Anxious

Plus: Gang of Four (with David Pajo on guitar), Ride 'Nowhere' shows, Dave, Chain Fest, Big Thief, CHAI, Tig Notaro, and more tour and festival news.

This week's playlist includes new music by The Specials, Anxious, Sturgill Simpson ft. Willie Nelson, Deafheaven, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and more.

Connecticut emo/melodic hardcore band Anxious have been prepping their anticipated debut album for a while, and now they've signed to Run For Cover and released its first single...

The 39-song comp also features new material from Restraining Order, Regional Justice Center, Citizen, Terror, Rule Them All, Life's Question, Magnitude, and many others...

Wicca Phase is doing an East Coast tour with direct support from Anxious, plus Wild Red and Fantasy Camp on select dates, and he's also playing LA with Ethel Cain and Døves...

This great double bill just became a great quadruple bill in select cities...

BrooklynVegan and Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits) both have livestream shows on Vans Channel 66, and this Thursday we're teaming up for one big mash-up/crossover episode that airs across our two timeslots...

In 2011, the new wave of post-hardcore came into full effect with seminal albums by Touche Amore, Pianos Become the Teeth, La Dispute, Defeater, Title Fight, and more. This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks back on those albums for their 10th anniversary, the overall punk landscap…

The January roundup of punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news and features, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

Listen to new songs by The Hold Steady, Mr. Eazi, Anxious (Elliott Smith cover), Brent Faiyaz/Tyler the Creator, Flee Lord/Stove God Cooks, Buggin (Beastie Boys cover), Worn, Alcest, and more...