At the end of Charli XCX’s Coachella set last year, the screen behind her flashed a bunch of possible alternatives for the bygone Brat Summer. One of them was Cronenberg Summer, a fun thing to even think about. How would an entire summer dedicated to Canadian horror movie legend David Cronenberg look? Melted globs of flesh steaming on every sidewalk? …

Lately we’ve been revisiting U2’s Pop era in our Alternative Number Ones column, taking stock of the hits “Discothèque” and “Staring At The Sun.” U2 themselves have spent a lot of time looking back in recent years. There was a How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb “shadow album” How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, an Achtung Baby-themed residency to open …

Philadelphia-based duo imy3 and Bay Area trio towhead are two bands who mess around with ’90s slowcore sounds, combining them with the playful and experimental home-recorded electronic textures that have come to affect so much DIY music. They’re both really new. imy3 released their first demo in 2024, and their album imy2 came out last year. Walker Price started towhead …

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Simon Green, the veteran UK producer and DJ who records under the name Bonobo, is getting ready to release Distance In Static, a new album that includes appearances from artists like Nilüfer Yanya, Nicole Miglis, and Arooj Aftab. We already posted lead single “Me And You,” and now Bonobo has two more new tracks, including the one that he recorded …

A great evil has returned to befoul our land. Devil Master, the darkly theatrical Philly punk-metal demons, will once again unleash a primordial plague of riffage upon our souls. None shall be safe from the headbanging wrath of these corpsepainted wraiths. Pray for deliverance, lest you give in and let the shred-stomp squalor sweep you away. The post Devil Master …

iZaak ha puesto a disposición de sus seguidores su álbum debut Millito, para escribir un nuevo capítulo de su historia de éxitos. Inspirado en el apodo heredado de su padre Emilio Ortiz, a quien cariñosamente llamaban “Millo”, el disco es un viaje por el reggaetón y los sonidos urbanos contemporáneos que fusiona la calle con la sensibilidad personal. Impulsado por …

The Green Day road-trip comedy looms ever-closer. The band worked with Live Nation to produce Nimrods, a new movie about a punk band who goes on a desperate trek to open for Green Day, who naturally appear as themselves. We posted the trailer a little while ago, and the movie hits theaters next month. Today, Green Day announce the Nimrods …

It’s been almost six years since Told Slant released Point The Flashlight And Walk, our Album Of The Week. Now, Felix Walworth is back with the announcement of a new record endearingly titled What’s Up. The lead single, “Manhattan,” is out today. The post Told Slant Announces New Album <em>What’s Up</em>: Hear “Manhattan” appeared first on Stereogum.

In April, Nation Of Language released a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Tougher Than The Rest” for a limited edition 7″. Now, the Brooklyn synthpop trio is finally sharing the B-side, an unreleased track called “The Conversation.” The post Nation Of Language – “The Conversation” appeared first on Stereogum.