News
Dec 23, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Are things back to normal in 2022? They are, aren’t they? Well not quite. More
Plus Viagra Boys, Band Spectra and The Anchoress, Margaret Glaspy, Men I Trust, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 08, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week as pickings were slim in the run up to the long July 4th weekend, so this week’s list covers songs from the last two weeks. Thus we have a supersized Top 15. The list includes two pro-choice songs. More
Cave World Out Today via YEAR0001
Jul 08, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys have released a new album, Cave World, today via YEAR0001. They have also shared a video for the album track “Big Boy,” which features Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods. More
Plus Florist, Andrew Bird, Angel Olsen, of Montreal, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 03, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 22nd Songs of the Week of 2022. Thanks to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, it was a fairly quiet week for new singles (or at least new singles we loved). We even considered skipping Songs of the Week this week, but found enough we liked for a Top 10 list. More
Cave World Due Out July 8 via YEAR0001
Jun 01, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys have shared a video for their new single, “Punk Rock Loser.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Cave World, which will be out on July 8 via YEAR0001. More
Plus Kendrick Lamar, Gwenno, Bartees Strange, Ezra Furman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 13, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 19th Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a stellar week for new tracks, thanks in part to some exciting album announcements and their corresponding singles. So this week we have a slightly super-sized Top 13. More
Cave World Due Out July 8 via YEAR0001
May 11, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys have shared a new single, “Troglodyte.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Cave World, which will be out on July 8 via YEAR0001. More
Plus Sorry, Hot Chip, Andrew Bird, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 22, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the sixteenth Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a nice week for new album releases, including the latest by Spiritualized, Hatchie, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Fontaines D.C., and others, some of which gave us fodder for Songs of the Week. We ended up with 12 new songs were really liked, with some strong honorable mentions as well. This week’s artists traverse the globe: Australia, England, South Korea, Sweden, and of course America. More
Cave World Due Out July 8 via YEAR0001
Apr 20, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys have announced the release of a new album, Cave World, which will be out on July 8 via YEAR0001. They have also shared a video for a new single from the album, “Ain’t No Thief,” along with announcing a world tour. More
Deluxe Edition Due Out This Friday
Jan 25, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys have announced a U.S. tour in support of their latest album Welfare Jazz. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (Jan. 28) at 10 a.m. local time. That same day, the band will release a digital deluxe version of Welfare Jazz. More
Plus Viagra Boys, London Grammar, Shame, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 08, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2021. And what a week it’s been! More
Welfare Jazz Out Now on YEAR0001
Jan 08, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys have released a new album, Welfare Jazz, today via YEAR0001. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. More
Welfare Jazz Due Out January 8, 2021 on YEAR0001
Dec 15, 2020
By Joey Arnone
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
Plus U.S. Girls, Arab Strap, Bernice, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Dec 04, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 44th Songs of the Week of 2020. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week’s list covers the last two weeks and thus it’s a Top 12 rather than a Top 10.
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Welfare Jazz Will Be Out January 8, 2021 on YEAR0001
Dec 01, 2020
By Joey Arnone
Swedish post-punk band Viagra Boys have released a video for their new song “Creatures,” which will be featured on their upcoming album Welfare Jazz, out January 8, 2021 via YEAR0001. The video picks up where their previous video “Ain’t Nice” left off, where band member Sebastian Murphy is shown continuing to wander around an 18th century estate. More
