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Mdou Moctar

Mdou Moctar announces new EP, Niger EP Vol. 1

New set of alternate and live versions from 2017 to 2020

Botch

Botch share first new song in 20 years, “One Twenty Two”

‘We Are the Romans’ reissue due out in November

R.I.P. jazz artist jaimie branch

The trumpeter and composer has died at 39

Archers of Loaf

Hear Archers of Loaf’s ripping new song, “Screaming Undercover”

Another new indie anthem from ‘Reason In Decline’

Junior Boys

Junior Boys announce new album Waiting Game

Hear new single “Night Walk”

Virgin Mother

Hear the brutal new noise rock song from Virgin Mother, “I’ll Never Feel Like Anything”

‘Mourning Ritual’ out October 14.

MoFi sued over use of digital files in claims of “all analog” vinyl releases

A North Carolina man has filed a class action against the long-running reissue label

Bitchin Bajas

Bitchin Bajas announce new EP, Bajascillators

Plus check out their upcoming tour dates

Danny Brown Winter

Hear a new Danny Brown single, “Winter”

Hear the first new single from Brown in three years

Glassing

Glassing announce new EP, Dire and Sulk

Plus check out the group’s upcoming fall tour dates

best new songs Iceage

Essential Tracks to Hear This Week: Iceage, The Soft Pink Truth and more

Plus Blessed, Shrapknel and Ripped to Shreds

mountain goats bleed out review

Hear the new Mountain Goats album, Bleed Out

The group’s new album is inspired by ’70s and ’80s action movies

Russian Circles Gnosis review

Hear the new Russian Circles album, Gnosis

The trio’s eighth album is out now.

Björk

Björk announces new album Fossora

This fall she’ll release what she calls her “Mushroom album”

Interpol documentary

Watch Interpol’s short documentary on Turn on the Bright Lights from 2002

Plus the 2003 ‘Black EP’ returns to streaming services

best songs of 2022 iceage

Iceage announce new rarities compilation, Shake the Feeling

Check out an outtake from 2018, “Shake the Feeling”

Lee Fields

Lee Fields announces new album, Sentimental Fool

Hear the title track

Thou vinyl releases primer of holy words

Thou announce vinyl release of covers compilation A Primer of Holy Words and Norco soundtrack

New vinyl reissues out next month via Sacred Bones

Spoon Kill the Moonlight reissue

Spoon announce Kill the Moonlight 20th anniversary reissue

Limited edition white vinyl out next month

Beth Orton

Hear Beth Orton’s new song “Friday Night,” plus fall tour dates announced

First dates in five years announced for this fall