Les Big Byrd

Listen to new songs by Tegan & Sara, Liam Gallagher, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Bryce Dessner/Moses Sumney, Mick Jenkins, CupcakKe, Anna Wise/Little Simz, Devon Welsh, The Mynabirds (Portishead cover), and more.

This week: crucial reissues from Stereolab, Buzzcocks and Protomartyr, plus reviews of new LPs from Automelodi, Patience (Roxanne from Veronica Falls), Brion Starr and more.

This week in the Indie Basement: Bill’s favorite albums of 2018, focusing on classic indie, college rock, and more.

Plus: watch the new video for Dandy Warhols’ ”Be Alright” from their forthcoming LP ’Why You So Crazy.’

This week: the terrific debut from Liverpool psych band The Fernweh, plus ‘Killing Eve’ soundtrackers Unloved, reviews of LPs by Mr. Twin Sister, Les Big Byrd and Suede, and the best Buzzcocks song ever.

Janet Jackson takes on NYC in her new video, plus listen to new songs by Young Thug, Les Big Byrd, Cumulus, Shortly, Mercy Union (members of The Gaslight Anthem and The Scandals), and more.

This week in the Indie Basement: influential C86 comp gets another sequel; the crisp-but-melted pop of Chicago’s Deeper, plus new singles from Smokescreens (members of Terry Malts), Sweden’s Les Big Byrd, and Arp.

Swedish band Les Big Byrd, which features Joakim Åhlund (Caesars, Teddybears) and Frans Johansson (Fireside), are back with their first new music in two years, a single that’s out digitally this week…

Minneapolis’ arch noisepoppers BNLX are back with a new album, Good Light, which is out now on Susstones. As usual, Ed and Ashley Ackerson are not shy about their influences (mostly of the ’80s college radio / UK indie variety) but they’re canny songwriters and load the songs up with hooks (even if sometimes they’re, like on “Flextime,” New Order and Echo & the Bunnymen’s hooks)…