August 12, 2025 at 9:56 am
Watch: Pisha “Who You Really Are”
Words by Marisa Whitaker, Photo by Nico Daniels and photo edited by Hamish McCallion
Oklahoma-bred and Brooklyn-based electro-pop ...
June 19, 2025 at 3:04 pm
Watch: Suzy Clue “Uneasy”
London and New York City-based singer Suzy Clue provides early 2000s-tinged goth-punk restlessness on her new single, ...
May 27, 2025 at 11:04 am
Fontaines D.C Live in NYC x Offstage with bassist Deego
Photos by Jenna Murray, Words by Lulu Rodriguez
Fontaines D.C., post punk band from Dublin played another series of sold out shows in ...
May 22, 2025 at 1:06 pm
Watch: Promiseland “Only Broken”
Promiseland’s newest single and video, “Only Broken,” is a chaotic and evocative trip of deathbed visions, reflecting the ...
February 13, 2025 at 12:11 pm
SUO Serves Romance and Heartbreak with “Arms of an Angel”
Photo by Mochi Robinson.
“Arms of an Angel,” the latest release from SUO, explores the fleeting nature of emotion. On Instagram, ...
February 7, 2025 at 2:45 pm
Listen: Alex Orange Drink “Queen Victoria” featuring Conor Oberst
We have something to satisfy your sonic thirst: Alex Orange Drink’s latest single, “Queen Victoria,” featuring Conor Oberst.
The ...
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Rare DM’s “The Ring” (Official Music Video)
Grace Jones meets Santigold on the dancefloor to the tune of Rare DM’s latest single, “The Ring,” out tomorrow. With celestial ...
January 22, 2025 at 12:12 pm
Watch: Avalon Bloom ‘Dove Fall’ + a chat in the green room
‘Dove Fall’ the latest single by French shoegaze band Avalon Bloom is out today. This is the premiere single from their ...
October 30, 2024 at 12:10 pm
Watch: November Girl ‘Clover’ + A Conversation in Paris
I met up with Willa Rudolph of November Girl in a bar called The Bottle Shop in Paris to get to know a little bit more about her, ...
October 11, 2024 at 12:51 pm
PREMIERE: Abifrail x Fastidious “Catatonic”
Today, Abifrail (Abby Manos) and Fastidious (Sarah Roth) release the music video for “Catatonic,” a glitchy new alt-techno track ...
August 28, 2024 at 11:15 am
Premiere: The Down & Outs “2345”
Article by Lauren Dalban
For the past couple of years, the sharp, gritty sound of New York City’s The Down & Outs has lingered ...
August 27, 2024 at 10:02 am
Premiere: Le Bang ‘Wannabe’
Le Bang is one of the fastest rising and hottest bands on the NYC scene right now. They have picked up the torch lit by the Dare, ...
July 21, 2024 at 1:11 pm
Watch: Homade ‘Blue Fish’
Words by Aria Cabello
Photos by Liliet Reyes
Born and bred on the debaucherous streets of New York City, HOMADE invites you into ...
July 20, 2024 at 12:07 pm
Watch: Abby Manos ‘Runnin x2’
Words by Noah Berghammer
Featured Photo and Photo 4 by Madeleine Thomas (@madthomas_)
Photo 2 by Matt Weinberger (@mweinbergerr)
Photo ...
April 26, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Watch: Ringo Starr – ‘Gonna Need Someone’
Johann Rashid (AKA Promiseland) has directed the new music video for Ringo Starr and we need this right now. A sincere message of ...
April 24, 2024 at 9:00 am
Premiere: dust drops hypnotizing new single “Trust U See”
Photo by Nikola Jokanovic
Today, Australian band, dust, drop their new single “Trust U See”, a brilliantly relentless post-punk ...
March 22, 2024 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Shallowhalo ‘Golden Thread’ + Last Call Interview
Shallowhalo at Gonzo’s – Photos by Lulú Rodriguez
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented ...
February 29, 2024 at 2:21 pm
Watch: Chicano Batman ‘Era Primavera’ + Last Call Interview
Photos by Josue Rivas
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented folk all about their lasts: last time ...
February 28, 2024 at 2:01 pm
Watch: Mazmorra Brillante & Promiseland ‘I Am Evil’ + Last Call Interview
Mazmorra Brillante at Area53 in Dumbo – Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask ...
January 25, 2024 at 11:02 am
Watch: Malice K ‘Radio’ + Last Call Interview
Malice K at Doc Holliday’s – Photos by Lulú Rodriguez
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask ...
August 22, 2023 at 12:00 pm
The Lore of Fat Dog: King of the Slugs
Photo by Dylan Coates
I first saw Fat Dog at The Great Escape in 2022. They played a 2AM set at The Green Door store — the ...
June 1, 2023 at 3:51 pm
Nunchuck-wielding Haiku Hands want you to just ‘enjoy your life’
Australian electro-punk trio Haiku Hands have evolved over the years to reach this new high point in their journey as a group putting ...
April 12, 2023 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Iguana Death Cult disrupt the status quo on psych-punk outburst “Oh No”
Photo by Tom van Huisstede
When your band name goes as hard as Iguana Death Cult you’d better damn well have the chops to back it ...
February 28, 2023 at 10:00 am
SHYBABY is here for a good time, not a long time on frenetic ‘For Rent’
Photo by Kelsey Wagner
SHYBABY returns with another massive, hyperkinetic wall of noise blending fast and furious punk with ...
