NYC Popfest

Let's hope Popfest returns in 2018.

A great set from one of New Zealand's best-ever bands as part of a very enjoyable NYC Popfest finale.

Get your cardigans out: NYC Popfest is upon us and here's an exhaustive guide to the weekend's goings-on, including The Chills, Trashcan Sinatras, Allo Darlin', The Railway Children, The Primitives & more.

London trio Witching Waves make razor-edged pop with slashing guitars and a moody streak running throughout. If you like a spoonful of medicine to help the sugar go down, Witching Waves do it very well as can be heard on the group's terrific album Crystal Cafe that came out in February...

Philadelphia's Mercury Girls have a new single, "Ariana," which will be out May 20 via Slumberland. Singer Sarah Schimineck tells us, "’Ariana,' like many of our songs, attempts to take the reigns of my own nostalgia. If I can conjure up some phan…

Boston's Bent Shapes have just released a video for "New Starts in Old Dominion," the current single from new album Wolves of Want which is out now via Slumberland. The band's Ben Potrykus gave us the lowdown:
Our video for "New Starts in Old Dominion", s…

Brooklyn indiepop outfit The Hairs have been in semi-hibernation the last few years but are now set to release new album While, I Hated Life, Barbarian on June 24 via Old Flame. (Vinyl's limited to 300 copies, pre-order yours.)  The opening cut is "Barbarians," a slightly less low-fi produ…

The Scottish pop greats return with their first album in seven years.

Athens, GA noisepop duo made their new LP with MJ from Hookworms. Watch the video for "Eureka California's Night In."

This year marks the 10th edition of NYC Popfest which will happen May 19 - 22 at venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The lineup was just announced and the Popfest folks have really outdone themselves for this benchmarck year, with performances, Trash Can Sinatras, Allo' Darlin, '80s-era Fact…