Titus Andronicus | An Obelisk
WHO ARE THEY? The long-serving, artistically ambitious and criminally overlooked New Jersey indie-punk band that fittingly shares a name with the doomed protagonist of a bloody Shakespearean tragedy.
WHAT IS...
Cassius | Dreems
WHO ARE THEY? The 30-year-old French EDM and synth-pop duo of Boom Bass and Philippe Zdar — the latter of whom reportedly fell to his death from a 19-storey...
Buddy & Julie Miller | Breakdown On 20th Ave. South
WHO ARE THEY? The husband-and-wife band of veteran Americana singer-songwriters who don't record together nearly often enough — almost exclusively due to MVP Buddy's neverending production and sideman chores...
The Black Keys | ‘Let’s Rock’
WHO ARE THEY? Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, two childhood pals from Akron who started a scrappy garage-blues duo that gradually smoothed out their rough edges with...
Black Midi | Schlagenheim
WHO ARE THEY? Four math-rock rule-breakers, noisy non-conformists and exciting experimenters from London who are this week's biggest, buzziest British band — and one of the few acts that...
Drivin N Cryin | Live the Love Beautiful
WHO ARE THEY? The hard-hitting, shape-shifting southern alt-rock vets fronted by singer-guitarist Kevn Kinney.
WHAT IS THIS? The 34-year-old band's breathtakingly powerful and devastatingly thought-provoking ninth studio album — which...
Mark Ronson | Late Night Feelings
WHO IS HE? The stepson of Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones, the youngest intern in the history of Rolling Stone Magazine, and — more to the point — the Midas-touched...
Willie Nelson | Ride Me Back Home
WHO IS HE? The Red-Headed Stranger. AKA Shotgun Willie. AKA Booger Red. AKA The Ambassador to Weedville. AKA Sister Bobbie’s Little Brother. AKA Trigger's Master. AKA The World's Oldest...
Hollywood Vampires | Rise
WHO ARE THEY? The L.A. hard-rock supergroup featuring Shock Rock O.G. and alcohol-turned-Republican golf addict Alice Cooper, Aerosmith guitarist and eternal Steven Tyler frenemy Joe Perry, actor-musician and semi-professional...
The Raconteurs | Help Us Stranger
WHO ARE THEY? Former White Stripes leader, sometime Dead Weather guitarist and current Third Man Records mini-mogul Jack White’s indie-rock supergroup with fellow Nashville singer-guitarist Brendan Benson and The...
The Hold Steady Top This Morning’s New Album Announcements
Looks like it's going to be another big day for new-album announcements. Within an hour this morning, I already had a slew of them to compile — topped by...
Next Week in Music | June 17-23 • 150 New Releases Headed Your Way
It's another one of those odd weeks in the new-music game. While there are more than 150 albums, EPs and singles dropping between now and next Friday, only a...
Next Week in Music | June 17-23 • New Books
If you're like me — and heaven help you if you are — you're probably reading about music when you're not listening to it. Here are the latest titles to...
Next Week in Music | June 17-23 • Music on TV
I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube. Of course, everything...
The Jackets | Queen of The Pill
WHO ARE THEY? A ferocious garage-punk power trio hailing from Bern, Switzerland (of all places), The Jackets are fronted by mascara-loving female singer-guitarist Jack Torera — and deservedly endorsed...
