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Festival Will Take Place October 18 and 19 in Miami; Lineup Also Features DJ Shadow, Jungle, bar italia, and Disclosure
Jun 11, 2024
By Marina Malin
Miami’s III Points festival has announced its 2024 lineup. Highlights include Massive Attack (playing their first U.S. show in years), Jamie xx, Toro y Moi, Justice, Jungle, Disclosure, DJ Shadow, bar italia, and others. More
The Tw*ts Out Now via Matador
Jun 07, 2024
By Marina Malin
London post-punk trio bar italia have surpise-released a new EP, The Tw*ts, with Matador. More
Plus The Beths, Brittany Howard, The Drums, Jockstrap, The Last Dinner Party, Oneohtrix Point Never, Young Fathers, and Many Others
Jan 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2024 festival. No Doubt are reuniting for the event. More
Plus Future Islands, Charly Bliss, Girl Ray, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 27, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Scott Dransfield, all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 10 this week. More
The Twits Due Out November 3 via Matador
Oct 26, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London post-punk trio bar italia are releasing a new album, The Twits, their second album of 2023, on November 3 via Matador. Now they have shared its third single, “worlds greatest emoter,” via a music video. More
Plus Jamila Woods, Brittany Howard, Spyres, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 13, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Austin Saalman, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, and Scott Dransfield all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 11 this week. More
The Twits Due Out November 3 via Matador
Oct 10, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London post-punk trio bar italia are releasing a new album, The Twits, their second album of 2023, on November 3 via Matador. Now they have shared its second single, “Jelsy,” via a music video. More
Plus bar Italia, The National, Wings of Desire, CHAI, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 22, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 30th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires all helped me decide what should make the list and we settled on a Top 13. More
The Twits Due Out November 3 via Matador
Sep 19, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London post-punk trio bar italia have announced a new album, The Twits, their second album of 2023, and shared a new song from it, “my little tony,” via a music video. More
Plus Kieran Hebden and William Tyler, Nation of Language, Julie Byrne, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 19, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2023. We have a strong Top 4 this week, even though it wasn’t the most active seven days for new tracks. More
Tracey Denim Due Out This Friday via Matador
May 15, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London post-punk trio bar italia are releasing a new album, Tracey Denim, this Friday via Matador, the band’s first for the iconic label. Now they have shared another song from it, “changer,” and announced some new tour dates for North America, the UK, and the EU. C More
Plus Django Django, Killer Mike, bar Italia, Sparks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 21, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a surprisingly quiet week for new tracks, perhaps because it was bookended by the two weekends of the Coachella festival. But there were still some songs we liked. More
Tracey Denim Due Out May 19 via Matador
Apr 18, 2023
By Mark Redfern
London post-punk trio bar italia have announced a new album, Tracey Denim, and shared a new song from it, “punkt,” via a music video. They have also announced their first ever U.S. tour dates. More
