There’s nothing quite like the feeling of hearing a raging, seething, ass-kicking punk song in a language that you don’t speak — not knowing exactly what they’re saying but fully getting it anyway. Helsinki’s Kohti Tuhoa have given me that feeling over and over again. The band works within the rich tradition of Finnish D-beat, and they only sing in …

The heavy shoegaze boom continues. Right now, about a million underground bands are messing around with Deftones and Hum influences, and some of them are huge. But Held got started long before people were checking for that stuff. Oakland musician Daniel Phounsavan started Held as a solo project in 2015, and he released a 2016 demo and a 2019 self-titled …

The heavy hardcore army grows stronger every day. The latest band to join the chugging, grunting horde is Scorched Earth Policy, an Upstate New York crew with a lineup that includes members of bands like Missing Link and Laid 2 Rest. Today, Scorched Earth Policy release their ridiculously solid self-titled debut EP, five songs and 10 minutes of merciless mosh …

The hugely promising UK pop artist Rachel Chinouriri just played Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields fest, and she’ll release her new album I think I spoke too soon next month. We already posted lead single “One song away from crying,” and now she’s following it with the new single “Make believe,” another portrait of romantic vulnerability. The post Rachel Chinouriri …

The world continues to mourn the great American artist Dolly Parton, who passed away last month at the age of 80. Before Parton’s death, fans were already campaigning to have Nashville International Airport renamed in Parton’s honor. A few days after her death, the airport and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that those plans were moving forward. Today, the seven …

On this date a quarter century ago, September 11, 2001, Jay-Z released what many consider to be his defining masterpiece, The Blueprint, through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. The… The post Today in Hip-Hop History: Jay-Z’s Landmark ‘The Blueprint’ Album Turns 25 Years Old! appeared first on .

Birmingham, Alabama might not be a place where you’d expect to find much shimmery indie-pop jangle, but the world is a rich and complicated place, and things that you might not expect happen all the time. Birmingham’s Slack Times have been perfecting their brightly woozy indie pop for the past few years. Today they unveil their upcoming album Casting. The …

Whenever I see Gal Gadot’s name, I know something is wrong. And it seems like MUNA and I are on the same page, or at least we would have been if they had known who the guests were going to be the night they were musical guests on Thursday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! The post Naomi McPherson Says MUNA Didn’t …

In May, Bleachers released their fifth album, everyone for ten minutes, but that’s not the end of the musical output this year from Jack Antonoff and friends. The post Bleachers Share <em>Practical Magic 2</em> Single “Caught Myself Believing,” Bring Out Carly Rae Jepsen In LA appeared first on Stereogum.

It’s been six years since Jhené Aiko graced us with her last album Chilombo. She announced the long-awaited follow-up, titled Westside Whimsy, only a couple days ago, not giving us much time to process the information. Today, we get to hear the 20-track collection that has some major features including Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Larry June, Tyga, and OHMA. The post …