Genre

Indie

244 stories RSS feed

Everything filed under Indie, newest first. The feed carries the same list, so a reader app can watch it for you.

FestivalsSeptember 2

M for Montreal adds TVOD and Skiifall to its 2026 festival lineup
The 21st edition runs November 18 to 21 across ten venues in the city.
ToursSeptember 2

Ben Howard plays his first Argentina show on a South American tour
The English songwriter reaches Deseo in Buenos Aires on September 24, then Sao Paulo.
LegalSeptember 2

D4vd's old fake-blood merchandise video resurfaces during his murder case
A friend says his behavior grew withdrawn and secretive before his arrest, according to a new interview.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Grumpy release "The Whale" from the album Unfindable Ring
The New York band's second preview is a co-write between Heaven Schmitt and guitarist Diego Clare, who directed its video.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Toner announce the album Dynasty House, their first in five years
Samuelito Cruz previews the Smoking Room release with a song called Cleo.
ToursSeptember 2

Edwin Raphael and Wayfinding book west coast Canadian tour dates
Exclaim reports two fall runs, one behind the album I Know a Garden and one ahead of A Nest of Wrens.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Radio Free Alice announce a debut album and talk up supporting Geese
Noah Learmonth calls What's In Between a coming of age record, and remembers sharing a stage with Cameron Winter in Australia.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Post Common set a self-titled first EP
The Brighton trio, drawn from JOHN, TRAAMS and Sisterland, put out four tracks on Brace Yourself on 20 November.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Parannoul releases a new Huremic record, No Dancing Allowed
The anonymous South Korean shoegaze musician has been quiet all year under his main name, but keeps working under his alter egos.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Font announce the album American Bully XL and share the song "Texas"
The Austin-founded band drop the dance-punk tag on the lead single, a shimmering track closer to Hovvdy than to their last record.
FestivalsSeptember 2

Le Guess Who? completes the festival bill for its 20th anniversary edition
Nirosta Steel, Martina Camargo, Okkyung Lee, Shadia Mansour and Cody ChesnuTT join the Utrecht programme, which runs 5 to 8 November.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Danish artist Fine sets October 23 for the album "Jazz Dreams"
Thirteen songs written, recorded and mixed alone for Escho, shaped over sixteen months and tested in live sets and an NTS residency.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Sam Burton shares "Fairweather Friend" from his third album
The title track arrives before an October release on Captured Tracks, and is the first song the singer produced himself with his touring band.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Jake Bugg announces the album Alamo and a 2027 UK and Ireland tour
The seventh record arrives November 13 on Thirty Tigers, led by the single "Never Can Tell".
ReleasesSeptember 2

Belfast producer cosign shares the single "Too Far For What"
Marsha Greer co-produced the shoegaze-leaning track with Chris W. Ryan for Our House Online.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Edinburgh band Curiosity Shop share the single "About A House"
Songwriter Ruairidh Wallace built the track from years of writing about the homes he has lived in.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Gwenllian Anthony announces her first solo album as GWEN, titled UMA
The former Adwaith member shares "POP!", a swipe at industry gatekeepers, as the record's second preview.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Always You announce the album Against The World and share its title track
Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum produced the Los Angeles twins' record, folding drum and bass into guitars.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Eau Claire band gash share the single "data master"
A third preview from the album at least you know what you're laughing at, due on Fire Talk's Angel Tapes.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Little Grandad announce their debut album Speak Softly, Son with Tiny Feet
Brothers Jack and Harry Lower built the London band's blood harmonies at their family home.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Sheherazaad announces her debut album Khudgarzi and shares Andhera
The composer recorded across Brooklyn, London and the Bay Area after a broken engagement.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Pet Fox announce their second album Balance, their first record in four years
The Boston trio cut it in seven days at Drop of Sun with producer Alex Farrar.
BusinessSeptember 1

Oso Oso will open Mark Quinlan's Feral Twin label with a new album
An Exchange of Information arrives on November 6 as the imprint's first release.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Oso Oso announce the album an exchange of information for November
Jade Lilitri's Long Island project leads with "know you know me better" and a surprise string part.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Lily Seabird shares Lightspheres on Their Way, the title track of her album
The outro was improvised in the studio and drew on a Brent Mydland song from the Grateful Dead.
ToursSeptember 1

Lily Seabird adds December dates to her 2026 North American tour
The Burlington songwriter plays a single Canadian show in Montreal before a hometown finale.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Oso Oso announce the album an exchange of information with a new song
Jade Lilitri's sixth record is the first release on Feral Twin, a label started by Hop Along's drummer.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Alana Markel keeps it spare on the new single Not Likely
The New York songwriter follows last year's EP I Love You with a piano and vocal alternate take.
FestivalsSeptember 1

End Of The Road publishes stage times for its 20th anniversary festival
Pulp clash with Earl Sweatshirt on Saturday, and CMAT with Kurt Vile on Sunday.
ToursSeptember 1

Grouper confirms rare European shows including Glasgow and two London nights
Liz Harris plays Cafe OTO twice in November after a slot at Le Guess Who? in Utrecht.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Irish band Amble preview their album Love And All Its Wares in Dublin
The trio played five songs at the Ruby Sessions, the weekly showcase above Doyle's pub.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Elbow play debut album Asleep In The Back over three Manchester Ritz nights
Guy Garvey told NME about the 25-year-old record, its cancelled contracts, and a follow-up shaped partly by David Bowie.
BusinessSeptember 1

Cameron Winter's Carnegie Hall concert film opens in theaters November 20
The Paul Thomas Anderson-directed, Benny Safdie-produced film runs a 35mm North American tour this fall.
ToursAugust 31

half-alive announce a seven-date North American tour behind the EP Billions
Josh Taylor and J. Tyler Johnson open in Atlanta on Oct. 30 and finish in Los Angeles on Nov. 17.
ReleasesAugust 31

Told Slant share the single Sailor days before the album What's Up arrives
Stereogum called the third preview from the record a tearjerker rather than the casual thing its title suggests.
ReleasesAugust 31

