Var releasing new album (stream a track)
Vår may share members of Iceage (who will be here soon) and share an overall dark aesthetic, but the two projects are unmistakably distinct...
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stream Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ new LP, ‘Mosquito’
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs will stream all of their new LP Mosquito starting at 3PM TODAY (4/3, aka right now). Listen in live courtesy of Noisey...
DBC readies ‘Pris’ for Dais (stream it in full)
Though Dangerous Boys Club features members of Heroin, Antioch Arrow and Get Hustle, don't mistake their latest effort, Pris, for another hardcore-centric entry...
Stream Zozobra’s new LP in full; The Austerity Program added to NYC date
Caleb of Zozobra w/ Old Man Gloom at Europa, May '12 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)
Cave In and Old Man Gloom have been inactive as of late, which gives Caleb Scolfield time to concentrate on his post-hardcore/sludge project Zozobra...
Night Birds releasing new 7″, on tour with Give and Tenement (stream, dates)
New Jersey surf-punk favorites Night Birds will release their new 7" Maimed For The Masses via Fat Wreck Chords on May 7. The single is a primer for their forthcoming LP Born To Die In Suburbia due on Grave Mistake in July...
Benoit Pioulard readies new LP, playing shows (dates, stream)
Thomas Meluch will release his fourth album under his musical alias Benoît Pioulard, Hymnal, on March 4 via Kranky. The record was made in England and Europe while on a year abroad, taking inspiration from the continent's many ornate cathedrals...
Warm Soda (ex-Bare Wires) released their debut LP, going on tour (dates, stream)
After an onstage meltdown during SXSW 2012, Bay Area band Bare Wires called it quits, though their final record, Idle Dreams, didn't come out till December...
Orca Team split; singer formed new band Week of Wonders (dates, stream)
One of my favorite albums of 2012 was Restraint by Seattle trio Orca Team and the band toured the heck out of that album, coming through NYC three times...
Vietnam releasing first LP in 5 years, touring (dates, stream)
Brooklyn band Vietnam were a fixture of the '00s local scene but went quiet a few years ago to the point where some may have wondered if they still existed...
Caveman announce new album, expand tour, playing SXSW (stream, updated dates)
We knew Caveman were finishing up their new album and now we have the details. The self-titled album will be out April 2 (a popular release date) via Fat Possum...