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Fucked Up Glass Boys

Stream the new Fucked Up album, Glass Boys

Listen to the Toronto hardcore outfit’s blistering new set.

Basilica Soundscape

Swans, Tim Hecker to play Basilica Soundscape 2014

Julia Holter, Deafheaven also confirmed.

Robyn Royksopp mini album

Stream the new Röyksopp and Robyn EP, Do It Again

New mini-album streaming via NPR.

Swans To Be Kind review

Swans enter Billboard Top 40 with To Be Kind

Making difficult art, apparently, pays off!

Godflesh Decline and Fall

Godflesh announce new EP, Decline and Fall

Listen to new track “Ringer”.

Tim Hecker Ravedeath 1972 review

Stream the new Ben Frost album, A U R O R A

Icelandic producer’s latest, dark work now available to hear in full.

Roots vinyl

New Releases: 5/20

New albums by The Roots, Coldplay, Conor Oberst out today.

Fun Fun Fun Fest

Judas Priest, Nas, Death Cab for Cutie top Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup

Rocket From the Crypt, Death Grips, Flying Lotus also performing.

Jeff Tweedy

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy announces solo tour

Tweedy also releasing new album soon.

Fyf Fest 2014

Phoenix, The Strokes head up FYF Fest 2014 lineup

Lineup also features reunited Slint, Slowdive, Murder City Devils and Blood Brothers.

Trap Them Blissfucker

Listen to new Trap Them track, “Organic Infernal”

Another blistering Blissfucker highlight.

Failure Come crashing

Failure release new song “Come Crashing”

Band’s first new music since 1996’s Fantastic Planet

Riot Fest lineup chicago

The Cure, Wu-Tang Clan on Riot Fest lineups

The National, Flaming Lips, Weezer and many many others also on the bills.

Afghan Whigs tour

More Afghan Whigs tour dates announced

More Do to the Beast tour dates scheduled for this fall.

Swans to be kind

New Releases: 5/13

New albums by Swans, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Agalloch out today.

HR Giger

R.I.P. H.R. Giger

Legendary artist and designer dead at 74.

American Analog Set Know by Heart reissue

American Analog Set Know By Heart reissue on the way

Deluxe vinyl reissue to feature expanded liner notes, extra downloads of unreleased demos.

Morrissey world peace

Morrissey reveals World Peace Is None Of Your Business single art

Who’s a good Moz?

Most Anticipated Albums of spring 2014

Intelligentsia to release St. Vincent coffee

The best part of waking up is St. Vincent in your cup.

War on Drugs

New War on Drugs tour dates announced

The Roots Picnic, Pickathon and a bunch more U.S. dates.