Total Wife rebuild a dead hard drive into the EP come.back.down.x.recovery
Four salvaged files went out to Winter, Full Body 2, TAGABOW and Scott Cortez, and the results land on 9 October.
ReleasesAugust 31

Omni mark ten years of the album Deluxe with an expanded reissue
The two disc set adds the original demos, two singles from 2017 and a pair of songs nobody has heard.
ReleasesAugust 31

The Sewing Club share the single Bark before their debut album Sew
The Nashville band play UK dates from 15 October, then a US run supporting Chase Petra.
FestivalsAugust 30

Neighbourhood Weekender 2027 line-up: Paul Heaton, Reytons and Courteeners headline
Rick Astley plays his home town, and a Hacienda Presents takeover joins the Sunday bill in Warrington.
ToursAugust 30

Manchester band Courteeners play to 30,000 at Wythenshawe Park, their biggest crowd
The Vaccines played their debut album in full, and Liam Fray told Manchester he had never dreamed of a gig this size.
ReunionsAugust 30

Pete Doherty says Babyshambles are armed and dangerous after the reunion tour
A live album from KOKO lands on October 9, and The Libertines have finally agreed a plan for the next record.
ReleasesAugust 30

Rex Orange County plays the unreleased song Elvis with Turnstile's Brendan Yates
A Village Underground warm-up came first, then a guest turn on Boredom during Tyler, The Creator's headline set.
ReleasesAugust 29

The Olivia Tremor Control share the song Advice From The Oceans
It is the third preview of The Same Place, the Elephant 6 band's first album in 27 years.
ReleasesAugust 28

Nicole Dash Jones turns to indie pop on the single LOSER
The British singer, now living in Los Angeles, made it the title track of an album due in December.
ReleasesAugust 28

Mac DeMarco puts four tour-only CD albums on streaming at once
Forty-seven songs handed out on discs at gigs, most of them titled with the dates they were recorded.
ReleasesAugust 28

Friendly Fires return with first new music in seven years
The St Albans duo share 'Lose All Your Friends,' their first song since 2019's Inflorescent.
ReleasesAugust 28

HYUKOH share a video for the eight-minute song KoK
Song Seoyoon set the clip during a sports day at an arts high school.
ReleasesAugust 28

Gently Tender set their second album This Was Once Fields for October 16
Frontman Sam Fryer wrote the single Don't Sleep about a late night ride across London.
ReleasesAugust 28

Jamie T sets his sixth album Ghosts (100 Days Of Mourning) for October 9
Built out of voice memos spanning his whole career, after a burnout he says he has come through.
ToursAugust 28

Fontaines D.C. book 20 tour dates across 14 countries for the autumn
The run opens in Lisbon five days after Dopamine Chamber lands and finishes at the O2 Arena.
ToursAugust 28

Madra Salach book their first North American tour dates for November
Five shows for the Irish alt-folk six-piece, ending with a Canadian debut at the Garrison in Toronto.
FestivalsAugust 28

Jamie T asks Reading festival for a slot and gets 33 minutes 10 seconds
The number is a nod to his single 3310. He opened The Grid stage at noon on August 28 and closed with Zombie.
ReleasesAugust 28

(untitled) halo turn LA sprawl into the song aimee lou wood freestyle
The track opens the quartet's self-titled debut, due 6 November on Dirty Hit.
ReleasesAugust 28

Pulp document their London comeback shows on a live album
Live! was recorded at the O2 last summer and comes out on Rough Trade, with a concert film to follow.
FestivalsAugust 28

Kasabian headline the first Thursday night in Leeds Festival history
Serge Pizzorno called the slot history from the stage, closing a night opened by Arkayla and The Lathums.
ToursAugust 28

Porij will support Sports Team on their UK tour
The Manchester four-piece play all eight September dates before DIY Alive 2026 at EartH Hackney on 3 October.
ReleasesAugust 28

Anyx releases Starlink, a debut album from the former Anchoress singer
Anna Lucia Nissen took the title from mistaking the branded satellites for stars.
ReleasesAugust 27

Starsailor reissue their debut album Love Is Here for its 25th year
Parlophone puts out the remaster on October 2 with a disc of BBC sessions, and the band play the record in full on tour.
ReleasesAugust 27

Big Thief's new triple album, Horsepower, premiered live at a Nashville show
The 29-song album was performed in full at the Ryman with guests including Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch.
ReleasesAugust 27

Tiny Habits share the single Love Ruins Everything from the album Keepers
The trio describe a song caught between wanting a relationship and wanting to be left alone in one.
ReleasesAugust 27

Superfan announces debut album My Piledriver Heart
Kali Priya Flanagan, who once recorded as KALI, previews the record with In The Gold Room.
FestivalsAugust 27

Beyond The Music festival adds a second wave of acts for its Salford edition
SILVERWINGKILLER, Another Country $$$$ and ALT BLK ERA join a bill that runs beside panels, keynotes and an AI summit.
BusinessAugust 27

Lambchop star in Joke Country, a ten-minute comedy film about a radio interview
Kurt Wagner directed it and Henry Phillips plays him, opposite Steve Marsh as the host.
ReleasesAugust 27

Beaks announces the first album ALDIE with the single little silver
Anna Francesca made the Vienna project's debut with Markus Windisch during a turbulent stretch; dottidot releases it in November.
ReleasesAugust 27

Elephant Stone release ASHA, the psych pop band's tenth album
Rishi Dhir's Montreal group put the record out on Elephants On Parade after singles including Fascists Killed Yer Rock'N'Roll.
ReleasesAugust 27

HYUKOH release the eight-minute single KoK with Yu Su co-producing
The South Korean band's second song since 2024's AAA follows Godspeed! by a week.
FestivalsAugust 27

Beyond The Music festival adds Tom A Smith, Gans and The Slow Readers Club
The Salford event runs across MediaCity from October 6 to 9 and opens with a 24 Hour Party People screening.
ReleasesAugust 27

