Ian Svenonius

Merge's statement comes after The Make-Up, Nation of Ulysses, and Chain and the Gang frontman admitted to being "completely inappropriate to women."

“The trash fire burning through underground music is long overdue,” says the Nation of Ulysses/Make-Up frontman in a lengthy new statement.

Ian and Rich describe the album as "nine songs of pure ecstacy perfectly suited for the club, the car or the closet."

LA duo Patriarchy (Actually Huizenga & Andrew Means) released Asking For It last year, a record of dark, gothy electro that should appeal to fans of '80s 4AD, '00 witch house and most black-clad sounds in between...

Tonight's NYC-area shows include Peter Murphy, Richard Lloyd/Bodega, Frankie Rose/Brandy, Temples, and more...

Ian Svenonius' band The Make-Up announced a few East Coast dates for October (Philly, NYC, DC), and they've now announced West Coast shows in December.

"From the perspective of that family-sized row house, this film dives back into an array of D.C. area bands of the late 1970’s (Slickee Boys, White Boy...) and looks forward into the growth of DC’s hardcore punk scene of the early 1980’s (Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Faith...)"

Listen to new songs by Rico Nasty, Mick Jenkins, YBN Nahmir, Escape-ism, Advance Base, Say Hi, Sun Kil Moon, and more.

The 2018 edition of this Netherlands festival is curated by Asia Argento, Devendra Banhart, Moor Mother and Sons of Kemet’s Shabaka Hutchings.

Also just added to Desert Daze 2018: Julia Holter, GUM (Jay Watson of Tame Impala's solo project), Ian Svenonius' Escape-Ism, and Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers.