Redd Kross' Beyond The Door opens August 23 on Merge Records (stream the title track here). A two month US tour with Melvins starts on September 3rd...
Braindrops by Tropical Fuck Storm also out August 23 on Joyful Noise (with US tour dates August 28 through September 14!) ...
On September 6, Iggy Pop will release a new album called Free ...
Magnapop's "The Circle Is Round" will be released September 27 on HHBTM (preview the song "Need To Change" here) ...
The Mark Lanegan Band will release Somebody's Knocking October 18 on Heavenly Recordings. The "Stitch It Up" video features Donal Logue reprising his character “Jimmy The Cab Driver” ...
I'm also excited that early recordings of The Embarrassment have surfaced online, including a rehearsal tape and demos from 1979, studio tapes (1981-83), and much more audio and video of the legendary blister pop pioneers from Lawrence, KS!
I can't stop listening to the 2018 self-titled debut by Rotterdam punk-pop band Lone Wolf. You may think "the band name is generic", or "the genre has been done to death", but rarely is it done this well. The songs stick in my brain like bubblegum, and they are performed with passion: anthemic vocals and guitar by Ms. Merel Schaap (ex-Bat Bites), and an airtight rhythm section that kicks like an MMA champ.
Another newish band I'm stuck on is Upper Wilds, a power trio led by the enormously talented Dan Friel from the late great Parts & Labor. You can stream or buy their 2018 album Mars on Thrill Jockey's website or on Bandcamp.
