The Mountain Goats released two new albums last year: the full-band Getting Into Knives and the John Darnielle-only boombox record Songs For Pierre Chuvin. They were both recorded in March 2020, right as the whole world was going into lockdown, and it turns out that Darnielle and co. made another album during that time, recorded in the week that...

To celebrate their 40th anniversary, 4AD are releasing Bills & Aches & Blues, a covers compilation where 18 artists on the current 4AD roster covering classic songs from the label’s catalog. Although the whole comp will be available on 4/2, it’s being shared in weekly EP-length installments.

Last week Godspeed You! Black Emperor revealed the imminent arrival of a new album called G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! Out the first week of April, it will be the legendary Montréal post-rock collective’s first release since 2017’s “Luciferian Towers.” The only music they have shared from the alb...

4AD turned 40 last year and, in a bit of a delayed celebration, the label has just announced that next month they’re releasing a covers compilation called Bills & Aches & Blues. It features 18 artists that are currently on their roster covering songs from 4AD’s storied history. Contributors include the Breed...

The Seattle-based hardcore band Regional Justice Center started out a few years ago as a songwriting collaboration between drummer/frontman Ian Shelton and his incarcerated brother. Since then, RJC has mostly been Ian’s concern, but the whole project hasn’t lost any of its frantic, visceral hate for a system that mechanistica...