“I hope I can actually sing and tears aren’t just streaming down my face,” Beach House‘s Victoria Legrand says with a giggle. Over Zoom from their headquarters in Baltimore, Legrand and bandmate Alex Scally appear relaxed and eager for things to return to normal. They haven’t played in front of a live audience in nearly three […]
Kurt Vile will release a new album (watch my moves) on April 15 via Verve Records. In support of the new album, Vile has released the first single “Like Exploding Stones” along with an accompanying video featuring Sun Ra Arkestra’s James Stewart. The track is serene in mood, with lo-fi folk elements that transcend the […]
It’s Monday morning. The weekend is still sagging in my ears. Coffee is supreme. I have this spot on Geary Street that opens early, serves the perfect medium drip and isn’t so hipster that I need to discuss their facial hair or my sneakers. As I scurry along, the fog already clinches the Bay, I […]
Immolation have one of the most consistently great discographies in death metal. Their 11th album Acts of God, out this Friday (February 18) on Nuclear Blast, meets their benchmark for excellence. It is not just their brand of death metal in its prime, but death metal itself in its prime, when it became more complex […]
After months of fan anticipation, Mitski’s recent album Laurel Hell debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and earned the #1 spot for album sales. The indie darling has seen a steady rise in fame over the past few years following her beloved two most recent albums. Laurel Hell has brought the singer a new […]
In this week’s edition of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps spoke with one of our favorite rising singer-songwriters, Cassandra Jenkins. Jenkins featured prominently on a number of our best-of lists in 2021. In their conversation, they discussed Jenkins’ childhood in a musical household, her friendship with the late, great David Berman and of […]
Soul Coughing‘s Mike Doughty performed with Sebastian Steinberg for the first time in 22 years. Yes, you read correctly. A reunion never seemed possible due to a number of issues and fissions between the bandmembers over the years. Yet, it seems like fans of the alt-rock cult favorites have something to hang their hats on. […]
Gearing up for their forthcoming album, Destroyer released the new single “Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread.” The track follows the previously released “Tintoretto, It’s For You.” Both songs are off Labyrinthitis, which is slated for release on March 25. Frequent Destroyer collaborator John Collins lent a hand with the tracks on the album, which was […]
In further support of her newly released sophomore album, Snail Mail unveiled the early demo version of the record’s lead single, “Adore You.” [embedded content][embedded content] The track by the artist regularly known as Lindsey Jordan features early lyrics and a different structure, providing the true, vulnerable lo-fi aura the song was originally rooted in. […]
Haunted Summer unveiled a cover of Daniel Johnston’s “You Put My Love Out The Door” and released its accompanying video. [embedded content][embedded content] The track is off the band’s forthcoming Whole, which is slated for release in June via Rain Phoenix’s label, LaunchLeft. Haunted Summer is comprised of husband-and-wife songwriting duo Bridgette Eliza Moody and John […]