February 14, 2023 at 10:00 am
Nightbus conjures a cautionary tale of late-night inevitability on “Way Past Three”
Photo by Kitty Handley
Like a fatalist combination of Dry Cleaning’s cynically deadpan poetry and the melodic magnetism of the xx, ...
February 6, 2023 at 10:00 am
Watch: Geese “Cowboy Nudes”
Photo by Kyle Berger
Geese are back! The Brooklyn 5-piece have just released their first single since their 2021 debut album ...
January 24, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Blondshell’s “Joiner”: nostalgic, earnest, “an exposed nerve”
Photo by Daniel Topete
I love Blondshell. Even the name is evocative. It makes me think of Spoon River Anthology — there’s ...
November 25, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Premiere: Bratboy “Victoria”
Photo by Cody Briggs
An ode to 60s mod style and b-list spy movies, the stylish and insanely catchy Bratboy share their latest video ...
November 14, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Premiere: Hit “Vanderbilt”
Photo by Kenny Ramos
With the video for their latest release “Vanderbilt”, Hit makes it no secret how they feel about ...
October 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Watch: HighSchool “Only a Dream”
I first saw HighSchool in a very small room up a winding flight of stairs in a pub in Brighton. It was this past May at The Great ...
October 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Big Bliss confront loss with clear eyed lucidity on “Sleep Paralysis”
Photo by Kevin Condon
Big Bliss return with the first single since the release of their lauded 2018 album, At Middle Distance, at a ...
September 23, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Watch: Moy Cohen “Pick Up The Pieces”
Words by Brett Wachtel
It’s the final moments of the last act of your favorite tv show, you’re the main character. You’re ...
September 8, 2022 at 11:00 am
Smut’s “After Silver Leaves” is a strong (re)introduction
Photo by Jaycee Rockhold
Some of my favorite music has a disconnect between how the music sounds and what the lyrics are ...
September 7, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Watch: Cutouts “Narc”
Photo by Astrid Terrazas
Barging in with a dark and winding synth line, Cutouts latest single “Narc” is hypnotic and ...
September 6, 2022 at 12:30 pm
Sorry’s “Key To The City” is striking in its solitude
Photo by Iris Luz
In stark contrast to the euphoria of “Let The Lights On”, Sorry’s latest single “Key To ...
August 26, 2022 at 12:00 pm
FIDLAR return with grimy, loud-louder-loud “FSU”
Photo by Alice Baxley
FIDLAR are back, and it’s grimy as ever.
“FSU” – for Fuck Shit Up – is so ...
May 19, 2022 at 9:00 am
Object Of Affection buzzes with electric incandescence on thunderous new track “Through And Through”
Shoegaze is most effective when adhering closely to the tenets of punk’s influence on the style, enveloping short compositions in ...
April 27, 2022 at 9:00 am
Watch: Been Stellar “Kids 1995”
Photo by Naz Kawakami
In preparation for a UK tour with The Goa Express, New York’s Been Stellar have just released their new ...
April 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Watch: Desire “Telling Me Lies”
Desire, the synth-pop project from Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel, have released their latest video/single for the sultry dance track ...
March 4, 2022 at 10:00 am
Watch: Club Intl “Ride”
Photo by Erik Lee Synder
Club Intl — the collaboration of John Eatherly (Be Your Own Pet, Public Access TV) and producer Johnny ...
February 24, 2022 at 10:00 am
Watch: Momma “Rockstar”
Momma’s latest track “Rockstar” envelopes listeners in 90s bliss with supple vocals and heavy guitars. The track ...
February 15, 2022 at 9:00 am
Watch: Dehd “Bad Love”
Listening to Dehd’s latest single “Bad Love” would not instantly bring to mind visions of a leather-clad strip club ...
January 28, 2022 at 9:00 am
Watch: NoSo “Honey Understand”
Photo by Bella Rose Porter
Recent Partisan signee NoSo has released their latest single and accompanying lyric video, “Honey ...
January 12, 2022 at 9:00 am
Fontaines D.C. explore a new darkness with “Jackie Down The Line”
Photo by Filmawi
Fontaines D.C. have been a band that has always felt very authentic and in touch with their roots and where they ...
January 5, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Turnstile’s Tiny Desk (at home) is meant to manipulate what things can or should be
Turnstile’s having their deserved, long-time-coming moment with GLOW ON, making an NPR Tiny Desk (at home) pretty much ...
December 10, 2021 at 9:30 am
SPUD serves up a heaping helping of carbo-loaded deep-fried psychedelia on debut EP
Operating from a different angle than the shadowy psych-doom project Stonefield where she holds down the low-end, Holly Findlay used ...
December 7, 2021 at 9:00 am
Watch: LANNDS “HITEM”
LANNDS craft an entire auditory landscape with their latest release “HITEM”. The track is trippy and varied — attention ...
December 2, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Watch: Wombo “One of These”
Photo by Sara Collins
Wombo’s latest release “One of These” is at once ethereal and grunge-y, haunting and ...
November 30, 2021 at 9:00 am
Wet Leg share “Too Late Now” and “Oh No” to announce their debut record
After releasing two immediately catchy and instantly unforgettable tracks this summer, Wet Leg have finally announced their debut ...
November 23, 2021 at 9:00 am
Watch: Yard Act “Payday”
Yard Act’s latest offering “Payday” is the dance track for society’s collective downward spiral. A commentary ...