The World

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Doves and The Flaming Lips, plus The Style Council, Naked Roommate (ex The World) and more.

Listen to new songs by Lydia Loveless, Matmos, Will Butler, Roosevelt, Dikembe, Maxwell Stern/Laura Stevenson, JeGong (mem MONO), The Ocean, Chynna, RZA/Ghostface, Death Valley Girls, and more...

Listen to new songs by Venomous Concept, Georgia Anne Muldrow, 6LACK, Crickets (Le Tigre, Faith No More), Burt Bacharach, Crack Cloud, and more...

This week in the Indie Basement: Bill's favorite records of 2019, focusing on classic indie, college rock, and more.

Listen to new songs by PUP, Damien Jurado, Megan Thee Stallion, Josh Ritter, Peggy Gou, Caracara, Death Angel, Jo Schornikow, Sleeper and more.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Britpop vets Sleeper and Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs, plus Oakland, CA post-punks The World, a '70s glam compilation curated by Saint Etienne, and more.

This week it's the Indie Basement picks for best LPs of 2017, tilting heavily to classic indie, college rock, and more.

It's harder and harder to figure out what really qualifies as a ”new” artist, but here are 20 that we love that are at least new-ish, from Phoebe Bridgers to Vagabon to Cardi B.

Plus: upcoming Parquet Courts tour dates.

Oakland, CA's The World release their terrific debut album, First World Record, today via Upset the Rhythm. If you dig danceable, skronky post-punk (Delta 5, Kleenex, Bush Tetras) with a sarcastic, situationist lyrical bent, The World bring energy, anger and pizazz it it.