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Post-Punk Never Stopped Moving
Interpol and Fontaines D.C. prove the form survives when bands treat anxiety, rhythm, and negative space as engines, not costumes.
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Post-Rock for People Who Think Post-Rock Is Just Crescendos
Slint, Mogwai, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor made the genre bigger than the quiet-loud formula it gets mocked for.
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A Slowcore Starter Kit for Loud Lives
Low, Codeine, and Duster made quiet music that never felt small. Here is how to enter slowcore without reducing it to sadness in slow motion.
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Pulp Announce Live! and What Do You Do For An Encore? Film
The live album arrives August 28 via Rough Trade, while Garth Jennings' 90-minute Pulp film is due on MUBI this fall.
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The Shoegaze Revival Was Never Just Nostalgia
From Slowdive's second life to Nothing's heavy blur, modern shoegaze works because it treats the wall of sound as a living instrument.
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Johnny Marr Announces The Age Of Everything, Shares Spin
The 10-track BMG album arrives October 2, with Marr's official site previewing the new era through the lead single's video.
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No Joy and Fire-Toolz Announce Big Life, Big Leaf EP
The three-song EP arrives August 21 via Hand Drawn Dracula and Sonic Cathedral, with a new video for the title track.
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Julia Jacklin Announces The Gem, Shares Get Away From Me
The Australian songwriter's fourth album arrives September 25 via 4AD and Remote Control Records, led by a new jangle-pop single.
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Where to Start With Midwest Emo After American Football
American Football is the front door, but Midwest emo gets stranger, louder, and more useful once you walk past the house on the cover.
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Mystery Jets Share Soul River From New Album
The Twickenham indie-rock band preview A Hole To See The Sky Through with a tender new song written in memory of an Eel Pie Island figure.
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The Warning Announce Everything's Falling, Share Ritual
The Monterrey trio's new album arrives August 28 via Lava/Republic, with Ritual pushing the cycle into heavier, anxiety-wired territory.
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The Strokes Play Falling Out of Love in Full at Bonnaroo
The Bonnaroo headline set also brought Killing Lies back into the show as Reality Awaits inches toward its delayed July release.
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YHWH Nailgun Surprise Release Magazine on 4AD
The New York noise-rock band's 10-track, 11-minute release is streaming now, with a free NTS-backed London pop-up set for June 14.
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Overmono Team With Kindora on Even Angels Ghost
The new Pure Devotion preview links Overmono with Tennessee singer Kindora before the album arrives through XL Recordings on August 7.
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blink-182 Release Take Off Your Pants 25th Anniversary Edition
The pop-punk landmark is back in a 19-track edition that gathers the album and six hidden-era cuts on streaming together.
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Horse Lords Release Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!
The Baltimore-founded experimental rock quartet's new RVNG Intl. album is out now, stretching math-rock rigor into a stranger utopian shape.
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The Linda Lindas Sign to Reprise/Warner, Share Burning Out
The L.A. punk band opens a new label chapter with a Nathan Castiel-directed video and a short run of fall dates with Bleachers.
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L'Rain Announces Fata Morgana, Shares Soulless Cycle
Taja Cheek's fourth L'Rain album arrives in August via Mexican Summer, with a Mackai Sharp-directed video opening the cycle.
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Julez and the Rollerz Share Phaser From Debut LP
The Los Angeles band previews Dirty Little Rock 'N' Roller with a final single about performance, pressure, and staying loud anyway.
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Sylvan Esso Share Hot Slob, Announce North American Tour
The duo's first new single of 2026 arrives with an official video and a full-band run stretching from fall into early 2027.
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The Menzingers Share Better Angels From Everything I Ever Saw
The Philadelphia punk band preview their July album with a Britain Weyant-directed video and a song about choosing connection over cynicism.
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Wishy Announce Nature's Pill, Share Lovesick
The Indianapolis indie-rock band will release its second album October 2 via Winspear, with Lovesick opening the next chapter after Triple Seven.
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Jack White Announces Frozen Charlotte, Shares Dollar Bill
White's seventh solo album ships July 10 via Third Man Records, with Dollar Bill joining April singles G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs and Derecho Demonico.
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Underoath Announce Define the Great Line 20th Anniversary Tour
The fall run celebrates the 2006 album with August Burns Red and Atreyu on the bill, plus As Cities Burn and Emery on select dates.
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Chat Pile Announce Who Loves The Sun, Share Deep Blue
The Oklahoma City noise-rock band will release the 10-track album September 4 via The Flenser, with Deep Blue streaming now.
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Malcolm Todd Maps Out Do That Again North American Tour
The 2026 run starts in September after two festival dates, with stops at Radio City Music Hall, The Salt Shed, The Anthem, and the Greek Theatre.
