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So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place. DJ KOZE – “SPIRALEN” DJ Koze has a new double-A-side 12″ on the way on June

Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new music we’re excited about, we’ve been posting a new playlist each week with many of the songs we love that were (mostly) released that week. This week’s playlist includes new music by Arab Strap, Olivia Rodrigo, Hyd, Sweeping Promises, mary in the junkyard, Getdown Services, Part

Gogol Bordello released their new album We Mean It, Man in February, and they’ve announced some new shows supporting it. After a European run this summer, they’ll be on the road in North America in September. “Look out for the latest and the greatest incarnation of Gypsy Punk Vibration, live & unchained!,” they say. Tickets for all shows (except one that’s still to be announced) are on sale now, and you can see all dates below. We’ve also teamed up with

Mike Watt has been releasing a series of split seven-inches with artists like Papa M and Tim Kerr, “one-for-one,” via Red Parakeet records, and he’s shared a new one. It has he and J Mascis covering ’90s songs from each other’s bands, with Watt doing Dinosaur Jr.‘s “The Little Baby,” off their 1991 EP Whatever’s Cool With Me, and Mascis taking on “Formal Introduction” off Watt’s 1996 album with his ex-wife, Black Flag’

It’s another busy Friday of album releases (as you can read about on Notable Releases and Indie Basement), and there’s also a trio of high profile new singles we’re psyched for. Charli XCX technically dropped “SS26” on Thursday night. It follows her foray into “Rock Music” earlier this month, and its video has Charli walking a runway “straight to hell.” She sent out the lyrics in a post to her Substack earlier this week, and she also posted a

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been counting down to its final episode with guests like David Byrne and Bruce Springsteen. They were both announced (slightly) in advance, but the lineup for the final night on Thursday (5/21) was a total surprise. It was, of course, stacked: a two-song medley ended with night, with Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, former Late Show bandleader and musical director Jon Batiste, and current bandleader Louis Cato teaming up with Colbert for renditions of Costel

It was another busy week in the music world and Dave and I recapped a lot of it on BV Weekly, including the NYC edition of shoegaze festival Slide Away, the three Drake albums, the seemingly controversial re-recorded Car Seat Headrest album, and more. As for this week’s new albums, we highlight nine below, and Bill discusses three more in Indie Basement, including Ed O’Brien of Radiohead, Marbled Eye and Visible Cloaks. In addition to those, this week’s honorable mentions inclu

Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! As usual on a Friday before a holiday, there aren’t a lot of new releases today and I review three, including the second solo album from Radiohead‘s Ed O’Brien, plus the latest from Visible Cloaks and Marbled Eye. For this week’s Indie Basement Classic, I look back at my favorite albums of 2006 on its 20th birthday. Over in Notable Releases, you can read about Lowertown, Thomas Dollbaum, JPEGMAFIA, Hyd and more. On this week’s ep

So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place. XCOMM – “PIRATES” (FT. GHOSTEMANE) Ahead of the release of their debu

Chicago band Widemouth are releasing their debut album, No Gasoline, next Friday (5/29) via Urban Scandal Records. It was co-produced by Jack Henry and Sam Genualdi, and the band say, “There’s a lot of anger and fear in these songs…a lot of heartbreak, grief, and stories from childhood; the patient exploration of old pain that’s a cornerstone of sobriety. But at the core of it all is friendship. Not just writing about friendship, although there is a lot of that. But more so that the

UK indie-country band Brown Horse released their third album, Brown Horse, in April, and they’ve been in North America this month on their first-ever tour on this side of the pond. That wrapped up on Wednesday night (5/20) with a show at Night Club 101 with God’s Country and Adelyn Strei. They sounded fantastic as they played songs from their new album and a few older ones, and between songs they crowdsourced dinner plans and thanked fans for showing up in 92-degree heat and a thunde

Reunited Texas emo band Oakwood release their new album Blurred Away next week (5/29) via Memory Music, and they’ve announced a North American tour supporting it. There are shows surrounding their set at Sound & Fury in August, followed by a fall East Coast run in September and October. Love Letter, gapyear, Circa 40, My Better Half, Stella, Nuzzle, Mexican Slum Rats, Abbey’s Garden, Arranged in April, Camping in Alaska, Empty Parking Lot, and Joie De Vivre each open, varying by

The official Halftime Show at MetLife Stadium featuring Madonna, Shakira, and BTS isn’t the only live music happening around the World Cup. Adidas is hosting Home of Soccer popups in NYC, Los Angeles, Toronto, Atlanta, and Houston, with watch parties, tournaments, pickup games, product drops, and in two cities, performances. The NYC event happens at Brooklyn Bridge Park from June 13-July 19, and will be open from 12pm-10pm daily. PinkPantheress and Larry June both perform on June 26, and t

Hot Chip have announced the first-ever reissues of three of their most beloved, sought-after albums: 2006’s The Warning, 2008’s Made in the Dark (actually its first-ever vinyl release), and 2010’s One Life Stand. All three come on double-LP gatefold biovinyl and will be out July 17 via Domino. Preorder them in the BV shop. In addition, there are expanded digital editions for all three albums — downloads are included with vinyl and CD purchases — with tons of b-sides

New York rapper Wiki has announced a new album, Ancient History, due out June 12 via Wikset Enterprise. It follows his 2023 albums with Tony Seltzer (14k Figaro) and MIKE and The Alchemist (Faith Is a Rock), his 2023 EP, and a bunch of other releases of the past few years, and he also recently made a cameo appearance in Marty Supreme. He worked on it with a bunch of producers, including The Alchemist, Navy Blue, Dom Maker, dj blackpower, Nick Hakim, Laron, and more, and the album also features Y

Until this week, Champaign, IL heavy shoegaze vets Hum last performed at the 2019 edition of Dia De Los Deftones, but that changed on Friday night (5/15) when they headlined the first night of Nothing’s Slide Away Festival at Brooklyn Paramount. It was also their first show since the release of their excellent 2020 album Inlet, and they gave three songs off that, “Waves,” “Step Into You,” and “Shapeshifter,” their live debuts. Drummer Bryan St. Pere pass

Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. SWEEPING PROMISES Sweeping Promises are putting the finishing touches on their third album and while that’s yet to be announced, they do have a tour lined up for this fall including NYC shows at Night Club 101 on November 10, and Baby’s All Right on November 11. ANGINE DE POITRINE Viral French Canadian microtonal mathrock duo Angine de Poitrine have announced a fall tour which has them playing their bigges

Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new music we’re excited about, we’ve been posting a new playlist each week with many of the songs we love that were (mostly) released that week. This week’s playlist includes new music by Helado Tropical (Helado Negro & Reyna Tropical), CFCF ft Cecile Believe, Eartheater, Shearw

So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place. THE FIELD – NOW YOU EXIST Axel Willner is back with his first new music as The Fi

Milwaukee Metalfest returns for its fourth year since reactivating on June 4-7 at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, MI. Headliners are Acid Bath (on Friday), Killswitch Engage (on Saturday), and Ministry (on Sunday). Friday’s lineup also includes Obituary, Agalloch (their first of two sets over the weekend, a retrospective set), Death Angel (an Act III set), Incantation, Vio-lence, Pallbearer, Creeping Death, Dawn of Ouroboros, and more. Saturday’s lineup also has Suicidal Tenden