“Montreal is the most exciting place for indie rock,” Barbie Ferreira says in the official trailer for Mile End Kicks as MGMT’s “Time To Pretend” plays in the background. The Euphoria actor stars in writer/director Chandler Levack’s upcoming rom-com about a young music critic who gets romantically entangled with members of a DIY band whom she also decides to interview …

New Jersey rap eccentric Fatboi Sharif was a Stereogum Artist To Watch in 2021, and he has put together a singularly bugged-out discography ever since then. Most recently, he teamed up with longtime collaborator Roper Williams for the 2025 album Goth Girl On The Enterprise. Next up, he’ll release a new collaborative LP with Child… The post Fatboi Sharif & …

Last year, MJ Lenderman joined Katie and Allison Crutchfield in their new band Snocaps. We know Lenderman as the premiere indie rock guitar hero of his generation, but he played drums in Snocaps, and he’s not done playing drums yet. Today, the New Orleans via Tampa singer-songwriter Thomas Dollbaum announces a new album called Birds… The post Thomas Dollbaum Announces …

Rostam revealed back in November that his third studio album called American Stories was arriving this year, and today it’s finally being officially announced. It’s set for release in May, and the lead single “Like A Spark” is out now. American Stories is his first new record since 2021’s Changephobia. “At some point in making this… The post Rostam Announces New …

Modest Mouse have been playing a ton of live shows lately. At some of those shows, they’ve been playing an unreleased song called “Look How Far…,” which is now officially released and marks Modest Mouse’s first proper single since their 2021 album The Golden Casket. It’s an upbeat, frantic, and somewhat misanthropic anthem about feeling… The post Modest Mouse – …

Today we celebrate the 63rd birthday of one of the most influential figures in modern music history, Rick Rubin, the legendary producer and co founder of Def Jam Recordings whose… The post Happy 63rd Birthday To Def Jam Co-Founder and Production Pioneer Rick Rubin! appeared first on .

For more than a decade, the great underground rap veterans Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman have been getting together for a series of EPs called Lice. Those guys bring out the absolute best in each other. When they get together, they always sound like they’re having fun without compromising the hyper-referential density of their styles.… The post Aesop Rock & …

In a few weeks, bass-noodling funkateer Thundercat will release his collab-heavy new album Distracted. The LP features contributions from friends like A$AP Rocky, Tame Impala, Flying Lotus, Channel Tres, Kenneth Blume, and the Lemon Twigs. We’ve already posted the Lil Yachty collab “I Did This To Myself” and the posthumous Mac Miller team-up “She Knows… The post Thundercat – “ThunderWave” …

On Friday, Seattle rockers Filth Is Eternal will release Impossible World, a new album that features people like the Blood Brothers, Johnny Whitney, Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman, and Baroness’ Gina Gleason. We’ve already posted their singles “Stay Melted” and “Long Way.” Today, they’ve shared one final advance track. “Hellfire,” Filth Is Eternal’s latest, is… The post Filth Is Eternal …

Last month, Lowertown announced their new album Ugly Duckling Union and shared the kooky, addictive lead single “I Like You A Lot.” Now New York’s beloved indie duo is back with “Big Thumb.” “‘Big Thumb’ was written during Olive’s obsession with collecting newspaper clippings and found pieces of writing,” Avsha Weinberg says, expounding: She had always… The post Lowertown – “Big …