This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Yard Act, The Soundcarriers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Boy Harsher, Kids on a Crime Spree, and Bronze.
The King Gizzard remix album will be out in January and also features DāM-FunK, Geneva Jacuzzi, Peaches, Peaking Lights, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, and more.
Just Like Heaven launched in 2019 with a lineup that could've come out of someone's mid to late 2000s iTunes playlist during indie rock's popularity boom, and it's coming back in 2022.
Shamir, Kele Okereke of Bloc Party, TOKiMONSTA, Kelly Lee Owens, Daniel Avery, Rina Sawayama, Tkay Maidza, Ryan Hemsworth, Zola Jesus, JD Samson, Jlin, The Blessed Madonna, Sam Smith, Boys Noize, and more also paid tribute to the influential producer, who passed away at 34.
This week's playlist also includes new music by Smino, Amanda Shires, Adult Mom, Fontaines DC, CHAI, Goat Girl, Billie Eilish, Rosalia, Kiwi Jr, Palberta, Bill Callahan, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, The Besnard Lakes, Lande Hekt, Jonsi, Arca, Asphyx, The Best of the Worst, R+R=NOW, Duke Deuce, Tindersticks, and more.
Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow, Peaches, Linda Perry, Angie Stone, K. Flay, Valerie June, Lilly Hiatt, Morgane Stapleton, and Nona Hendryx also join her for the song, which celebrates the 48th anniversary of the landmark legislation.
Listen to new songs by Tropical Fuck Storm, Bully, High Contrast (ft. Kae Tempest), The Phoenix Foundation (ft. Nadia Reid), Old 97's, Drew Citron, Cross Record (Daniel Johnston cover), Buddy, Wayfarer, and more.
It's pretty all over the place genre-wise, including songs from Dolly Parton, Spiritualized, Sheryl Crow, The Archies, Richard Hell, Charles Manson, Tommy James & The Shondells, Lee Hazelwood, The Cure, Peaches, The Stooges and more.