Public Practice

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from Sparks, The Magnetic Fields, Sleaford Mods, Public Practice, The Dears and Peaking Lights, plus the first-ever vinyl pressing of The Eighteenth Day of May's 2005 debut.

Listen to new songs by Nick Hakim, The Rentals, The Jayhawks, Inventions, Jade Hairpins, The Beths, Amnesia Scanner, Exhumed, Omni, and more.

Our February 2020 playlist includes songs by Frank Ocean, Phoebe Bridgers, The 1975, Fiona Apple, PUP, The Strokes, Jamie xx, BC Camplight, Khruangbin, Bright Eyes, Laura Marling, Kelly Lee Owens, Megan Thee Stallion with Beyonce, DaBaby, Lido Pimienta, Chromatics and more.

Public Practice's debut album in out May 15.

Plus: Rolling Stones, M. Ward, Anna Calvi, Murder by Death, Half Waif, Vagabon, and more tours that are cancelled/postponed due to COVID-19.

Devin Townsend, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, Fennesz, and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs are also among the bands that have cancelled or postponed shows and tours amid the coronavirus pandemic.

SXSW may be canceled, but a lot of bands who were planning on playing are still touring or are on their way to the US and many of them will be in NYC this week for the 2020 edition of newish festival New Colossus.

This week's picks include Moses Sumney, The New Colossus Festival, Fessesz, Human Impact (ex-Unsane), the Planned Parenthood benefit with Courtney Love & Melissa Auf der Maur, and more.

Our February 2020 playlist includes songs by Pop Smoke, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Van Etten, Grimes, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes, Bad Bunny, The Radio Dept, Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Jason Isbell, Pictish Trail, Gouge Away, Caribou, and more.

Brooklyn's Public Practice release Gentle Grip on May 14.