Current Joys shares WILDFIRE, a second single from the album ROSEBUD
Nick Rattigan wrote the song coming out of a few years of self destruction; the record lands on November 6.
ToursAugust 27

Inspiral Carpets tour bus in M74 crash that put two people in hospital
The collision happened in Scotland in the early hours of August 24 as the band travelled south between UK dates.
ReleasesAugust 26

Agnes Obel details new album The Meaning Of Flowers
The Danish artist discussed the record in an exclusive interview.
ReleasesAugust 26

untitled (halo) announce self-titled debut album
The LA band shares the single 'aimee lou wood freestyle.'
ReleasesAugust 26

Seattle duo Chinese American Bear are back with the song 'Dance Dance Dance'
The Seattle duo share new music.
ReleasesAugust 26

'Chromophobia' is the new track from anonymous collective The Sick Man of Europe
The anonymous collective previews their upcoming album The Intermittent Signal.
ReleasesAugust 26

Joe Glass shares new single 'It's No Wonder'
The Chicago songwriter, also of Sharp Pins, follows his January solo debut Snakewards with a new track.
ReleasesAugust 26

Michael Nau announces new album Popfly
The indie songwriter, known for Page France and Cotton Jones, shares the title track ahead of an October 23 release.
ReleasesAugust 26

Jasper Llewellyn of caroline puts out his first solo single, 'For The Teacher'
The post-rock collective's member steps out with 'For The Teacher,' out via Rough Trade.
ReleasesAugust 26

Just Penelope releases new song 'Sister'
The Bloomington trio share the opening track from their debut EP, Great Lake.
ReleasesAugust 26

Ziemba shares new song 'We Implode'
The single is the third preview of her upcoming album The Braid, due this fall.
ReleasesAugust 26

THAO shares new song 'Catch As Catch Can' with Neko Case
The song is the third single from her comeback album Show Me, following 'Fossils' and a Tune-Yards and Linda Lindas feature.
ReleasesAugust 26

Diles Que No Me Maten discuss new album Escrito en Agua
Frontman Jonás Derbez traces the Mexico City band's fourth record to childhood memories of his jazz-musician father.
ReleasesAugust 26

Phoebe Bridgers covers Nirvana song 'Lithium' for BBC Live Lounge
The session, recorded before she postponed UK shows for appendicitis, also featured songs from her album Lost Weekend.
ReleasesAugust 26

Rayland Baxter details first album in 4 years, True Violet
The record, previewed by single 'Better Man,' follows the death of his father, Bob Dylan sideman Bucky Baxter.
ReleasesAugust 26

Shaina Hayes announces new album and Quebec tour
Take the Case of a Rose, her third record, arrives November 13 via Bonsound alongside an 11-date spring tour of Quebec.
ReleasesAugust 26

Julia Jacklin performs atop a skyscraper in new video for 'The Hardest Thing'
The single previews her album The Gem, out September 25 via 4AD.
ReleasesAugust 26

Lamplight detail the album Lick The Spoon, Let It Soften
Ian Williams follows the band's self-titled 2024 debut with a single called Clover and more of what they call creek-steeped folk.
ReleasesAugust 26

Neighbour Club announce debut EP Snail Mail
The London indie rockers follow their first-ever single with a September EP.
ReleasesAugust 26

Hope Of The States' Sam Herlihy launches solo single via text-adventure game
'Insignificance' arrives ahead of his debut solo album Poltergeist, due in October.
ReleasesAugust 26

Sarah Meth details debut album Something Shameful
'Don't Touch Me You're My Hero' arrives with a video featuring members of Shame and Sorry.
ReleasesAugust 26

Kate Bollinger lines up a new EP called Shop Girl
The Richmond singer-songwriter follows her 2024 debut album with the release's title track.
ReleasesAugust 26

BINA. releases new single 'The Art Of Anger'
The South London artist continues her 'Soft Rage' era.
ReleasesAugust 26

Blur's debut album Leisure turns 35
A new look back argues the record is an underrated blend of northern and southern indie sounds.
ToursAugust 25

Arcade Fire's frontman will spin a rare DJ set at an LA Halloween show
He fills a vacancy left by the late synthwave pioneer Kavinsky.
ReunionsAugust 25

The Spook School are back together, working on album Like A Heartbeat
The Scottish indie-pop band, who split in 2019, share the single 'Falling.'
ReleasesAugust 25

Westside Cowboy share new song "Dobro"
The Manchester band calls it their strut song, ahead of their debut album this month.
BusinessAugust 25

Paul Thomas Anderson's Cameron Winter concert film due in November
The buzzed-about Carnegie Hall performance is getting a cinematic release.
ReleasesAugust 25

Winter shares mixtape-version song 'hide-a-lullaby' with Peel Dream Magazine
The shoegaze artist, recording as just Winter, also recently joined Stereogum as a video contributor.
ReleasesAugust 25

2nd Grade unveil new album Girls and Boys, due October 30
The Philadelphia band's 20-track record splits ten songs about girls from ten about boys.
ReleasesAugust 25

Tommy WA releases new EP Hope Our Paths Cross
The Ghana-based songwriter discusses community, kindness and his upcoming African tour.
ReleasesAugust 25

Stephen Steinbrink details upcoming album In a Split Mirror
The Oakland songwriter follows his 2023 album Disappearing Coin with the single 'Magic Mirror.'
BusinessAugust 25

Afternoon Bike Ride warn touring musicians after Stripe froze their merch sales
The Montreal trio says the payments company refunded card sales from four US tour stops without warning.
FestivalsAugust 24

The full 2026 lineup for Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX is here
Umru and Tygapaw round out a bill that also includes American Football, Perfume Genius and Lido Pimienta.
ReleasesAugust 24

Michael Whittle shares new single 'Chokehold'
The LA-based composer and songwriter continues stepping out from soundtrack work.
ReleasesAugust 21

beabadoobee shares new single 'Memories'
Her new album Pylon is due September 18.
FestivalsAugust 21

