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Photo by Jeff Fowler You'd think the novelty of getting new music from Dinosaur Jr would have worn off since we're now two decades into their reunion, but it never does. The Amherst, MA alt-rock legends are back with "Several Got Away." It's not breaking any new ground, and it's exactly what we want and expect from Dino Jr at this point in their career. It's a solid alt-rock track, maybe a little less noisy and abrasive as their 80's releases, and more along their major label 90's music, but that's hardly a bad thing. Dinosaur Jr have slowly aged gracefully, and sound like an older and wiser version of themselves without losing everything we've always loved about them. Plus, "Several Got Away" has the requisite blistering Mascis solo. Director Guy Kozak says of the video for "Several Got Away": “I wanted to do something a little tongue-in-cheek with a kind of ‘backyard movie’ feel that could fit in nicely with the existi...

Photo by Xander Lewis Our most anticipated new album of this week comes from mary in the junkyard, and now the London band have a new single out to help satiate our desire for the new album. "Blood" is a dreamlike indie rock track that sees vocalist Clari Freeman-Taylor showing off her speak-singing abilities. The song is hypnotizing, with fantastic guitarwork to fully suck you in. It's an almost ramblin' kind of song, or at least as ramblin' as you can get with indie and alt-rock. It's almost an epic, if it wasn't just a tiny bit too mellow to hit the epic mark. I've been a huge fan of mary in the junkyard since I first heard "marble arch" in 2024, and "Blood" could end up being my favorite from them. You can watch the video for "Blood" below. Role Model Hermit is due out July 3 on AMF Records, and is available for pre-order here . For more on mary in the junkyard, check out the band on Instagram . Upcoming tour dates are...

When you see a band called The Odyssey Cult, and a single titled "The Yeti's Eyes," you kinda know what you're in for. However, The Odyssey Cult is a supergroup featuring Ethan Miller of Howlin Rain, Ben Flashman of Comets on Fire, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth, Anthony Taibi of Carlton Melton, Brigid Dawson of Osees, Paula Frazer of Tarnation, Inna Showalter of Magic Fig, and Zoh Amba. The group's latest single, "The Yeti's Eyes," is a rough and tumble version of psychedelic, experimental garage rock. It's a noisy and swirling track that's both lush and ragged. The song charges towards the listener, barely under control... but that's a great thing in the hands of these musicians. This is what the Stooges could have sounded like if they formed in San Francisco and not Detroit. Ethan Miller (guitar, loops, vocal) says of the band's sound: “I hear bits and pieces of all our groups over the years in there like a witch’s cauldron boiling a...

Photo by Juliette Boulay Deux Visages is a trio that formed in high school in Miami and are now Philadelphia based. Their latest single, "Always You," is a melodic and punishing new alt-rocker. Singer Daphney Hanono provides some pop harmonies with her vocals, but the music is sheer rock. It's more loud/medium/loud than loud/quiet/loud, but the sentiment is still there. There's also a great solo to look forward to that's fuzzy but clean, and showy in the best possible way. "Always You" will most likely be considered bubblegrunge based mainly on the vocals, but musically it's pure heavy rock.  Daphney Hanono says that her band's latest is  “... the song that we always wanted to write.  It’s about being a fly on the wall and watching over someone you love. It’s about longing, uncertainty, and fear. Essentially, a song that's written to be a cry for someone that won’t hear.” You can watch the video for "Always You" below. The single is...

Photo by Avery Norman Angela Autumn was one of our favorite discoveries at this year's Green River Festival, and now the Nashville based musician is back with a new single. "Mountain Stream" contains everything that won over the Backporch Stage crowd last weekend. It bridges the gap between folk-pop and a more traditional, Appalachian style. The song has this interesting almost electronic element to it, kind of like an indie rock meets trip hop vibe to go with the banjo. Despite such non-folk elements, "Mountain Stream" is a folk song. Plus, the whole thing has a certain sense of psychedelia, giving Autumn a fully unique sound we're now fully invested in. Angela Autumn says of her latest single: “The song ‘Mountain Stream’ is a slack-tuned anthem about escaping something. It came to me one night when I was on a medicine journey and felt very otherworldly. I began singing words that did not feel like my own. But I think I was unearthing something deep inside ...

Photo by Shelby Brakken Laura Veirs has long had one of the most interesting and compelling takes on the folk and indie rock genres out there. Her latest single, "Pulse," is a unique mixture of singer-songwriter and a more experimental style. It starts out in the vein of 90's lo-fi folk-ish music, and it slowly gets a little more jammy as it goes on. By jammy, I mean less jam band and more like late period Sonic Youth. There is an interesting horn that comes in before it's replaced by noise rock goes jam band guitar. It's this wonderfully odd melding of the mainstream and the experimental that has made us such big Laura Veirs fans for a while now. "Pulse" is a great direction for her sound to wander in, and we're looking forward to hearing more. Laura Veirs says of her latest single: “This song is about feeling the pulse of being alive—trusting that something good is still moving toward us, even in the middle of chaos and suffering. It’s the most son...