Owen announces 2021 North American tour
After releasing ’The Avalanche,’ one of our top punk and emo albums of the year, in 2020, Mike Kinsella will hit the road for an Owen tour starting in August
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This Week’s Livestreams (Mannequin Pussy, JPEGMAFIA, Jlin, Owen, more)
Plus a Dio birthday celebration, Hiss Golden Messenger, Spotlights, Somnuri, and more things to stream this week.
Owen releases ‘The Avalanche’ remix LP ft Jay Som, Norman Brannon, NNAMDÏ, more
Mike Kinsella is also streaming a performance of ’The Avalanche’ in full, his first performance of the album.
Frail Body list their favorite albums of 2020
All three members of Illinois screamo band Frail Body told us about their favorite music of 2020.
45 Best Punk Albums of 2020
The best punk, hardcore, emo, etc that 2020 had to offer, from Jeff Rosenstock to Touche Amore to Soul Glo to Svalbard, and much, much more...
MakeWar’s Jose Prieto discusses his top 10 albums of 2020
Jose's list includes Phoebe Bridgers, Owen, The Lawrence Arms, I Am The Avalanche, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, and more, and he gave in-depth commentary on each pick...
Watch Owen’s ‘The Avalanche Live’ video series in full
The series features the American Football frontman performing the songs from his new Owen album at various locations in and around his Chicago hometown.
Watch American Football’s Mike Kinsella cover Phoebe Bridgers’ “Motion Sickness”
”Thought I’d dress up as a 20-something year old girl this year with a way better voice than me,” Mike said.
Cocteau Twins’ vast influence lives on :: 24 great artists they’ve inspired
The influence of the Cocteau Twins goes well beyond dreampop and shoegaze.
mems of American Football, Pedro The Lion & 40+ other Polyvinyl musicians form one-off bands for new comp
'Exquisite Corpse' features one-of-a-kind collaborations featuring 47 members of the Polyvinyl family, including members of American Football, Rainer Maria, Pedro the Lion, The Get Up Kids, Beach Slang, Vivian Girls, Xiu Xiu, SSLYBY, and more.