Things happen at rock ‘n’ roll shows. Objects go flying. Ideally, those flying objects don’t injure anyone. Yoyoyoshie, guitarist for the chaotic Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver, apparently has a history of tossing her instrument into the audience without accidentally injuring anyone, but a recent show at Osaka’s Umeda Club Quattro did not turn out so well. The post Otoboke …

For 20 solid years, the Swedish folk musician Kristian Matsson has been releasing records while calling himself the Tallest Man On Earth. I should be used to it by now. I am not. That stage name is supposed to be ironic. Matsson is not tall at all. He is certainly not the tallest man on Earth. (I’m not the tallest …

Spotify announced today that profiles for fully AI-generated artists will now be labeled as “AI Personas,” and the streamer will exclude music from these profiles from their editorial and algorithmic recommendations. It’s an intriguing step in a saga that is becoming central to the health of the music industry. The post Spotify Announces Badge For “AI Personas,” Will Exclude Their …

Just last year, the LA-based indie rock minimalist Lael Neale released her album Altogether Stranger on Sub Pop. This fall, she’ll follow that LP with a new one called As Killers Do — sick title — on her own label Consensual Sound. Lead single “Slip Away” is a haunted, sophisticated garage rock jam that sits on some grand cosmic continuum …

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey just crossed a billion dollars at the global box office. Tom Holland, the permanently fresh-faced young actor who played Telemachus in The Odyssey, might hit double that number with Spider-Man: Brand New Day. If only for zeitgeist-related reasons, this is obviously a good moment for the LA-based musician and producer who calls himself Telemakus to announce …

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The upstart quartet starbelliedbug are from San Francisco, where they make compelling mid-fi dream-pop with a gritty emo/post-hardcore edge. Or at least that’s the sound I’m hearing on “crayola car,” the opening track from their forthcoming Lash EP. The band evolved out of a home recording project from Caitlyn Davis and Chris Reza, and you can hear those DIY origins …

When Digable Planets member Ishmael Butler announced his Seattle art-rap project Shabazz Palaces about 15 years ago, he presented it as a loose and mysterious collective. Now, Shabazz Palaces is essentially Butler’s solo project, though he’s still getting plenty of help in making his records. And now there’s a new record on the way. This fall, Shabazz Palaces will follow …

Last year, Anxious released their awesome second record Bambi. The Connecticut emo outfit is getting ready for their stacked tour with Citizen, Hotline TNT, Rocket, and Cryogeyser, so they’re sharing a new banger called “Don’t Move,” which takes influence from Jimmy Eat World and up-and-coming Australian indie duo Armlock. The post Anxious – “Don’t Move” appeared first on Stereogum.

“Blow Up” rips. Axis: Sova’s new release out today, the opening track and lead single from new album Flowerage, is technically a post-punk song, but it’ll almost certainly elicit a “hell yeah” from those who love to rock. Brett Sova, Jeremy Freeze, and Josh Johannpeter lock into a propulsive rhythm and pile on the riffs, like Wire or Mission Of …