Last year, the Californian quasi-hardcore warriors Militarie Gun leaned into their more melodic and alt-rock sides on sophomore album God Save The Gun, sharpening their songwriting skills while still making something physical and exciting. It was one of our favorites of the year. Today, Militarie Gun announce a deluxe version of God Save The Gun with three new tracks. One …

Look at that fucking cover art. Look at it! The dog! The chains! The guy with the ski mask and baseball bat! The car! The font! The contrast! The many incomprehensible design decisions! It’s so ugly! So ugly, in fact, that it might double back around to being beautiful! In any case, it’s exactly how you want a new Pain …

In 2021, three guys in New York founded Nina Protocol, which they positioned as a free, independent music platform, an ethical and DIY-friendly alternative to the corporate streaming services. (One of those three founders is Jack Callahan, of the Stereogum Band To Watch Callahan & Witscher.) In May, Nina Protocol announced plans to shut down, gradually winding down all of …

The clangy, flinty, ruminative Boston DIY indie trio Krill formed in 2010, quickly cranked out three albums, helped inspire a wave of peers, and broke up in 2015. It was a classic case of a band just suddenly stopping mid-groove, and the story always seemed incomplete. Three years after their ending, Krill reunited to play LVL UP’s final show. In …

Since resigning as the National Symphony Orchestra’s Artistic Advisor over Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, Ben Folds has continued to advocate for the federal arts institution, which he says is in trouble. Yesterday, he testified before a bicameral congressional forum and argued that the president’s overhaul has undermined the Center. The post Ben Folds Testifies Before Congress About …

Protomartyr are back. Last year, the Detroit post-punk band celebrated 10 years of The Agent Intellect with a live LP and anniversary shows, but their last proper album was 2023’s Formal Growth In The Desert. They’re announcing its followup, Hotel Usona, today. The post Protomartyr Announce New Album <em>Hotel Usona</em>: Hear “Sounds We Cannot Hear” appeared first on Stereogum.

Last year, the world learned that Finn Wolfhard is making a Replacements biopic, which caused me and many aging music dorks to wonder: How is that going to work? Does the Replacements’ legendarily squalid run, a fascinating but frustrating tale of failure and self-sabotage, really lend itself to a medium as inherently glitzy as the cinema? Would fans even want …

2K has officially unveiled the cover athletes for NBA 2K27, with Victor Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark, and Derrick Rose leading the latest installment of the basketball video game franchise developed by… The post ‘NBA 2K27’ Reveals Victor Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark, and Derrick Rose as Cover Athletes appeared first on .

Neil Young deserves more than one tribute album. He has written too many great songs and made too much of an impact, and one compilations of Neil Young covers won’t do the trick, no matter how impressive it may be. Last year’s Heart Of Gold: The Songs Of Neil Young Volume I featured people like Fiona Apple and Eddie Vedder …

Olivia Rodrigo, a real one, has been advocating for abortion rights since she first got famous. Rodrigo’s Guts Tour, for instance, made sure to feature a number of different feminist organizations, including the National Network Of Abortion Funds, though they had to stop handing out Plan B pills at their table partway through the tour. Now, she’s using the blockbuster …