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30 essential songs from the shoegaze / heavy crossover

Inspired by the release of Hum’s first album in 22 years, we put together a list of 30 essential songs that occupy the middle ground between shoegaze and heavier music – a sound which has existed for decades but is now more prominent than ever.

28 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Failure’s Ken Andrews, Dessa, Calexico, Lavendar Diamond, Cocorosie, Seba Kaapstad/Oddisee, Chastity, Ariel Pink, Rinse/Hatchie, Myd/Mac DeMarco, and more…

Watch Failure's Ken Andrews discuss studio recording, The Cure, Steve Albini & more

The Failure frontman appeared on a new episode of Gibson Guitars’ ‘Behind The Board’ series, which premieres right here…

Paramore album guide - a look back on 5 albums of unique evolution

As we approach the 15th anniversary of Paramore’s debut, this edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at their full studio discography and how they evolved and transcended their emo/pop punk roots like few others.

In Parallel (mem Hopesfall) prep EP made with Failure's Ken Andrews (stream a track)

“When it came time to mix the EP, Mark asked who would be at the top of the list and we jokingly threw Ken’s name out there thinking there’s zero possibility it would ever happen,“ Ryan Parrish says.

Failure frontman says drummer Kellii Scott is "totally recovering well from his cancer surgery"

Failure drummer Kellii Scott is cancer-free, and he continues to successfully recover from his two surgeries.