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Next Week in Music | May 19-25 • The Short List: 31 Titles You...

You've got a month's worth of music to get through next week. And you've got it easy — I've got to get through it all right now. So let's skip...

Next Week in Music | May 19-25 • The Short List: 31 Titles You...

You've got a month's worth of music to get through next week. And you've got it easy — I've got to get through it all right now. So let's skip...

Next Week in Music | May 19-25 • The Short List: 31 Titles You...

You've got a month's worth of music to get through next week. And you've got it easy — I've got to get through it all right now. So let's skip...

Next Week in Music | May 19-25 • The Long List: 450+ Releases On...

Today in happy musical birthdays: Surfing singer-songwriter Jack Johnson rides a wave into 50, post-punk Wreckless Eric racks up 71, country hero George Strait saddles up 73, Devo's Mark...

Next Week in Music | May 19-25 • 5 New Books

Some weeks, the book gods giveth like a loose slot machine. Some weeks, the book gods withholdeth like little bitches. I'll let you decide what kind of week it's...

Next Week in Music | May 19-25 • On TV

The telemusical pickin’s are always on the slimmest of sides after a long weekend. And next week is no exception. Oh sure, there are a few hi-de-highlights — the...

The Last Post Is Ready To Be Your Wayfinder

The Last Post makes a great first impression with his impassioned, propulsive and personal EP Wayfinder — showcasing today on Tinnitist. Logan Betz, the central Pennsylvania singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist behind...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Mansion Sweet Mansion

One of the things I love about Bruce Cockburn is that his album lyrics and liner notes often include details of when and where each song was written. If I...

Canadian Beacon | Absolute Treat, Siggimusic, Ark Identity & More New Winners

I suspect most people are looking forward to the long weekend. Me? I'm giddy as a schoolgirl at a Taylor Swift concert over the Eurovision Song Contest final tomorrow....

The Grindhouse | In/Vertigo, Ophiolatry, Augurium & More New Destruction

A couple of days ago it was 36° C. Tomorrow it might snow. You just can't depend on Mother Nature anymore. Thankfully, you can always rely on these metal...

Lampland Do Their Best To Get Serene

Lampland play it cool even though they're really a bundle of nerves on their multi-faceted and intriguing new album Get Serene — showcasing today on Tinnitist. After nearly a decade in...

Safe Houses Cheerfully Promise: I’ll Be Bad To You

Safe Houses wonder if you've thought this through on their jangly, upbeat new single and video I'll Be Bad To You — showcasing today on Tinnitist. The N.Y.C. power-pop /...

Verna Margaret Walks Away Through White Shutters, Red Door

Verna Margaret transforms heartache into empowerment in her new single White Shutters, Red Door — showcasing today on Tinnitist. The L.A. singer-songwriter brings a fresh, unapologetic edge to classic Americana...

Albums Of The Week: Tune-Yards | Better Dreaming

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Distraction, depression, and heartbreak reign supreme in 2025. “Making art in this day and age for me is a battle for focus; we’re in an...

Albums Of The Week: Ellah A. Thaun | The Seminal Record Of Ellah A....

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Through an artistic universe of great richness — experimental pop music, poetry, beat literature and occult iconography — Ellah A. Thaun has forged a loyal...

Albums Of The Week: Soot Sprite | Wield Your Hope Like A Weapon

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Originally started by Elise Cook as a one-woman lo-fi bedroom-pop project, Exeter's Soot Sprite have expanded to a three-piece. With the addition of Sean Mariner...

Albums Of The Week: The Sherlocks | Everything Must Make Sense

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “On the followup to last year's People Like Me And You, The Sherlocks return with a brand-new album that represents a bold evolution in their...

Albums Of The Week: Rokets | Bad Choices

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bad Choices is a half-hour journey into the world of high-speed rockers Rokets. The songs tell stories of anxiety, oppression, horror movies, the long arm...

Albums Of The Week: Charlie Musselwhite | Look Out Highway

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What do you get when you mix Delta, Chicago and Memphis blues? Charlie Musselwhite. He’s been writing classic songs for nearly six decades. He’s a...

Albums Of The Week: Mourning [A] BLKstar | Flowers For The Living

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Following their masterful 2020 double LP The Cycle, which showcased a bold, skittering hip-hop take on gospel music, and 2024’s emphatic blues-rock tape Ancient//Future, the...

