NEW Singles & Videos + Release Announcements + Brand New Signings
THE LINDA LINDAS share ripper title track from new album | Check it out 'No Obligation'
The Linda Lindas share ‘No Obligation’ the ferocious title track from their anticipated new album, No Obligation, due October 11th via Epitaph. “I don’t got no obligation,” roars Eloise Wong in the album’s opening song – “just brush off all expectation.” From the first moment of their sophomore release it is clear that The Linda Lindas are here to defy expectations and challenge norms.
THE HARD QUARTET share new single | Check out 'Our Hometown Boy'
On October 4th, Matador delivers the debut album by The Hard Quartet, a new group featuring Emmett Kelly, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, and Jim White. The new single/video for ‘Our Hometown Boy’ is out now
CURRENT JOYS shares new single 'Lullaby For The Lost' | Check out this gem
Current Joys, the songwriting moniker of Nick Rattigan, has shared ‘Lullaby For The Lost,’ the third single from his new album East My Love, due out October 11th via Secretly Canadian. On the emotionally rich track, he urges himself to remember that “we’ll get oh so strong” despite the depths of despair he may be feeling in the moment.
CUMGIRL8 share 'Ahhhh!hhhh! (I Don't Wanna Go)' | Essential listening!
After coming-of-age with their introductory self-titled EP (2020), experiencing their own end with their RIPcumgirl8 EP (2021), and witnessing a twisted vision of the afterlife through their first EP on 4AD phantasea pharm (2023), Manhattan four-piece cumgirl8 are now on the cusp of their 8th cumming by way of their long-awaited debut 4AD album of that name, out October 4. The band return today with another new track entitled ‘ahhhh!hhhh! (I don’t wanna go).’ The polished 8-bit electroclash cut lurches forward with slinky bass lines and head-bobbing snare hits, touching on an aching feeling of overstimulation before finally coming to a head with a scream.
PORRIDGE RADIO share song/video from upcoming album | Listen to ‘A Hole In The Ground’
Porridge Radio have shared new single ‘A Hole In The Ground’ from their forthcoming new album Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me, out 18th October via Secretly Canadian. Like previous lead single, the BBC 6 Music play listed ‘Sick of the Blues’, the video for ‘A Hole In The Ground’ is shot live from their recent, ambitious sold-out performance at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
ARCA and TOKISCHA release new single & video | Check out 'Charma'
Today Venezuelan artist Arca and Dominican artist Tokischa officially release their first collaboration ‘Chama.’ The long-awaited and single arrives with a music video, shot by in-demand director and photographer Stillz in Barcelona, starring a very pregnant Arca and Tokischa.
HALF WAIF reflects on climate change in new song| Check out 'The Museum'
Last month Half Waif aka Nandi Rose announced her new studio album, ‘See You At The Maypole’. Coming out in less than a month on October 4, this collection of music came to fruition after a newly pregnant Rose experienced a heartbreaking miscarriage in December of 2021, followed by months of medical complications. See You At The Maypole’ is a room for wailing, not just for catharsis but for connection. Like lung-bursting sing-a-longs alone in the car, notes leaving the open window to be caught by another. Today she is sharing a new excerpt from that journey, the album track ‘The Museum’.
New Albums & EPs Out Now
Superstar SUKI WATERHOUSE drops hotly anticipated album | Get your hands on Memoir of a Sparklemuffin today!
Out today via Sub Pop is superstar, fashion icon, mother and songstress Suki Waterhouse's new album Memoir of a Sparklemuffin. Among other standouts, ‘Model, Actress, Whatever’ instantly transfixes, threading a lilting acoustic guitar melody through hazy verses. Emotion overflows on the swooning hook, “All of my dreams came true, the bigger the ocean, the deeper the blue, call me a model, actress, whatever.” Memoir of a Sparklemuffin is jam packed full of delicious radio friendly hits.
CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON shares Live At Maida Vale EP | Check out new live recordings
Charlotte Day Wilson releases Charlotte Day Wilson (Live at Maida Vale), a special three-track EP featuring live reworkings ‘Cyan Blue,’ ‘Sleeper,’ and ‘I Don’t Love You’. Originally recorded for Benji B’s BBC Radio 1 show in London’s iconic Maida Vale, these stripped-back solo performances using a Steinway piano breathe new life into the tracks taken from her critically acclaimed sophomore album Cyan Blue, highlighting Wilson’s captivating soulful vocals.
Heads Up!
PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH ring in 10 years of ‘Keep You’ | Check out the new digital Deluxe version
Post-hardcore band Pianos Become The Teeth are ringing in 10 years of their transformative 2014 record ‘Keep You’ with a digital deluxe version out today via Epitaph. Aided by the masterful production of Will Yip (Title Fight, La Dispute), their first project on the label marked a significant shift in sound with vocalist Kyle Durfey retiring his throat shredding scream and unveiling his emotive baritone. The newly expanded edition features instrumental versions of every track, allowing listeners to navigate the intricacies of its arrangements with a fresh perspective.
Tours, Events and Festivals
FAT FREDDY'S DROP announce SLO MO album tour |Get your tickets today!
Best news ever! Fat Freddy’s Drop bring their euphoric live show back to Aotearoa to rock Summer 2025. The Teskey Brothers, Coterie, Rubi Du & TOI will be joining Freddys as the band celebrate their new album SLO MO. Every show is different and will also include support from Logg Cabin, AJ Honeysuckle & Rehekōrero. The SLO MO Tour hits in January & February, playing Brewtown in Upper Hutt, Lilyworld at Go Media Stadium in Auckland, a double-hitter at Neudorf Vineyards in Upper Moutere, Tōmoana Showgrounds in Hastings and Electric Avenue in Christchurch. Fresh off the back of 37 shows in Europe, Freddys will be match-fit and armed with a brand new setlist to light up the party.
