Let’s Eat Grandma’s Jenny Hollingworth has been rolling out her solo debut as Jenny On Holiday, Quicksand Heart, and the singles so far have been top-notch. On the advance tracks “Dolphins” and “Every Ounce Of Me,” Hollingworth is bringing a deeply human indie-pop charm to maximalist ’80s pop touchpoints. Today’s new track “Good Intentions” keeps…
There is no denying the enormous influence that the late/great Ace Frehley had on rock guitarists: influencing and inspiring everyone from Tom Morello and Mike McCready to Dimebag Darrell and John 5. But longtime Kiss fans who attended Ace’s solo shows and watched interviews noticed something else about the original Spaceman: his sense of humor…
Rough Trade has announced its top 100 albums of 2025, led by Viagra Boys’ Viagr Aboys. To celebrate, the indie retailer is selling exclusive vinyl pressings tied to the top 30 albums on its list. Featured are new offerings from Geese and Cameron Winter, Turnstile, Pulp, Oklou, Bon Iver, Clipse, and others. Find the list…
Bill Callahan back! The singular indie figure will release his new album My Days Of 58 early next year. Callahan released YTI⅃AƎЯ, his last solo album, in 2022. Last year, he had a couple of songs with Noah Cyrus, which was interesting. Callahan recorded My Days Of 58 with the same group of musicians that…
Max B walked free from prison yesterday (November 9) after serving 16 years behind bars. The Harlem rapper received a 75-year sentence in 2009 for helping orchestrate an armed robbery that went awry, resulting in a man’s death. Max B, who was in another state at the time of the robbery, eventually had his sentence…
Enema Of The State was a crucial album to a lot of us growing up, and Madi Diaz is no exception. Last month the Los Angeles singer-songwriter released her new album Fatal Optimist, but it turns out she was working on another project around the same time: a track-by-track reimagining of Blink-182’s 1999 classic. Diaz’s…
Madi Diaz has released a full-album cover of Blink-182’s Enema of the State to support the Defending Our Neighbors Fund. Titled Enema of the Garden State, Diaz’s album is available exclusively on Bandcamp, via Anti-. Listen to “Don’t Leave Me” and “Anthem” below and click through to buy the album on Bandcamp. The Nashville singer-songwriter,…
Wet Leg’s sophomore album Moisturizer arrived back in July, and it’s just earned the British indie rockers a handful of Grammy nominations: Best Alternative Music Album, Best Album Cover, and Best Alternative Music Performance for album highlight “Mangetout.” Now, they’re saying they’re already done with their third album. Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Josh Mobaraki…
Charli XCX has shared the first of what will apparently be many original songs for Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming Wuthering Heights movie. “House” is a collaboration with composer and Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale. The accompanying video was directed by Mitch Ryan, who also helmed Charli XCX’s belated “Party 4 U” clip earlier this year. Watch…
Refused are still playing their last shows as Refused, but they’re also launching their new project already. Backengrillen has three out of four Refused members: vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, bassist Magnus Flagge, and drummer David Sandström, in addition to the non-Refused saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. They’re announcing their eponymous debut album today. “Backengrillen’s music is a paean to…
