In June, SOAK returned with a heart-wrenching acoustic ballad called “Death Valley Fridge Magnet.” Now, Bridie Monds-Watson is announcing their new album decembers and sharing the poignant title track. The post SOAK Announces New Album <em>decembers</em>: Hear The Title Track appeared first on Stereogum.

Hayley Williams has been awfully busy touring this year, and she’s also carved out the time to launch Power Snatch, her unpredictable new side project with producer Daniel James. Since announcing their existence in January, Power Snatch have surprise-released two EPs and a couple of collabs with UK artist Tiberius b. They also covered This Is Lorelei’s “Perfect Hand” for …

Death From Above 1979 are back. The Canadian troublemakers are announcing their new album Private Lives, the followup to 2021’s Is 4 Lovers, as well as an extensive North American tour. The duo is making more noise than ever on the title track, which is out now. The post Death From Above 1979 Announce New Album <em>Private Lives</em>: Hear The …

Things are generally quite difficult for the Asiatic black bear, sometimes known as the moon bear. The moon bear’s bile is used in some traditional Chinese medicines, and many of the animals are being held captive in Vietnam and China, keeping them in torturous conditions and extracting bile from their stomachs with needles. Fortunately, Vietnam recently banned the practice, and …

Billy Joel was already on his way to stardom by the time he released Turnstiles, his fourth album. Turnstiles came out in May 1976 and included big songs like “New York State Of Mind” and “Say Goodbye To Hollywood.” The record pushed him along the way to making his real commercial breakthrough with The Stranger a year later. Now, there’s …

Did you ever watch the video of TV On The Radio playing “Wolf Like Me” on David Letterman’s Late Show in 2006? It’s one of the all-time great TV performances. TVOTR were young and hungry, and they’d just made the single most anthemic song of a great career. They’d never been on TV before, and they attacked that stage with …

Lime Garden, Brighton-based makers of charismatic danceable indie rock, released their sophomore album Maybe Not Tonight in April. In the months since, it’s become a 2026 favorite of mine — one of those quirky, fun, effervescently catchy releases that ingratiates itself more and more with each successive listen. So it’s exciting to report that Lime Garden are coming to America, …

Maynard James Keenan remains awfully busy with his various bands and side quests. Tool have headlined a few festivals this year, and Puscifer’s album Normal came out in February. Now, Keenan seems to be kicking things into gear with his long-running act A Perfect Circle, now officially a duo with guitarist Billy Howardel. They released the rock radio hit “Starless” …

On this day in Hip Hop history 28 years ago, legendary Queens crew A Tribe Called Quest released their fifth studio album, The Love Movement, through Jive Records, closing the… The post Today In Hip Hop History: A Tribe Called Quest Dropped Their Final Album ‘The Love Movement’ 28 Years Ago appeared first on .

I don’t remember the first time I went to Saint Vitus Bar — the original Vitus, at 1120 Manhattan Ave. in Greenpoint. It can’t have been long after I moved to New York in the summer of 2013. The bar had just opened in 2011, and already, it was considered one of the best metal venues in the country. Word …