocal melody, the track’s main attraction is an intensely energized four-on-the-floor… The post DJ Seinfeld – …

Last year’s Mosswood Meltdown was a success with Kreayshawn’s first performance in a decade, along with great sets from Devo, Osees, Bratmobile, Shannon & The Clams, and more. Now the John Waters-hosted festival is returning to Oakland on July 18 and 19. We do not yet know the lineup, but we do know that something very cool is happening the …

No, that was not Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan competing in this week’s Jeopardy! Champions Wildcard quarterfinals. That would be Stella Trout, a software engineer from Texas, though the contestant did acknowledge her pretty uncanny resemblance to the indie rocker during yesterday’s episode. The post <em>Jeopardy!</em> Contestant Discusses Her Resemblance To Snail Mail appeared first on Stereogum.