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Joanna Newsom, Vampire Weekend, Billie Eilish, Mannequin Pussy, IDLES, Julia Holter, Knocked Loose, MGMT, glass beach, and more albums we can’t wait to hear in 2024.

Plus Judas Priest, OSEES, Belle and Sebastian, Peter Hook & The Light, Tinashe, Dropkick Murphys, Mannequin Pussy / Soul Glo, and more tour and show news.

‘Late Developers‘ was recorded at the same time as 2022‘s ‘A Bit of Previous‘ and features a duet with Camera Obscura‘s Tracyanne Campbell. You can read the album’s bio by Jeff Rosenstock now.

Jason Hall’s year-end lists are always entertaining and full of great music, and this year’s list ranges from indie pop to black metal to country to punk and more…

Listen to new songs by Nervus, Holy Fuck!, Frontperson, Tomberlin, Mdou Moctar, Camera Obscura, Sumerlands (new song & Fleetwood Mac cover), Red Baraat’s Sonny Singh, and more…

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Superchunk, King Hannah, Johnny Marr, Bambara, ADULT., and Holodrum.

Record Store Day 2022 happens April 23 and they’ve just announced this year’s list of exclusive releases, as well as a second drop day, June 18, as a “safety net” date for records that may encounter supply chain issues

Superchunk‘s 12th album features appearances by Sharon Van Etten, Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Wye Oak’s Andy Stack, Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell, Owen Pallett, and more.

There are also upcoming listening parties with Rufus Wainwright, Maximo Park, The Horrors, Culture Club, Electrelane, Camera Obscura, The Wedding Present, OMD, Badly Drawn Boy and more.

One of the best independent labels of the last three decades, Merge Records has released so many amazing records over the years — here are 20 of our favorites.