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Glastonbury 2022: Watch Performances from Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, Mitski, HAIM, Foals, and More

Plus Courtney Barnett, Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Caribou, St. Vincent, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, and Many Others

Jun 27, 2022

Couldn’t make it to Glastonbury this past weekend? We have you covered, with highlights from some of the performances including ones by Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, Courtney Barnett, Mitski, HAIM, Foals, and many more. Plus Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Lorde, Caribou, Metronomy, St. Vincent, Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, IDLES, Crowded House, and much more. More

Apr 21, 2022

Last night, Australian punks Amyl and the Sniffers made an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, where they performed the track “Hertz” from their most recent album, Comfort to Me. More

Amyl and the Sniffers Announce 2022 Tour Dates

Comfort to Me Out Now via ATO

Nov 09, 2021

Australian punks Amyl and the Sniffers have announced a string of 2022 North American tour dates. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Low, Circuit des Yeux, Mac McCaughan, Yard Act, and More

Plus Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, Field Music, Colleen Green, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 10, 2021

Welcome to the 34th Songs of the Week of 2021. There were a whole lot of new songs this week, even though Monday was a holiday (Labor Day) here in the U.S. We narrowed it down to 12 favorites this week, with lots of good honorable mentions too. More

Sep 07, 2021

Australian punks Amyl and the Sniffers are releasing a new album, Comfort to Me, this Friday via ATO. Now they have shared its third single, “Hertz,” via a video, and announced a new ticketed livestream concert on October 5. “Hertz” features an interesting juxtaposition between its lyrics and music. The energetic song comes off as aggressive, but frontwoman Amy Taylor is singing about taking a nice drive out to the country or the beach (presumably in a rental car, hence the song’s title). John Angus Stewart directed the video. More

9 Best Songs of the Week: Water From Your Eyes, LUMP, Silk Sonic, Koleżanka, and More

Plus Dry Cleaning, Amyl and the Sniffers, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 30, 2021

Welcome to the 29th Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a light week for great new tracks, but we came up with nine we really liked. More

Amyl and the Sniffers Share Video for New Song “Security”

Comfort to Me Due Out September 10 via ATO

Jul 28, 2021

Australian punks Amyl and the Sniffers are releasing a new album, Comfort to Me, on September 10 via ATO. Now they have shared its second single, “Security,” via a video for it that features singer Amy Taylor in a graveyard. More

Jul 07, 2021

Australian punks Amyl and the Sniffers have announced a new album, Comfort to Me, and shared its first single, “Guided By Angels,” via a video for it. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Julien Baker, Midnight Sister, Field Music, Baio, and More

Plus Jane Weaver, Still Corners, Sleaford Mods, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jan 15, 2021

Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a little less trying than last week, but Donald Trump did earn the dubious honor of being the first ever president to be impeached twice. It was a fantastic week for new songs; after a slow week last week with only a Top 6, this week we present double the songs with a Top 12. More

Jan 11, 2021

English electronic punk duo, Sleaford Mods (Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn) are releasing a new album, Spare Ribs, this Friday via Rough Trade. Now they have shared another song from it, “Nudge It,” via a video for the track. Both the song and video feature Amy Taylor of Australian punks Amyl and the Sniffers. More

Dec 15, 2020

Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys have just shared a cover of the 1999 John Prine song “In Spite of Ourselves” featuring Amy Taylor of Australian rock band Amyl and the Sniffers. The cover will be featured on Viagra Boys’ upcoming album Welfare Jazz, which will be out January 8, 2021 on YEAR001. More




Reviews

Jun 17, 2022

Under the Radar’s Jimi Arundell heads to Glastonbury next week for its 50th edition. Here are his thoughts about the greatest music festival on earth. More

May 26, 2022

The rise of Amyl and the Sniffers from obscure Aussie punks to a band that is getting bigger by the second has not come overnight. More

Sep 10, 2021

When Australia’s Amyl and the Sniffers burst onto the scene with their 2019 self-titled debut album, they immediately amassed a fanbase for the reinvigorated punk energy that lead singer Amy Taylor brought to the table. More

Jul 31, 2019

Probably the best pub rock band in the world, Melbourne-born drunk-punks Amyl and the Sniffers have a raw, fun, explosive approach that has served comparable Australians like AC/DC and The Chats, to take from either ends of the spectrum, brilliantly well. More