Albums Of The Week: M(h)aol | Something Soft

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Something Soft, the second full-length album by Irish post-punk firebrands M(h)aol, is anything but. From the first note of its propulsive opening track to the distorted...

Albums Of The Week: Mares Of Thrace | The Loss

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Known for their masterful fusion of sludge, doom, and blackened post-metal, Calgary duo Mares Of Thrace push their sonic boundaries further on their fourth album...

Albums Of The Week: Hooveriii | Manhunter

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After four albums of extra-dimensional exploration, Hooveriii deliver Manhunter — with the controls set directly for the heart of the cosmic groove. Expertly synthesizing their influences...

Albums Of The Week: Goldie | Rufige Kru – Alpha Omega

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Rufige Kru is the iconic alias of drum and bass legend Goldie. One of the most revered names in breakbeat science, Rufige Kru rewired the dancefloor...

Albums Of The Week: Friendship | Caveman Wakes Up

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Friendship’s Caveman Wakes Up is an album for sleeping and waking, walking and driving, hunting and fishing, and for loitering outside a roadhouse on the...

Albums Of The Week: Dusty Rose Gang | A-One From Day One

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hailing from the southwest side of Detroit, Dusty Rose Gang make music that sounds like a celebratory summer evening with friends on the beach. The band’s...

Albums Of The Week: Peter Doherty | Felt Better Alive

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A buoyant spirit permeates Peter Doherty’s fifth solo album. Felt Better Alive is a gorgeous collection of poetic vignettes, both acoustic and orchestral, indie-folk and...

Albums Of The Week: AAA Gripper | We Invented Work For The Common Good

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “AAA Gripper have seemingly dropped out of nowhere — but the story goes back. The idea was first conjured in the summer of 2023 at the...

Albums Of The Week: Kal-El | Astral Voyager Vol. 1

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Set the controls for the infinite expanse with the staggering new epic album Astral Voyager from Kal-El. Formed in Stavanger, Norway in 2012, Kal-El established themselves...

Albums Of The Week: José James | 1978: Revenge Of The Dragon

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “José James just can’t leave the ’70s alone. Or maybe it’s the other way around. The singer, songwriter, bandleader, and producer was born in 1978, but...

Albums Of The Week: Ezra Furman | Goodbye Small Head

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hi, my name is Ezra Furman and this is the press release for my new record. Goodbye Small Head is the name of this record. It...

Calm Senses Bring You Peace & Tranquility

Calm Senses deliver a sense of Tranquility with their latest single — showcasing today on Tinnitist. The meditative collaboration between renowned composers LunaLight (Sophie) and Julia Thomsen offers an immersive...

Brett Abrahamsen | A Trio of Intriguing Releases

May 9, 2025 will undoubtedly live in infamy: The fact that Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia was somehow not the worst album released on that day (the honor goes...

Albums Of The Week: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | Carpe Diem, Moonman

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Carpe Diem, Moonman is another weird, wild, woolly and wonderful journey through the mind of Jack McEwan, the talisman of Perth quintet Psychedelic Porn Crumpets....

Albums Of The Week: Sun Ra Bullock | Plays the Organ Electric Vol. II

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “This is the third solo keyboard album by Berlin's Sun Ra Bullock — and the second with all sounds emanating from the Yamaha Electone A-55...

Gena Perala Has Two Words For You: ‘I’m Gone’

Gena Perala puts you in her rearview on her breezy new country-pop single and video I'm Gone — showcasing today on Tinnitist. Every summer, we look for songs that go...

98° Bring Their Legacy Full Circle

98° are finally looking out for No. 1 on their latest album Full Circle — showcasing today on Tinnitist. For decades, the music industry thrived on contracts that kept artists...

Lookout Tower Sing You Their Valley Song

Lookout Tower are out but not down in their poignant single and live video Valley Song — showcasing today on Tinnitist. Written during the heart of a Cape Breton winter,...

Rachael Sage & The Sequins Invite You Under Their Canopy

Rachael Sage & The Sequins have room for everyone in their warm and welcoming new Americana-pop single and video Canopy — showcasing today on Tinnitist. The resolute title track from...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | G D G B D

I don't know where I'd be without Keith Richards and Flecton Big Sky. Next year will mark a decade since I put out my first Area Resident album. I'd been...

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