Versus
Bill's Indie Basement (8/16): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week: reviews of new albums from Ride, Oh Sees, Versus and Dry Cleaning, plus a new Radio Dept reissue and The High Lamas’ Sean O’Hagan goes solo.
'+/- {Plus/Minus} announce new EP, touring w/ Versus (listen to "Driving Aimlessly")
It’s Plus/Minus’ first record in five years.
57 songs we like from July 2019
Our July 2019 playlist includes tracks by Angel Olsen, Bon Iver, Sleater-Kinney, Chelsea Wolfe, Jenny Hval, Whitney, Purple Mountains, Ride, The Flaming Lips, Rosalia, Beyonce, Lingua Ignota, and more.
21 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Devendra Banhart, Frank Turner, Eve, L’Épée (Anton Newcombe & The Liminanas), Doe Paoro, Drab Majesty, the Lion King soundtrack, and more.
Versus detail first album in nine years, share "Mummified"
Indie rock vets Versus released a new EP last month, and have now announced details of ’Ex Voto,’ their first album in nine years…
pre-Versus band Flower prep 1st record in 29 years, touring w/ Sebadoh (stream 2 songs)
Before forming Versus, Richard and Ed Baluyut played in NYC indie rock band Flower, who traveled in similar noisy circles to Sonic Youth and Swans and released two albums and an EP before calling it quits in 1990. The original lineup have gotten back together and will release…
Ex Hex played Elsewhere with Versus and Thick (pics, setlist)
Mary Timony and Betsy Wright both have amazing stage presence and chemistry, ripping their huge stadium sized riffs effortlessly, and barely seeming to break a sweat while trading lead guitar licks.
72 songs we like from March 2019
Our March 2019 playlist includes songs by Brutus, Sky Ferreira, Emel Mathlouthi, Solange, Little Simz, Holly Herndon, Weyes Blood, The National, American Football, CHAI, Rosalia/J Balvin, and more.
Versus prep first new records in 9 years (listen to "Invisible Love"), playing SXSW
It’s been nine years since indie rock vets Versus released an album but they’ll play catchup this year. Meanwhile, Versus-related groups Flower and +/- are working on new records too.
SXSW announces 250 more 2019 artists (Deerhunter, Stealing Sheep, more)
The music portion of SXSW 2019 runs March 11-19 in Austin, TX and other just-announced artists include The Dirty Nil, Versus, Waco Brothers, Combo Chimbita, Public Practice, Sloppy Jane, and more.
