The Chicago instrumental combo Yr Knives includes Tortoise/Eleventh Dream Day member Douglas McCombs on bass along with other local post-rock mainstays. They introduced their debut album Begin Yr Singing with “Fear&Trimbling,” a study in muscular intellectual noodling that surprisingly built to an emotionally devastating orchestral finale. It was tremendous. The post Yr Knives – “Stretch Bath” appeared first on Stereogum.

OutKast is taking its legendary name to federal court. High Schoolers LLC, the trademark company controlled by André 3000 and Big Boi, filed a lawsuit in Georgia accusing Oakland rapper… The post OutKast Takes Ovrkast to Court After Rapper Misses Agreed Name-Change Deadline appeared first on .

The Trump administration has expanded the United States refugee ceiling to 17,500 for fiscal year 2026, reserving the overwhelming majority of those openings for white South Africans, primarily Afrikaners. White… The post Trump’s Hypocritical South Afrikaner ‘Refugee’ Exception Shows Who the U.S. Chooses to Protect appeared first on .

Change can be so scary — an unknown, a fantasized result with no guarantee. But it also can be immensely rewarding. On her new single “Are You Willing To Change?,” Alabama-raised, Brooklyn-based artist A.G. Sully makes change sound like a beautiful inevitable. The post A.G. Sully – “Are You Willing To Change?” appeared first on Stereogum.

In July, Band To Watch Mary In The Junkyard released their stunning debut album Role Model Hermit. Today, they’re back with another new single “Jane,” that continues the group’s streak of stilling rock ballads. The post Mary In The Junkyard – “Jane” appeared first on Stereogum.

Colombian driver Tatiana Calderón made history as the first woman to win a NASCAR Brazil race. The post Tatiana Calderón Becomes the First Woman To Win a NASCAR Brazil Race appeared first on Remezcla.

Chvrches have returned. In the time since the Glasgow indie pop veterans’ last album, 2021’s resounding return to form Screen Violence, Lauren Mayberry ventured out on her own, touring and releasing the solo debut album Vicious Creature in 2024. More recently, the band’s Martin Doherty launched his own new project, the Leaving. In the meantime, Chvrches proper have kicked out …

More than two decades into a career that has already brought him EGOT status, John Legend isn’t interested in simply running back the same formula that made him successful. During… The post John Legend Talks Artist Activism, His ‘MUSE’ Album, Working With Pharrell And More On SiriusXM’s “Bevelations” appeared first on .

Index’s raucous debut album Vis Inertiae arrives this Friday. The experimental hardcore duo has shared “Cellophane,” “Fractured,” and “Earth” so far, and now they’re back with “Dissolve.” The post Index – “Dissolve” appeared first on Stereogum.

It’s been a couple years since Blue Bendy’s debut album, So Medieval. Today, the UK six-piece is announcing its followup, One Day This Will All Be Lore. The grandiose lead single “Dragonslayer” is out now. The post Blue Bendy Announce New Album <em>One Day This Will All Be Lore</em>: Hear “Dragonslayer” appeared first on Stereogum.