DIY Alive 2026 lineup grows with Porij, Picture Parlour and more
They join Sports Team, Nell Mescal, FEET and Walt Disco on October 3 at Dalston's EartH.
ReleasesAugust 20

Oh Louise shares new track 'Machine Angel'
The Maine-based teenage songwriter previews her debut album, Everything On High.
ReleasesAugust 20

Mystery Jets detail new album A Hole To See The Sky Through
The Yoko Ono-inspired follow-up to A Billion Heartbeats takes a more optimistic turn.
ReleasesAugust 20

Wild Pink release new album Still Coming Down
Under the Radar's review calls it the band's loosest, biggest-sounding record yet.
ReleasesAugust 19

Teenage Fanclub unveil a video for 'There Was You'
The single previews their album Do Not Dare to Dream, out October 9 via Merge.
ReleasesAugust 18

Wishy shares new song "Sensational"
It follows earlier Nature's Pill singles "Lovesick" and "All The Rage" from the fuzzy indie rock band.
ReleasesAugust 18

Porch Light, the Minneapolis indie rock band, announce debut album "Hush"
The 11-track record, recorded with producer Caleb Wright, comes out September 18 via Mom + Pop.
ReleasesAugust 18

Westside Cowboy, the Manchester band, release debut album "It Goes On"
The quartet, fresh off winning Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition, stayed true to their unpolished, community-driven sound.
ReleasesAugust 18

Yoo Doo Right, the Montreal duo, announces fourth album with a run of Canadian tour dates
Build and Rest... arrives November 6 via Mothland, previewed by the six-minute single "Doldrums, Doldrums, Eviler Than the Devil."
ReleasesAugust 18

Julia Holter shares new song "Materia 2"
Materia arrives Friday via Domino and revisits a song from her 2024 album Something in the Room She Moves.
ToursAugust 18

American Football, the emo and post-rock band, announces return to Argentina
The show lands December 2 at C Art Media in Buenos Aires, three years after the band's first-ever Argentine date.
ReleasesAugust 18

Arny Margret covers the late Prins Polo's song "Hakk og spaghetti"
Margret first performed the tribute at a memorial concert for Prins Polo, who died of cancer, and the cover is out now via One Little Independent.
ToursAugust 18

Status/Non-Status and By Divine Right announce a joint Canadian run
The 14-city tour kicks off in Winnipeg on October 2 and wraps in Thunder Bay on October 21.
ReleasesAugust 18

Holy Motors share new song "Hellishly Hot"
It's the third preview of their album Heaven's Night, announced in June and due from the Estonian dream-pop band.
ReleasesAugust 18

Penelope Isles unveils a video for new track "Another Kind of Love"
Their new album, 3, arrives September 25 via Bella Union after a five-year gap and a surf trip to Portugal.
ReleasesAugust 18

Stef Chura shares new tracks "Lovesick" and "Thunder And Lightning"
The songs arrive ahead of her fall album Dancing Alone On The Concrete, made in Athens, Georgia with Robert Schneider.
ReleasesAugust 18

Wishy's "Sensational" video paves the way for new album "Nature's Pill"
The Indianapolis band's sophomore record lands October 2 via Winspear.
ReleasesAugust 18

fish narc announces new album "Uncle," shares single "Much Less Me"
The Olympia-rooted, now LA-based band is signed to K Records and channels early Sub Pop and Mudhoney.
ReleasesAugust 18

Blondshell shares new song "Fur Elise," the closing track on album "Violins"
The record, out September 25 via Partisan Records, tackles friendship, religion and the body rather than romance.
BusinessAugust 18

London duo Lover1k sign to Underplay Recordings
Their first release for the label is the new single "On My Own," produced with Big Softy.
ReleasesAugust 18

Phoebe Bridgers releases 'Lost Weekend,' her first album in six years
A hidden track only plays if a listener rewinds from the CD's very first song.
ReleasesAugust 18

The Tubs share new song "Now And Then"
It's the third single from their new album Hard Life, out via Merge Records.
ReleasesAugust 18

Squirrel Flower shares new song "Cleveland"
It's the fourth preview from her upcoming album, after "Reelin," "Not Me" and "Sick Tooth."
ReleasesAugust 18

Blondshell releases new track "Fur Elise" from album "Violins," out next month
She tours the UK and Europe this winter behind the record, produced once again by Yves Rothman.
ReleasesAugust 18

Wishy get animated for "Sensational" video from new album "Nature's Pill"
Director Jess Dunn built the clip from roughly 2,130 individually shot images.
ReleasesAugust 18

ILA release new single "Sorry" ahead of album "Motherland"
Producer Mikko Gordon, known for work with The Smile and Idles, shapes the four-piece's incoming record.
ReleasesAugust 18

Yoo Doo Right confirm fourth album "Build and Rest..."
The Montreal duo share lead single "Doldrums, Doldrums, Eviler Than the Devil," built on layered odd time signatures.
ReleasesAugust 18

Glenn Donaldson's The Reds, Pinks And Purples detail companion album "True Love Daydream"
The project arrives September 25, written during the same sessions as recent album "Acknowledge Kindness."
ReleasesAugust 18

Succulents channel C86 energy on new single "Work It Out"
The boy-girl duo's fuzzy indie pop draws comparisons to early Belle & Sebastian and The Concretes.
ReleasesAugust 18

Oren Ambarchi trio release album "Serpentine" with Christer Bothen
The improvising group behind three Ghosted records slows its pace for a fourth collaborator steeped in Malian and Gnawa music.
ReleasesAugust 17

Indie band Wild Pink share video for the title track "Still Coming Down"
Frontman John Ross says the song is mostly about his son and the overwhelming love of becoming a father.
ReleasesAugust 17

Seattle indie band Telehealth releases new album "Green World Image"
Members Alexander Attitude and Kendra Cox aim the satire at tech-driven displacement in their hometown.
ToursAugust 17

Comedian and singer-songwriter Whitmer Thomas sets a "Terminal Crew of Dudes" tour
The run backs his new HBO comedy special and its companion live album, with his brother and longtime friends in the band.
ReleasesAugust 17

