Circa Survive

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

This week's playlist includes new music by Every Time I Die, HEALTH & Poppy, Bonobo ft. Jamila Woods, Animal Collective, Parquet Courts, and more

This very stacked week's Notable Releases include Grouper's acoustic guitar-heavy LP, Circuit des Yeux's grandest album yet, Lana Del Rey's second LP of 2021, My Morning Jacket's first LP in 6 years, Every Time I Die's ambitious comeback, and more...

”When you're creating and building from a place like that, where you can really let yourself go and be a little self-indulgent in that way, when people want that from you, it's very freeing. And I think you can hear that.”

Originally scheduled for May of 2020, Irvine, CA's Chain Fest now happens on Saturday, and the lineup also includes Circa Survive and more

Plus: Coldplay, Colin Blunstone (The Zombies), Shawn Colvin, Adia Victoria, and more tour and festival news.

This week's playlist includes new music by Mitski, Conway the Machine, Mick Jenkins, Gang of Youths, The Jazz Butcher, and more.

Circa Survive go in an appealing new direction on their first new song in four years. They've also got tour dates coming up...

The stacked lineups also feature '68, The Bronx, END, Spiritbox, and more...

Riot Fest returns to Chicago's Douglas Park next weekend, and the schedule for all three days, and the special Thursday preview day, is here.