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Interpol Announce This Mirror Weighs a Ton, Share Two New Songs
The New York band will release its first album for Partisan Records on August 28, led by the title track and "See Out Loud."
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Soft Cell Detail Final Album Danceteria, Share Title Track
Marc Almond and the late Dave Ball will close Soft Cell's studio catalog with a September 25 album rooted in early-1980s New York.
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Echo & The Bunnymen Postpone Philly Show After Ian McCulloch Road Incident
The band says McCulloch needed medical treatment after a road incident while traveling from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia, though his injuries are not believed to be serious.
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The Fest 24 Adds Lagwagon, Hey Mercedes, and 200-Plus Bands
The Gainesville punk institution's second wave also includes Algernon Cadwallader, Texas is the Reason, Torche, Small Brown Bike, and a pile of album sets.
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Osees Drop the Jammed-Out OFF COURSE
The five-song release landed on Bandcamp today, with John Dwyer steering the band back toward long jams, tape-burned takes, and organ-rock weirdness.
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Phoebe Bridgers Maps Phone-Free Lost Tour With Alex G and Isaac Wood
Bridgers will take The Lost Tour through North American, UK, Irish, and European arenas this fall, with phones locked away for the shows.
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Steve Lacy Announces Oh yeah?, Shares 'the feeling'
Lacy's third album is due in July via RCA Records, with a Matt Castellanos-directed video opening the next phase of his solo catalog.
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The Mary Wallopers Announce Paddywhackery, Share 'Crowns of England'
The Irish folk-punk band's third album lands in September, with a UK and Ireland run following in October and December.
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American Football Add 2026 U.S. Dates to No Feeling Tour
The added run stretches from Houston to Buffalo, with ticket signups open through the band's official tour page.
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Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy Announce 2026 Co-Headlining Tour
The 19-date S&M Tour starts September 30 in Charlotte, with Brennan Wedl and Scarlet Rae splitting support duties.
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Black Bananas Announce Bad Bunch, Their First Album in 12 Years
Jennifer Herrema's post-Royal Trux trio have signed with Fire Records, with Bad Bunch due later this year.
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The Afghan Whigs Announce Soft Control, Share "Jungle Roux"
The band’s 10th album is due August 21, with a newly announced fall run through Europe and North America following this year’s 40th anniversary dates.
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Black Marble Announces Life in Small Spaces, Shares "Jim Carol New Year"
Chris Stewart's synth-pop project returns with an 11-track album due in August and one song streaming now.
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Mastodon Release "Your Ghost Again," a Tribute to Brent Hinds
The first taste of Mastodon's next album arrives with writing credits for Nick Johnston and Joao Nogueira, and a heavy emotional center.
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Cel Ray Announce Debut Album Cel Rayzer, Share "Price of Gas"
The Chicago punks will release their 10-song full-length debut on July 24 via Exploding In Sound, with "Price of Gas" clocking in at 89 seconds.
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In This Moment Revive Taste of Chaos With Hollywood Undead, Share “Sleeping With the Enemy”
The 23-date fall run brings I See Stars, Vana, and Melrose Avenue along, while “Sleeping With the Enemy” previews In This Moment’s next album.
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Tom Morello Drops "Adjourn It" With Serj Tankian and 15-Year-Old Son Roman
The Rage Against the Machine guitarist's new protest anthem unites him with System of a Down's Serj Tankian and his teenage shredder son, ahead of his upcoming solo album on Mom + Pop and the all-star Power to the People festival.
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Blood Orange Returns With "Essex_Honey.mp3," His First New Song of 2026
Dev Hynes loops back into the world of last year's Essex Honey, sampling the Sky Ferreira track he produced more than a decade ago over a clattering breakbeat.
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Boards of Canada Release Inferno, Their First Album in 13 Years
The Scottish duo's fifth studio album, an 18-track, 70-minute double LP, lands on Warp Records and ends the wait that began with 2013's Tomorrow's Harvest.
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Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry Map "Hive Mind" Co-Headline Tour With Superheaven and Boundaries
The Kentucky hardcore band and the Florida rapper turn their February collaboration into a 24-date North American run this fall, with Superheaven and Boundaries opening every night.
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Chanel Beads Share “Dust in the Wind,” Plot Fall Tour
Chanel Beads add “Dust in the Wind,” an Isaac Eiger co-write, to Your Day Will Come and announce a fall North American run.
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Kristin Hersh Announces Sugar On Blackstone, Shares “Dark Eyed Junco”
The Throwing Muses/50FOOTWAVE leader’s new Fire Records solo album arrives in September with Rob Ahlers and Pete Harvey aboard.