Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize, awarded by a music-industry panel to the best British album of the year. The North Shields singer-songwriter’s album People Watching fended off competition from FKA twigs (Eusexua), PinkPantheress (Fancy That), Fontaines D.C. (Romance), Pulp (More), Pa Salieu (Afrikan Alien), Wolf Alice (The Clearing), CMAT (Euro-Country), and more….
Back in August, former Pixies bassist Paz Lenchantin announced her return with a solo album, Triste. Soon after the news went live, listeners on Reddit and YouTube noted glaring similarities between the lead single, “Hang Tough,” and Chico Buarque and Milton Nascimento’s Brazilian classic “Cálice.” It turns out the song’s authors, Buarque and the Tropicalía…
Avant Gardner LLC, the bankrupt owner of the Brooklyn club complex of the same name, has applied for a permit to demolish the Mirage venue, Brooklyn Paper reports. Having failed to secure reopening permits due to safety and technical issues, Avant Gardner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August and handed its assets to a…
A new Nick Cave documentary will air on Sky Documentaries this year, in tandem with the imminent, Matt Smith-helmed adaptation of The Death of Bunny Munro from Sky Originals. The Veiled World of Nick Cave features contributions from Florence Welch, Colin Greenwood, Wim Wenders, Warren Ellis, Bella Freud, and Irvine Welsh, who will share anecdotes…
This Is Lorelei’s Nate Amos has announced a new album of old songs. Holo Boy compiles 10 re-recorded tracks originally written between 2014 and 2021, all pulled from Amos’ extensive back catalog of Bandcamp releases. It’s out December 12 via Double Double Whammy. Listen to a new version of “Name the Band,” from 2021’s Jimmy…
Sun O))) have signed to Sub Pop and shared their first songs for the venerated Seattle-based label. “Eternity’s Pillars,” “Raise the Chalice,” and “Reverential” are out now on streaming services and as a limited-edition 12” vinyl single. Hear all three tracks below. “‘Eternity’s Pillars’ is named for the mid-1980s television program created and hosted by…
Heavenly—the UK indie-pop group that was active from 1989 to 1996—reunited back in 2022 and, shortly afterwards, played a few shows in their homeland. Now, Amelia Fletcher, Rob Pursey, and the rest of the band have announced a 2026 North American and European tour tied to a new record that’s in the works. The run…
Sugar, the alt-rock band Bob Mould formed after Hüsker Dü’s split, have reunited. Back with their first music and shows in more than three decades, the band is gearing up for dates in May 2026 in London and New York, with Mould alongside original bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis. The new single, “House…
Dry Cleaning have announced a major tour of North America and Europe behind new album Secret Love. The British post-punks will bring along YHWH Nailgun for the North American run, which gets started in Chicago on January 23, 2026, and includes dates at Brooklyn Steel, Philadelphia’s Union Transfer, The Wiltern in Los Angeles, and many…
Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore: 11-07 Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who?02-14 Los Angeles, CA – Sid the Cat Auditorium02-15 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall02-17 Seattle, WA – Crocodile02-18 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios03-12 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall03-14 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe03-15 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark03-17 Toronto,…
