what im listening to
71 songs we like from August 2020
Our August playlist includes songs by Black Thought (ft. Pusha T & Killer Mike), Deftones, The Killers, Bright Eyes, Sufjan, Bon Iver, Angel Olsen, Billy Nomates, Sweeping Promises, Jazmine Sullivan, Carcass, Mr. Bungle, Napalm Death, and more…
The Wedding Present's David Gedge made us a lockdown playlist, hosting livestream fest this weekend
The Wedding Present’s “At the Edge of the Sofa” fest includes performances from Badly Drawn Boy, Sleeper, The Primitives, and more.
Black Marble tells us about his favorite cover songs; his covers EP is out this week
Black Marble’s new covers EP is out this week and ahead of that we got him to tell us about his favorite covers, including ones by The Clash, Minor Threat, Devo, Cat Power, and more…
C-86 vets Close Lobsters tell us what they've been listening to, watching & reading during lockdown
The Scottish indiepop group, who appeared on NME’s famed ‘C-86’ cassette, released their first album in 32 back in Febraury.
hear Jesus and Mary Chain's Jim Reid's new playlist
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.
84 songs we like from July 2020
Our July playlist includes songs by Sufjan Stevens, Angel Olsen, Jason Molina, John K Samson, Matt Berninger, My Morning Jacket, Touche Amore, Crack Cloud, Fontaines DC, Napalm Death, Earl Sweatshirt, and more…
The Lemon Twigs share new single, tell us what they've been listening to during lockdown
The Lemon Twigs’ new album, Songs for the General Public, is out August 21 via 4AD. Listen to new single “No One Holds You (Closer Than The One You Haven’t Met).”
An Albatross discuss the music that influenced their first EP in 12 years
”Our music is as discombobulated as our influences. We splatter music ranging from the mid 1960s up to present day into a processor, and slowly, orchestrations like ‘Return of the Lazer Viking’ emerge,” the band says.
Protomartyr's Joe Casey tells us about what he's read, watched & listened to during lockdown
“When people ask me what I’ve ‘accomplished’ during lockdown I can only grunt ‘gained more weight’ between fistfuls of food.” – Joe Casey. Protomartyr’s new album, ‘Ultimate Success Today,’ is out now.
Mike Polizze (Purling Hiss) tells us about the music he's been listening to during lockdown
Purling Hiss frontman Mike Polizze will release his solo debut, Long Lost Solace Find, which he made with Kurt Vile, on July 31.
