Prince Daddy & the Hyena announce ‘Cosmic Thrill Seekers’ (stream a track)
It's a three-act, rock opera-style album but with a DIY punk sound and spirit that's based on frontperson Kory Gregory's mental health but also influenced by the Wizard of Oz
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The Wonder Years, Camp Cope & more playing the final Bled Fest
Michigan punk festival Bled Fest is saying goodbye after one last edition this May. They're also giving out new lineup clues each day this month, and the first to guess right gets a free ticket...
Laura Stevenson announces ‘The Big Freeze’ & tour (stream “Living Room, NY”)
”It was a really beautiful experience for me to make this record,” Laura says. ”It focuses on trying to heal old wounds, trying to stay hopeful, and trying not to let myself disappear.”
Artists list their top albums of 2018
We've been asking artists what albums they liked most in 2018. Here's a bunch of artist year-end lists, all in one place...
10 bands not to miss at The Fest 17 (which is this weekend)
From vets like Mock Orange (playing 'Nines and Sixes' for its 20th anniversary) to newcomers like awakebutstillinbed, here are 10 bands we think you shouldn't miss at The Fest this weekend.
tours announced: Steve Earle, Black Lips, Dillinger Four, Kississippi, Helena Deland, more
Kississippi (with Ruler and gobbinjr), Robert Glasper begins NYC residency (Yasiin Bey added), The Damned, All Them Witches, Tokyo Police Club, 6LACK, Robyn Hitchcock, Gouge Away, Adam Conover, Conor Oberst, Beak>, CupcakKe, and more tour and show news.
Foxing brought ‘Nearer My God’ to life at Bowery w/ Ratboys & Kississippi (review, pics)
The combination of their already-established talents as a live band, the new songs, the addition of a keyboard player, and the thick hues of their new light show made for an experience that was truly larger than life.
Foxing’s “Nearer My God” is their most larger than life song yet (listen)
The M83-ish indie rocker sounds readymade for stadiums, and it actually was almost left off the new album, until producer Chris Walla went to bat for it.
stream Thin Lips’ “Gaslight Anthem (The Song Not The Band)”
The song is off Thin Lips' upcoming sophomore album Chosen Family, and it features backing vocals by Frances Quinlan (Hop Along), Brendan Lukens (Modern Baseball), and Zoe Reynolds (Kississippi).
tours announced: Paul McCartney, The Shacks, Foxing/Ratboys/Kississippi, more
La Force (aka Broken Social Scene vocalist Ariel Engle); Paul McCartney; Ratboys and Kississippi added to Foxing tour; and more tour announcements.