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Citizen talk new album, influences, Rob Schnapf, 'Youth' turning 10, & more

It’s been a big year for Citizen, who celebrated the 10th anniversary of ‘Youth’ with their biggest shows to date, and who are now about to release a great new album. Ahead of its release, Mat and Nick join us on the BV podcast…

Citizen announce new album 'Calling The Dogs" & tour (new video & exclusive vinyl)

Check out the breezy, catchy lead single from Citizen’s Rob Schnapf-produced fifth album and pick up our exclusive red & blue swirl vinyl variant.

How a 'Never Hungover Again' outtake and a text about Sublime led to Joyce Manor's new LP

Joyce Manor’s first album in four years is a mix of shelved old songs, inspired new songs, and an OMD cover, and its title ’40 oz. to Fresno’ was derived from an auto-corrected text about Sublime. This is about as Joyce Manor-y as it gets.

Joyce Manor announce new album '40 oz. to Fresno,' share new song & video

Joyce Manor had originally planned to take a small break from music, but instead wrote this new album, produced by Rob Schnapf and featuring 9 songs in 17 minutes, and you can hear the under-two-minutes, back-to-basics lead single now…

Angel Du$t offer up grand baroque pop on new 2-song EP, 'Bigger House' (listen)

Angel Du$t, the non-hardcore band featuring members of Trapped Under Ice and Turnstile, are really swinging for the fences on these new songs, and it’s some of their best work yet…

Kurt Vile announces new album 'Bottle It In,' shares new 9-minute song

The album features contributions from Stella Mozgawa, Kim Gordon, Cass McCombs, Mary Lattimore, and others.

Joyce Manor expand their sound on the excellent 'Cody' (listen to it)

It’s the best album yet by a band that already proved themselves. And it may very well be the best rock album of 2016 released thus far.