No Joy

This week's playlist includes new music by Fiona Apple, Foxing, The Armed, Tirzah, Quicksand, Cory Hanson, Lucy Dacus, MIKE, Jose Gonzalez, Liz Phair, Greentea Peng, Lambchop, and more.

No Joy rework four ‘Motherhood‘ songs -- and cover Deftones‘ “Teenager“ -- in a harp-heavy orchestral style. “I wanted to do something that sounded bigger than Motherhood did,“ says the band's Jasamine White-Gluz.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new records from CFCF, Sorry, Ride's Andy Bell, Silver Synthetic, and Requin Chagrin, plus a new book on The Fall.

Fucked Up (ft. Matt Berninger), Sloan, Marissa Nadler + Nicole Atkins, Hidden Mothers remix album, benefit compilations for trans youth and NAMI, and more special/exclusive releases for the April Bandcamp fundraiser...

SXSW's virtual edition happens March 16-20 and includes performances from Iceage, Black Country New Road, A Place to Bury Strangers, No Joy, Sorry, Braids, Squid, Holy Fuck, and more.

CFCF says he “wanted to explore something angsty, messy, and dark, while also applying a pop sheen.“

SXSW‘s virtual 2021 festival features performances by Iceage, Black Country New Road, No Joy, Holy Wave, Penelope Isles, The Chats, Chubby and the Gang, and more.

We wish we could be in Austin this year, but we're still throwing a virtual SXSW showcase with our friends at M for Montreal...

Plus: Curve, Ryley Walker & Kikagaku Moyo, Activity, Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley & Disappears, 'Earbudz Vol 1,' Mark Mulcahy, Grant-Lee Phillips, and more.

The festive cover was part of Joyful Noise's virtual holiday special, which also featured Deerhoof, Dale Crover, Rob Crow, C.J. Boyd, No Joy, Serengeti, Thor Harris, Sound of Ceres, The Ophelias, WHY?, and more.