Twilark previews new single "Prettiest Way to Die"
The Raleigh-based indie folk act keeps its lush, tender sound going.
ReleasesAugust 17

Chicago's Marital Bed announce self-titled debut album
The five-piece's debut arrives December 4.
ReleasesAugust 17

Wild Pink to release new album "Still Coming Down"
The record features contributions from MJ Lenderman and Hand Habits' Meg Duffy.
ReleasesAugust 17

Andy Shauf marks a decade of "The Party" with a reissue
The anniversary edition adds previously unreleased tracks and arrives this fall.
BusinessAugust 17

Luce Mawdsley scores three-track EP for a Catherine Opie documentary
"Dream, Baby Butch" arrives September 4, with proceeds benefiting Liverpool LGBTQ+ charity Sahir.
ReleasesAugust 17

Dinosaur Jr. celebrates new album with four NYC shows
The band is turning the release of "There Near" into a New York takeover.
ReleasesAugust 17

Phoebe Bridgers puts out a video for 'I Can't Wait'
Directors Chris Maggio and Pablo Rochat follow a fly's view of Los Angeles for the Lost Weekend track.
ReunionsAugust 17

Felt, jangle-pop band, reunites as Feel for their first show in 37 years
Three original members brought out Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch at Glasgow's Glas-Goes Pop festival.
ReleasesAugust 17

Johnny Flynn and Lillie Flynn detail collaborative album "Beam Cottage"
The 14-track record, due November 6, is named for the cottage where they grew up.
ReleasesAugust 16

Weakened Friends will sell a live album through independent shops only
Live From Hell is a double album recorded at The Sinclair in Boston, and it arrives September 25 as a limited pressing.
ReleasesAugust 16

Townies answer Wednesday with a new song called Wednesday
The two acts have now each named a track after the other.
FestivalsAugust 16

Zimmer90 plays an unreleased track at Sziget Festival
The German dream-pop band previewed a song ahead of a tour due in three months.
ReleasesAugust 15

Phoebe Bridgers, indie singer, unveils hidden "Lost Weekend" track featuring Isaac Wood
The former Black Country, New Road vocalist will also join dates on her upcoming UK and European tour.
ReleasesAugust 15

Raavi, New York indie band, returns with new song "second thoughts"
It's the group's first new music since 2024's "The Upside" EP.
BusinessAugust 14

Alex G scores Jane Schoenbrun's Cannes-winning slasher Camp Miasma
He shared the first song, 'Pain Is the Heart of Love,' with Paul Buchanan of the Blue Nile, for their third film collaboration.
ReleasesAugust 14

Paco Cathcart's The Cradle announces "Get Yourself A Man & Other Love Songs"
Cathcart returns to the moniker after releasing an album under his own name last year.
ReleasesAugust 14

Smug Brothers detail new album "Pinhole To Vortex"
The Ohio quartet counts a former Guided By Voices drummer among its members.
ReleasesAugust 14

Anna St. Louis and Jarvis Taveniere launch new duo project Panamint
The pair chose a Post Malone song for their unlikely debut cover.
ChartsAugust 14

The Reytons score a second UK Number One album, beating FLO to the top
The self-released Rotherham band say A Love Letter To A Broken Town got there without a single mainstream radio play.
ReleasesAugust 14

Julia Jacklin covers Sugar Ray's song 'Every Morning' for Triple J
She recorded the cover for the Australian station, and it lands about a month before her next album, The Gem, arrives on 4AD.
ReleasesAugust 14

Mari Rubio's more eaze project announces new album "valley and structure"
It adds to a catalog that already spans several other side projects and collaborations.
ReleasesAugust 14

Soccer Mommy marks debut EP's 10th anniversary, joins American Football onstage
Sophie Allison's breakout EP first landed her on Stereogum's 2016 Best New Bands list.
ToursAugust 14

Sweet Pill relocates a Houston tour date after the venue hosts a political event
The original venue booked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton the same night as the emo-punk bill.
ReleasesAugust 14

Julia Jacklin reworks a Sugar Ray song for Triple J
The Australian singer picked a hit most people haven't thought about in years.
ReleasesAugust 14

Something Specials release debut album "Somewhere Up There" after wildfire loss
The record follows singer Taylor Olin losing her Altadena home in the Eaton fire and the surprise viral rise of the band's earlier single "Love."
BusinessAugust 13

Alex G and Paul Buchanan have a song on a new film soundtrack
It is Alex G's third film collaboration with the director Jane Schoenbrun.
ReleasesAugust 13

Brunch put out a double A-side single, Please Kill Me and Man Alive
A home movie style video for the songs was shot on a dirt track mid-race.
ReleasesAugust 13

Pete Ferguson of Wuh Oh starts a new band, Ferguson Hi-Fi, with the single Get Over It
Stevie Jackson of Belle & Sebastian and Dave McGowan of Teenage Fanclub play on the track.
ReleasesAugust 13

Dud, the trio John K Samson had before the Weakerthans, gets a first release
All profits from the release go to Islamic Relief's Palestine appeal.
ReleasesAugust 13

Phoebe Bridgers fills Lost Weekend with guests, from Mike Kinsella to Alex G
The Mike Kinsella feature was hinted at months ago in a GQ profile of American Football.
ToursAugust 13

Kakkmaddafakka set a Buenos Aires date at Niceto Club
It is their only show announced there so far, and a new studio album is coming this year.
ReleasesAugust 13

Townies release new song "Wednesday," answering Wednesday's song "Townies"
The LA-via-Boston emo band delivers on a promise made after Wednesday's "Bleeds" release.
ReleasesAugust 13

Modest Mouse brings out Califone frontman Tim Rutili in Chicago
The pair played rare Ugly Casanova tracks together during the Chicago show.
BusinessAugust 13

Dummy signs to Polyvinyl, reveals album do you love the color, then of the sky
Pitchfork says the record moves through dream pop, breakbeat and trip-hop.
ReleasesAugust 13

