Bernard Butler is the original guitarist for Suede, Norman Blake is the frontman of Teenage Fanclub, and James Grant is the frontman of the Scottish band Love And Money. Last year the three friends teamed up for their self-titled debut album as Butler, Blake & Grant, and now they’ve announced its follow-up Murmurs. Out this… The post Bernard Butler, Norman Blake, & …

Last year, Mirah returned with “Catch My Breath,” featuring Flock Of Dimes and Hand Habits. It was her first song in seven years, and now the indie rocker is announcing her seventh album Dedication, which follows 2018’s Understanding. Dedication is co-produced by Phil Elverum and has Flock Of Dimes, Hand Habits, and Andrew Maguire as… The post Mirah Announces First …

Veteran Louisville Ryan Patterson started his dank post-punk project Fotocrime after his previous band Coliseum went on hiatus in 2015. Fotocrime is sometimes a solo project and sometimes a full band, and Patterson has kept it going even after Coliseum got back together and put out music under a couple of different names. Last year,… The post Fotocrime Announce New …

For the first time in nearly eight years, a new Robyn album is upon us. And this time around, she’s horny. Robyn’s last album was Honey, which came out in 2018 and which was her first in nine years. Recently, Robyn has been teasing a new LP, and she dropped her excellent single “Dopamine” in… The post Robyn Announces New …

Look, it’s harder and harder for musicians to make a living at what they do. You have to be more and more creative to figure out ways to turn music into money. But how about this: A lollipop that costs nine dollars and plays a song in your head while you eat it? Boom. Problem solved. A new golden age …

Last month, Tigers Jaw announced their new album Lost On You. The Scranton emo band unleashed the ripper of a lead single “Head Is Like A Sinking Stone,” and now they’re back with the propulsive anthem “Ghost” as well as tour dates. “The genesis of ‘Ghost’ was a chance run-in with a person I grew… The post Tigers Jaw – …

It’s PONY, baby! The giddy, consistently excellent Toronto fuzz-pop duo will release their new album Clearly Cursed in a little more than a month, and it’s shaping up to be something special. We’ve already heard a grip of early tracks: “Freezer,” “Every Little Crumb,” “Superglue,” “Middle Of Summer.” Today, they break us off with another… The post PONY – “Swallowing …

Katie Alice Greer, former frontperson for the DC punk band Priests, re-emerged last fall after a couple years out of the spotlight. In September, the now LA-based musician released “Talk To Leslie,” a dreamy pop song with the kind of downtempo electronic beat I’d expect to hear on a late ’90s chillout track. She’s got… The post Katie Alice Greer …

A couple of months ago Gladie, the current project of ex-Cayetana frontperson Augusta Koch, released a new single called “Car Alarm.” Produced by Jeff Rosenstock, it also marked the Philly punks’ debut release for Get Better Records. Today, Gladie have announced a whole Rosenstock-produced LP arriving this March called No Need To Be Lonely, and… The post Gladie Announce New …

It’s been seven years since the Twilight Sad unveiled their last album, It Won’t Be Like This All The Time. Since then, vocalist James Graham formed a side project called Gentle Sinners with Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat, and the Twilight Sad toured with the Cure a bunch of times. Now, the Scottish indie rock crew… The post The Twilight Sad …