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...
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.
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.
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.