Cursive

Criteria (the band led by former Cursive member Stephen Pedersen) are releasing their first album in 15 years on Cursive’s label, and they break the exciting news in a funny video featuring a ping pong match between Stephen and Tim Kasher…

Plus: Dave Hause, Sinead O’Connor, Lana Del Rey, The Movielife’s holiday shows, Eaux Claires Hiver, Polica, Caroline Polachek, and more tour-related news.

Listen to new songs from City Girls, DJ Shadow, Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire), The Young Knives, Homeboy Sandman, Cursive, Corridor, The Dodos and more.

Plus: Tim Kasher (Cursive), AC Newman (New Pornographers), Jeff Rosenstock, Waxahatchee, Brian Posehn, Nardwuar, and more have paid tribute to the Muffs singer, who sadly just passed away.

Most of the album comes from the same sessions that birthed last year’s Vitriola, which reunited Cursive with original drummer Clint Schnase and longtime producer Mike Mogis…

Listen to new songs from Cursive, Ben Watt (Everything But the Girl), Ariel View, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Zeta, Josienne Clarke, Gatecreeper, Street Sects, and more.

Listen to new songs by DaBaby, Drahla, Sean O’Hagan (High Llamas), Dropdead, Nervus/Milk Teeth, A Giant Dog (Arcade Fire cover), Say Sue Me, Blue Hawaii, Hubert Lenoir/Kirin J. Callinan, and more.

Listen to new songs by Pixies, Lucy Dacus (Springsteen cover), Efterklang, Cursive, Hayden Thorpe (Wild Beasts), Automatic, Chris Farren, Pussy Riot, and more.

Also: Bikini Kill vs Taking Back Sunday, Against Me vs Guided by Voices, Flaming Lips vs Rancid vs Glassjaw vs Descendents, and more….

Headliners include blink-182 (playing ‘Enema of the State’), Slayer (final Chicago & Milwaukee show), Bikini Kill, Jawbreaker, The Flaming Lips (playing ‘Yoshimi’), and more…