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Photo by Chloe Aftel Any day we can bring you new to us heavens to betsy is a great day. The feminist punk duo of Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer have released "my secret," which I believe was recorded as a demo way back in 1992. It's a raw song, and has that stripped down quality we have always loved about the band. It's just over two minutes of blistering punk, even if it is a mid-tempo song. heavens to betsy have always been one of the more forgotten or underrated bands of their generation. Hopefully that changes with their upcoming tour and the release of baby's gone next month. "my secret," and the rest of their catalog, are well worth more of your attention. Tracy Sawyer says of heavens to betsy's reunion: “I wasn't sure if I would ever revisit heavens to betsy, and then when we started talking more about it, and feeling how relevant the subjects are today, almost even more so than they were back then… it just seemed like just the perfect opp...

Photo by Sasha Khalimonova It's been a while since we've heard from Bodywash, but the Montreal based duo are back with new music. "Lapsang" is that perfect chilled out blend of shoegaze and dream pop that we loved when we first discovered them in 2024. The song seems to float around you, and it's about as delicate sounding as the genre can be. The song does veer from the expected sound into something that seems to mix indie rock, country, and hip hop at the very end, but aside from that, "Lapsang" is a chilled out, spaced out track that is going to delight shoegaze and dream pop superfans... as long as they have open minds. Chris Steward says of his band's latest single: “‘Lapsang’ is an ode to Montreal's Little Italy neighborhood and the years I spent there, waiting for the 55 bus. It's named after my favourite, impossibly smokey blend of tea, which has the most sing-song of names: Lapsang Souchong. The riff and verse were written during an ...

Photo by Seannie Bryan You know what's better than a new single from Caroline Rose? Two new singles from Caroline Rose! The indie artist just released two brand new singles: "Calm" and "Hello Again, Jim." The former has a certain 90's quality to it that I can't quite put my finger on. Something about it feels like the mid 90's to me, around that time that alt-rock started fully embracing electronic elements and becoming dance friendly. It sounds kind of like a grungy version of Luscious Jackson. "Hello Again, Jim" goes back even further and has a certain post-punk/DEVO quality to it (even if the subject matter is more 90's than "Calm"). This one is a lot of fun, and maybe it's just the singing flowers in the video, but I'm also getting a Barnes & Barnes vibe from this one. These two singles see Rose pushing their music in a new direction while sounding exactly like themselves.  Caroline Rose says of "Calm...

Photo by Jo Anna Edmison Y'all have gotta be sick of hearing this by now. Ever since Thee Sinseers announced Love Stories back in May, every month we bring you a new single and talk about how it's a timeless soul song that can appeal to virtually every generation. Well, the album comes out Friday, and today they released a new single, "Oh Love." And, here we go again gushing about a new single from Thee Sinseers, and talking about how it's the finest that neo-soul has to offer, and that it has a timeless sound. But... "Oh Love" really is a great single that you're going to want to check out. We were already fully onboard with the East Los Angeles band, and this new single only makes us bigger fans, and has us even more excited for Love Stories.  You can listen to "Oh Love" below. Love Stories is due out September 18 on Colemine Records, and is available to pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Thee Sinseers, check out the band on Instagr...

Photo by Jason Forster The Unheard Ones were a Baltimore emo band that lasted between 1995 to 1997, and played a total of thirteen shows. Their studio recordings have remained unreleased, until this Friday when Handstand Records releases Stories and Songs. While we wait to hear that, they've released a single to check out, and it's going to blow your minds. "Eight Minute Absolution" is a little over two minutes, and it defies what is considered emo for the past twenty five or so years. It's loud, it's noisy, it's abrasive, and it's a band pouring their hearts out onto tape. There's a reason The Unheard Ones are compared more to Gang of Four, Mission of Burma, and Joy Division than what is typically considered emo. If you think of Dischord Records when you hear the term emo, "Eight Minute Absolution" is perfect for you. Tim Kabara (vocals/guitar) says of the band's latest single: 'Eight Minute Absolution' isn't eight minute...

Boston's Pink Slip have a brand new single out, and it's giving us some serious flashbacks. If you had a ska phase in the 90's, you're going to love "Finger Food." It's high energy ska punk, and it's just as fun as you remember the genre being in your formative years. It's a two and a half minute burst of horns and joy, and it's going to make you not care that ska isn't considered hip these days. If you enjoy "Finger Food," you're right and everyone else is wrong because this is simply a fun song that captures everything you loved about ska in high school and college. Plus, this recording captures the fun of Pink Slip's live performances. You can listen to "Finger Food" below. The song is exclusively available via Bandcamp . For more on Pink Slip, check out the band on Instagram . They'll be playing October 2 at Faces Brewing Company in Malden, MA. Finger Food by PINK SLIP