Sparta

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.

Plus: Bright Eyes, Life is Beautiful, and more tours, festivals and events affected by COVID-19.

This week's Notable Releases include The Strokes' first LP in 7 years, Sparta's first in 14, Laura Marling's warm new album, emo up and comers Stay Inside's killer debut, and more.

Sparta's first album in 14 years is out this week.

The lineup includes full-album sets from Hot Water Music, Cursive, Samiam, and The Flatliners, plus Modern Life Is War, Strike Anywhere, Torche, A Wilhelm Scream, Good Riddance, and much more...

A roundup of all the March installments of punk/pop punk/emo/etc column In Defense of the Genre, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

”We went from rehearsing several times a week for our release shows to being scattered around the Upper Peninsula of Michigan locked down in quarantine.”

Listen to new songs by MGMT, Blake Mills, Katie Alice Greer (Priests), The Acacia Strain, JPEGMAFIA, Sparta, Black Pumas (Death cover), Oh Land, and more.

Listen to new songs by R.A.P Ferreira, JPEGMAFIA, Wardruna, Blood Command, Radiohead, Rick Ross, Sparta, Alanis Morissette, Vanessa Carlton, Exhorder, Peter Bjorn and John, Mount Sharpe,and more.

Sparta's upcoming album 'Trust the River' includes the two singles they put out after reuniting in 2017, and the just-released ”Believe.”