The Finnish screamo band Alas have spent this decade accumulating a spotless catalog, full of searing, dynamic, abrasive post-hardcore that stays true to its genre while still appealing to those of us who merely dabble in that life. That streak continues with “Epäsymmetriaa,” a new Alas song out this week as part of a split 12″ with Karnabahar. It’s being …

A couple weeks ago, Stereogum’s VJ Winter was on the red carpet of the Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction at New York’s Marriott Marquis Hotel. She talked with legends like Brandi Carlile, Kenny Loggins, and even Billy Corgan, who gave her an update on Zwan, his long-dormant supergroup with Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Sweeney, David Pajo, and Paz Lenchantin. Corgan told us the …

With 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves, Beabadoobee stuck mostly to the alt-pop sound she’s known for. Now it looks like the English singer-songwriter — who turned 26 earlier this month — is pivoting to emo. Today, she’s announcing her fourth studio album Pylon, and it features major alternative names like Hayley Williams, Matty Healy, Chino Moreno, Brendan Yates, and …

Fuming Mouth frontman Mark Whelan really did cheat death. In 2021, Whelan was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He went through chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, and he made it out the other side. Fuming Mouth returned to the stage in 2022, and the Massachusetts hardcore/death metal band released their album Last Day Of Sun in 2023. Next month, …

In 2024, London-based experimental singer-songwriter Martha Skye Murphy released her riveting debut album Um, which featured composer and guitarist Roy Montgomery on the beautiful single “Need.” Today, the pair is announcing a joint LP called Nebular. The enrapturing lead single “Cloudburst” it out now, and it’s a sprawling seven and a half minutes. The post Martha Skye Murphy & Roy Montgomery …

The Banana Man thing really broke containment, and it seems like it had a heavy effect on the lives of all the people involved. Earlier this month, the Baltimore hardcore band End It played in Toronto on the final night of their tour with Terror, Pain Of Truth, and Start Today. There was a guy at that show in a …

Art-rock overlord Peter Gabriel has had a seismic effect on a lot of genres of music over the decades. But up until now, Gabriel has mostly interacted with rap music in the most indirect ways, like the “Sledgehammer” sample on 3rd Bass’ “Pop Goes The Weasel.” So it’s fun to be able to say that the 76-year-old Gabriel sings the …

Línea Personal is going on tour this summer! On June 24, the música mexicana stars announced their upcoming debut headline TODO Ø NADA Tour. It will kick off at the Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo, CA, on Aug. 7, and wrap up at the 713 Music Hall in Houston, TX, on Oct. 18. “It’s The post Línea Personal Unveils …

One cool thing about the Strokes’ current tour promoting their upcoming album Reality Awaits: the opening act is Hamilton Leithauser, former frontman for their fellow New York rock revival heroes the Walkmen. Tuesday at Boston’s TD Garden, they welcomed Leithauser to the stage for a spin through a Walkmen classic. The post The Strokes Cover The Walkmen With Hamilton Leithauser …

“Respectfully, you’ve been quite naked this era.” So begins a recent Interview feature on LA singer-songwriter Malcolm Todd. Ironically, he is not naked in that interview, but he is on the cover of Do That Again, a shirtless bathtub-and-beer shot that’s lit like the Backrooms. Over the runtime of his album, multiple outfits’ worth of clothing is shed — a …