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Former Chromatics Members Reunite for New Music — Listen to “The Veil”
¾ of the now-defunct Chromatics have reunited for the first time since the band's breakup to record new music. Ruth…
Pulp announce new album, their second in the 21st century
English band Pulp surprises by announcing a new album. More will be released on June 6, 2025, via Rough Trade Records,…
Sonic Connections: Stereolab and Yo La Tengo
The announcement of Stereolab and Yo La Tengo's presence on the Balaclava Fest 2025 line-up is a pleasant surprise. One…
New song: Garbage — “There’s No Future In Optimism”
Garbage will release their eighth studio album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, on May 30th, which the band…
Stereolab release new single and announce album
Anglo-French band Stereolab has announced a new album after a long hiatus. The group's last work was 2010's Not Music,…
Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70
Clem Burke died yesterday at the age of 70. Blondie's drummer from the beginning until his death, the musician also…
Artists
Helmet
The band formed in the late 1980s in New York by jazz student Page Hamilton (vocals, guitar), John Stanier (drums),…
Bon Iver
Justin Vernon's solo indie folk project Bon Iver first appeared in early 2008, when the Jagjaguwar label released his…
Deafheaven
His music was described as experimental black metal, with influences from shoegaze. The band Deafheaven was formed in…
CocoRosie
CocoRosie was formed in 2003 in Paris by the American sisters Bianca "Coco" (vocals, percussion) and Sierra "Rosie"…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra is a band from New Zealand, based in the United States, in Portland, Oregon. The group was…
Mumford & Sons
The English folk rock band Mumford & Sons was formed in 2007 in London, emerging within an underground folk scene…