Mathy Oxford band TTNG returns with a surprise new EP
Original vocalist Stuart Smith rejoins for the band's first new music in about a decade.
ReleasesAugust 13

The New Eves' Nina Winder-Lind previews solo track "Foremothers"
The Brighton-based artist keeps up her solo output alongside her band.
BusinessAugust 13

Bohemian National Cemetery keeps its indie concert series despite remains allegations
The Beyond The Gate series keeps booking the Chicago cemetery even as it faces the accusations.
ReleasesAugust 13

Matt Pond PA's Learn How To Lose video features actress Kate Walsh
The song began as a basement demo Pond sent upstairs to his wife, songwriter Anya Marina.
ReleasesAugust 12

Starcleaner Reunion release new single Lay On Plastic Moment
Singer Jo Roman says the song documents her complicated return to New York.
ToursAugust 12

Sadurn schedule North American tour
The tour previews new album "The Underworld," due October 16 via Run for Cover Records, and stops in Montreal and Toronto.
ReleasesAugust 12

Phoebe Bridgers books phone-free UK shows as her album Lost Weekend lands
Union Chapel, Circuit, Chalk and Electric each get a matinee and an evening set.
ReleasesAugust 12

Ebbb release debut album "Shallow Hits"
Producer Lev Ceylan, vocalist Will Rowland and drummer Scott MacDonald recorded it with Tom Stafford in an intense, fortnight-long studio stint.
ReleasesAugust 12

Blossoms and Declan McKenna recorded a single in a hot tub
Frontman Tom Ogden told NME how the session came about.
ReleasesAugust 12

Getdown Services release second album "Massive Champion"
Sarah Jamieson called the 13-track record "A ridiculous triumph" in her four-and-a-half star DIY review.
ReleasesAugust 11

Essy Sparrow shares single Weak At The Knees ahead of an October EP
The track comes from Gossip From A Coastal Town, an EP she has due in October.
ToursAugust 11

Phoebe Bridgers lines up small UK record store shows for Lost Weekend
The shows land in August and are set up with independent record stores.
ReleasesAugust 11

Sadurn line up an October album called The Underworld
A song from it, "never tell me", is out now.
ReleasesAugust 11

TTSSFU announces a remix EP called Blown Again
Adult DVD and The Healing Power Of Horses are among the acts reworking the tracks.
ReleasesAugust 11

Lael Neale signs to a new label and details her next album
Recorded with Guy Blakeslee on a Tascam cassette machine, the LP is self-released via her new imprint Consensual Sound.
ToursAugust 11

Wavelength books Volur, A Horse Named Friday and Charles Spearin for a Toronto concert
The all-ages show, staged in the church's fire-damaged ruins, is presented with Sonic Boom and the art exhibition "Where Walls Meet Sky."
ReleasesAugust 11

Slow Fiction releases debut album "dollhouse"
Andy Von Pip scored the record 7.5 out of 10, calling closer "Turning down flowers" a glorious way to close it.
ReleasesAugust 11

The Tallest Man on Earth announces new album
Kristian Matsson's follow-up to 2023's "Henry St." is due October 9 via Anti-, with a North American tour to follow this fall.
FestivalsAugust 11

Reading & Leeds festival partners with Spotify on personalized playlists
The feature scores each fan's music taste against this year's line-up and builds them a personalized playlist ahead of the August bill.
ToursAugust 11

Interpol add a Village Underground afterparty before their tour with Bloc Party
The intimate London show follows Interpol's support slot for Deftones at All Points East's Outbreak Fest day, and comes as their ninth album arrives this month.
ReleasesAugust 11

Singer-songwriter Fenne Lily sets fourth album Win Win for October
She previews it with a new song called Sleeping and a run of intimate release shows before the record's proper tour.
ReleasesAugust 11

DIIV name A.G. Cook as producer of fifth album ZIRP!
DIY says Cook pushed the shoegaze band's sound toward brighter, hookier pop.
ReleasesAugust 10

Singer-songwriter Lily Seabird sets her album Lightspheres on Their Way for October
She wrote the album's newest single, The Afterglow, the day folk musician Michael Hurley died, scrawling it on the back of an electric bill in a coffee shop.
ReleasesAugust 10

Notes From Under Ground shares new single "Solid Relations"
Last Dinosaurs guitarist Lachlan Caskey's solo project previews an EP out next month.
ReleasesAugust 10

Lucy Dacus brings Julien Baker onstage at the Outside Lands festival
It's the second time this year Dacus has shared the song live with someone other than its original guest, Hozier.
ReleasesAugust 9

Art d'Ecco sets fifth album Scheele's Green for October, trailed by The Death of Indie
Paper Bag Records puts it out, with a video sending up four tech oligarchs.
ReleasesAugust 9

A lost 1983 recording of Glenn Branca's symphony surfaces as a new record
The audience tape sat unheard for decades until a UK archivist tracked it down.
ReleasesAugust 8

The Guest List, a Manchester indie band, release new single Mundane
Frontman Cai Alty sings about the grind of everyday chores, NME reports.
ToursAugust 7

Declan McKenna adds small UK shows before his Reading and Leeds slots
The warm-up run hits Inverness, Dundee, Stockton-on-Tees and Stoke this month.
ReleasesAugust 7

DIIV name their new album ZIRP! and release The Fountain
A.G. Cook produced the record, which the band has not put out yet.
ReleasesAugust 7

Lonnie Gunn shares new single "Pink Butterfly Wing" as her EP arrives
The song grew out of an ex professing love again after Gunn had already moved on.
ReleasesAugust 7

The Mountain Goats release new album "Days"
Frontman John Darnielle built the record around a newfound appreciation for '90s rock nostalgia.
ReleasesAugust 7

Florence Road share new single "7563"
The Irish band's last single became a No. 1 Irish radio hit and a TikTok staple.
ReleasesAugust 7

Susanne Sundfør details an album drawn from Julian of Norwich
Its words come only from the earliest known book written in English by a woman.
ReleasesAugust 6

