The Parkwoods have released their new song “Razor Sharp.”
Tom May of The Menzingers Starts New Podcast
Tom May from The Menzingers recently launched a podcast called Future Friday.
Fearless Records Signs Parting Gift
Parting Gift have signed with Fearless Records.
Old Best Friend Returns With New Album
Old Best Friend returns after a four year break with their new album Almost. After releasing “Anna” and “Run Out” as singles, the full album is now available on Bandcamp, Google Play, Apple Music, and Spotify.
Cassettes Share Acoustic “Love Songs on the Radio”
Cassettes have shared an acoustic version of “Love Songs On the Radio” from their new album, Wild Heart.
Tom Petty – “For Real”
Noah Gundersen Releases B-Side Album
Noah Gundersen has put up the White Noise b-sides on Apple Music and Spotify.
Wet Release Two New Songs
Wet has released a video for “Old Man” and the new song “Trust No Man.”
Robyn – “Send to Robin Immediately” Video
Robyn has released a video for “Send to Robin Immediately.”
Mike Herrera Performs “Song of a Gun” Acoustic
Mike Herrera has shared a new acoustic recording of Tumbledown’s “Song of a Gun.”
John Legend – “Preach” Video
John Legend has released a video for “Preach.”
Silverstein Announce ‘Redux: The First 10 Years’
Silverstein are releasing Redux: The First 10 Years on April 12th. The album will contain new recordings of 12 classic Silverstein songs and pre-orders are now up.
Alexisonfire – “Familiar Drugs”
Alexisonfire have released the new song “Familiar Drugs.”
Ryan Adams Cancels Upcoming Album; FBI Opens Inquiry
The FBI has opened an inquiry into Ryan Adams’s alleged communications with a minor:
In response to The Times’s article, F.B.I. agents in the bureau’s New York office on Thursday took the first steps to open a criminal investigation, according to the official, who declined to be identified because the person was not authorized to discuss it publicly.
Ryan’s upcoming album, Big Colors, has been pulled from all retailers.
AFI – “Get Dark” Video
Mike Ness of Social Distortion Signs With Concord Music Publishing
Billboard reports that Social Distortion will release their new album on Epitaph Records:
Concord said on Wednesday that a new album is in the works via Epitaph, while Craft Recordings, which represents Social D’s earlier albums along with Ness’ solo LPs, is working on various archival releases for later this year.
Albums in Stores – Feb. 15th, 2019
Todays sees new releases from Copeland, Betty Who, and Millencolin. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
The Ryan Adams Allegations Are the Tip of an Indie-Music Iceberg
Laura Snapes, writing for The Guardian:
The concept of male genius insulates against all manner of sin. Bad behaviour can be blamed on his prerequisite troubled past. His trademark sensitivity offers plausible deniability when he is accused of less-than-sensitive behaviour. His complexity underpins his so-called genius. As I wrote for this paper in 2015: “Male misogynist acts are examined for nuance and defended as traits of ‘difficult’ artists, [while] women and those who call them out are treated as hysterics who don’t understand art.” This was after, in response to an interview request, Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek told a crowd that I was a “bitch” who wanted to have his babies. Note, too, how many female geniuses are dismissed as divas, their art depicted as a symptom of disorder, their responses to mistreatment and calls for respect characterised as proof of an irrational nature.
Breaking Pangea Reunite
Breaking Pangea are reuniting for a show with Gennero on April 14th in Philadelphia. More information can be found on Facebook.
Review: Homeshake – Helium
Montreal-based singer-songwriter Peter Sagar formed his solo project, Homeshake, after leaving Mac DeMarco’s live band in 2014. Sagar found himself fatigued and “at a creative dead-end” with guitar, in turn constructing luscious bedroom-pop and lo-fi R&B. The fourth album under the Homeshake moniker, Helium, out today, is a superb showcase of an artist rebuffing the usual pigeonholes in genres, textures, and soundscapes.