Melbourne songwriter Suzi puts out a single called Short Lived
Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years took her on tour as support last year.
ReleasesAugust 6

The Van Pelt set fifth album Remain Obscure for September 18
The 11-track record was cut at a New Jersey studio with engineer Adam Vaccarelli.
ToursAugust 6

Phoebe Bridgers will preview album Lost Weekend inside 40-plus planetariums
A custom visual show plays alongside the record, and the run starts Monday 10 August.
ReleasesAugust 6

Slow Fiction release debut album "Dollhouse"
The Brooklyn five-piece formed post-pandemic from friends of friends spread across the US.
ObituaryAugust 6

John Douglas, guitarist of the Trashcan Sinatras, has died at 62
His death came four days after the band released its first album in a decade, Ever the Optimist.
ReleasesAugust 6

Opus Kink releases new album "The Sweet Goodbye"
The Brighton sextet's debut leans on horns, warped grooves and guest vocals from The New Eves.
ReleasesAugust 6

Lonnie Gunn releases debut EP "2013 horsemeat scandal"
The New Jersey-born, Brighton-based singer-songwriter named it after a real 2013 meat-labeling story.
BusinessAugust 6

Singer Alfie Templeman postpones shows to get help for substance abuse and depression
The dates he pushed back included shows with Bastille and at 110 Above Festival.
ReleasesAugust 5

Renny Conti joins label Mom + Pop and details second album Split Second
The Brooklyn songwriter previews it with the single Impossible Truth, out now.
ReleasesAugust 5

Westside Cowboy release single Dobro from debut album It Goes On
The Manchester-born band's slacker rock cut features Jimmy Bradbury on lead vocals.
FestivalsAugust 5

Outside Lands festival will livestream its 2026 sets on Amazon Music
Sets from The Strokes, Charli XCX, Turnstile, Baby Keem and Death Cab for Cutie can be watched from home.
ReleasesAugust 5

American Football release a video for Wake Her Up
Wisp joins the Midwest emo band on the track and its Los Angeles-to-Paris video shoot.
ReleasesAugust 5

Cameron Winter answers talk that he sings on a Phoebe Bridgers album
A review points to two Lost Weekend songs credited to a mystery guest named Son-John Johnson.
FestivalsAugust 5

Mutations Festival adds 71 more acts to its 2026 Brighton bill
Dove Ellis, Squid and Working Men's Club lead the new names.
ReunionsAugust 5

Liz Harris of Grouper reunites her shoegaze band Helen with a new album, Linda's Head
Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman round out the trio, and Harris plays six solo tour dates this September.
ReleasesAugust 5

Arlo Parks reworks her song Floette with rapper John Glacier
DIY calls the pairing a celebration of queer joy, released ahead of her fall tour.
FestivalsAugust 5

Mutations festival adds Dove Ellis, Walt Disco and Panic Shack to its Brighton bill
TTSSFU, Silver Gore and Alice Costelloe also join, under headliners Mike D and Fat Dog.
ToursAugust 5

Dove Ellis lines up a headline UK and Ireland tour for 2026
The run opens in Glasgow this November behind his Mercury-shortlisted album.
ReleasesAugust 4

Phoebe Bridgers releases introspective new album Lost Weekend
DIY calls the record a dense, unpredictable opus shaped by her father's death and a new relationship.
ReleasesAugust 4

Asher White puts out the single Stage Diva from her coming album
She calls the song a tongue-in-cheek take on fame, ahead of Love Aggregates in August.
ReleasesAugust 4

Cellist and singer midori jaeger releases safe ahead of her EP (Re)planted
The London musician explores what it means to feel secure inside an uncertain living situation.
BusinessAugust 4

Singer-songwriter Sam Burton signs with Captured Tracks and lines up a third album
Fairweather Friend follows a car accident that split his band, and the lead single is I'm A Stranger.
ReleasesAugust 4

The Wow! Scenario is a new band project from comedian James Acaster and Graeme Wicks
Their first album took twenty years to finish, and its lead single is called Zacuti!
ReleasesAugust 4

This Is Lorelei shares the single Oh No Now My before a September album
Nate Amos says the anthemic track went through three earlier versions before landing.
ReleasesAugust 4

Way Dynamic puts out the single Officially from the album Massive Shoe
The Melbourne songwriter Dylan Young wrote it the week he met his girlfriend.
FestivalsAugust 4

Wings Of Desire say the Valley Fest stage they were booked on did not exist
The indie duo travelled for hours with an 11-week-old baby, then said they will not be gaslit into calling it a miscommunication.
FestivalsAugust 4

Gorillaz, The Strokes and FKA twigs to headline Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
The festival runs on November 28 and 29 at Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
ReleasesAugust 4

Yaelokre's Keath Osk starts a solo era with the single And The Hound
The debut solo album is called Foreword, and tour details came with it.
ToursAugust 4

Sports Team book eight small UK shows for September
The dates run before the band headline DIY Alive 2026 in East London.
ReleasesAugust 3

Alex Amor releases Inside, the last single before her debut album
The album, Heavenly Bodies, arrives August 22 via VERO Music.
BusinessAugust 3

Jagjaguwar signs singer-songwriter June McDoom, who has a first album on the way
The single Without You leads her debut record, Follow The Light, due in October.
ReleasesAugust 3

Danish band Lowly announce a fourth album and share its title track
It is their first full-length in three years, and the band self-produced it this time.
ReleasesAugust 3

Margaret Glaspy releases Reminder before her album I Am Both lands on Friday
The song weighs the suffering of others against her own experience of showing up.
ReleasesAugust 3

The Wldlfe announce their new album Revolver for October 2
The band pairs the news with two new songs, Lips and Parachute.
FestivalsAugust 3

Pitchfork Festival London adds DIIV and Panda Bear to its 2026 festival bill
The second wave of names includes Panda Bear and Sonic Boom joining the Avalanches at Roundhouse and DIIV topping the Dalston Takeover.
ReleasesAugust 3

Highsigh, formed from Deerhoof and Jobs, release the album Once Bend
The Quietus calls the trio's debut a dense mix of exploratory backgrounds, comparing its title track to the Beatles' "Revolution 9" and Talk Talk's "Eden."
ReleasesJuly 31

Chrissi shares reflective new single The Scariest Part
The Essex singer-songwriter wrote the song after blocking an ex mid-flight to a new country.
ReleasesJuly 31

Lucia & The Best Boys release '80s-leaning second album Picking Petals
DIY hears the Scottish act finally settle into a sound after a shakier debut, with Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry joining for one track.
ReleasesJuly 1

Indie folk singer Selines releases second album "(Nostalgia)" on Interscope
The 13-song set traces what leaving home means, from her Bronx upbringing to the pull of Los Angeles's mexicana scene.
ReleasesMay 22

Sofish releases debut album "Femme Illustree"
The Mexican pop singer channels grief and love's aftershocks into a record inspired by Ray Bradbury's 'The Illustrated Man.'

M for Montreal adds TVOD and Skiifall to its 2026 festival lineup

Ben Howard plays his first Argentina show on a South American tour

D4vd's old fake-blood merchandise video resurfaces during his murder case

Grumpy release "The Whale" from the album Unfindable Ring

Toner announce the album Dynasty House, their first in five years

Edwin Raphael and Wayfinding book west coast Canadian tour dates

Radio Free Alice announce a debut album and talk up supporting Geese

Post Common set a self-titled first EP

Parannoul releases a new Huremic record, No Dancing Allowed

Font announce the album American Bully XL and share the song "Texas"

Le Guess Who? completes the festival bill for its 20th anniversary edition

Danish artist Fine sets October 23 for the album "Jazz Dreams"

Sam Burton shares "Fairweather Friend" from his third album

Jake Bugg announces the album Alamo and a 2027 UK and Ireland tour

Belfast producer cosign shares the single "Too Far For What"

Edinburgh band Curiosity Shop share the single "About A House"

Gwenllian Anthony announces her first solo album as GWEN, titled UMA

Always You announce the album Against The World and share its title track

Eau Claire band gash share the single "data master"

Little Grandad announce their debut album Speak Softly, Son with Tiny Feet

Sheherazaad announces her debut album Khudgarzi and shares Andhera

Pet Fox announce their second album Balance, their first record in four years

Oso Oso will open Mark Quinlan's Feral Twin label with a new album

Oso Oso announce the album an exchange of information for November

Lily Seabird shares Lightspheres on Their Way, the title track of her album

Lily Seabird adds December dates to her 2026 North American tour

Oso Oso announce the album an exchange of information with a new song

Alana Markel keeps it spare on the new single Not Likely

End Of The Road publishes stage times for its 20th anniversary festival

Grouper confirms rare European shows including Glasgow and two London nights

Irish band Amble preview their album Love And All Its Wares in Dublin

Elbow play debut album Asleep In The Back over three Manchester Ritz nights

Cameron Winter's Carnegie Hall concert film opens in theaters November 20

half-alive announce a seven-date North American tour behind the EP Billions

Told Slant share the single Sailor days before the album What's Up arrives

Total Wife rebuild a dead hard drive into the EP come.back.down.x.recovery

Omni mark ten years of the album Deluxe with an expanded reissue

The Sewing Club share the single Bark before their debut album Sew

Neighbourhood Weekender 2027 line-up: Paul Heaton, Reytons and Courteeners headline

Manchester band Courteeners play to 30,000 at Wythenshawe Park, their biggest crowd

Pete Doherty says Babyshambles are armed and dangerous after the reunion tour

Rex Orange County plays the unreleased song Elvis with Turnstile's Brendan Yates

The Olivia Tremor Control share the song Advice From The Oceans

Nicole Dash Jones turns to indie pop on the single LOSER

Mac DeMarco puts four tour-only CD albums on streaming at once

Friendly Fires return with first new music in seven years

HYUKOH share a video for the eight-minute song KoK

Gently Tender set their second album This Was Once Fields for October 16

Jamie T sets his sixth album Ghosts (100 Days Of Mourning) for October 9

Fontaines D.C. book 20 tour dates across 14 countries for the autumn

Madra Salach book their first North American tour dates for November

Jamie T asks Reading festival for a slot and gets 33 minutes 10 seconds

(untitled) halo turn LA sprawl into the song aimee lou wood freestyle

Pulp document their London comeback shows on a live album

Kasabian headline the first Thursday night in Leeds Festival history

Porij will support Sports Team on their UK tour

Anyx releases Starlink, a debut album from the former Anchoress singer

Starsailor reissue their debut album Love Is Here for its 25th year

Big Thief's new triple album, Horsepower, premiered live at a Nashville show

Tiny Habits share the single Love Ruins Everything from the album Keepers

Superfan announces debut album My Piledriver Heart

Beyond The Music festival adds a second wave of acts for its Salford edition

Lambchop star in Joke Country, a ten-minute comedy film about a radio interview

Beaks announces the first album ALDIE with the single little silver

Elephant Stone release ASHA, the psych pop band's tenth album

HYUKOH release the eight-minute single KoK with Yu Su co-producing

Beyond The Music festival adds Tom A Smith, Gans and The Slow Readers Club

Current Joys shares WILDFIRE, a second single from the album ROSEBUD

Inspiral Carpets tour bus in M74 crash that put two people in hospital

Agnes Obel details new album The Meaning Of Flowers

untitled (halo) announce self-titled debut album

Seattle duo Chinese American Bear are back with the song 'Dance Dance Dance'

'Chromophobia' is the new track from anonymous collective The Sick Man of Europe

Joe Glass shares new single 'It's No Wonder'

Michael Nau announces new album Popfly

Jasper Llewellyn of caroline puts out his first solo single, 'For The Teacher'

Just Penelope releases new song 'Sister'

Ziemba shares new song 'We Implode'

THAO shares new song 'Catch As Catch Can' with Neko Case

Diles Que No Me Maten discuss new album Escrito en Agua