News
Plus Stream New Albums from Bon Iver, Electric Youth, Ra Ra Riot, WHY?, and More
Aug 09, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
British singer/songwriter Marika Hackman released a new album, Any Human Friend, today via Sub Pop and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below. Below that are streams of other notable albums released today: Bon Iver, Electric Youth, Ra Ra Riot, WHY?, The Regrettes, and G&D. More
Plus SOAK, SASAMI, POND, Beirut, Priests, Steve Gunn, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 11, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2019. We took an extended break in December, as there aren’t too many notable new songs released at the end of the year (beyond endless Christmas covers), but the past week has been filled with exciting new album announcements, most accompanied by new singles worthy of consideration for this list. More
Dec 20, 2012
By Laura Studarus
In early February, WHY? will release a new seven inch, just in time for their North American tour. So given the timing, it only makes sense that they would release a seasonally appropriate video now. More
Nov 30, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Recently unleashing their fifth LP Mumps, etc. onto the masses WHY? have announced a two month tour in support of the record across the U.S. More
Just Your Average Road Trip.
Sep 27, 2012
By Laura Studarus
In the video for WHY? cut “Strawberries,” frontman Yoni Wolf leads a colorful cast of characters around the city. More
New LP Also Out This Year
Jun 27, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Why? has announced that they will release their first new collection of songs since 2009 with a six-track EP entitled Sod in the Seed. More
Band to Premiere New Material
Jul 14, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Why? are hitting the road. We have the dates. More
Theme Song, Test Pressings and More
Mar 29, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Doing their part to aid the cleanup and restoration process in Japan, Why? announced today that they’ll be auctioning off rare items. We have the details. More
Reviews
Sep 19, 2024
By Austin Trunick
The Well I Fell Into is a breakup album from one of indie’s most self-effacing lyricists. More
Mar 06, 2017
By Austin Trunick
Resignation isn’t hinted at in the words sung here by WHY?‘s Yoni Wolf—one of indie’s most under-celebrated lyricists—but woven extensively throughout. More
Oct 03, 2012
By Austin Trunick
Thanks to a bunch of swanky production-value-boosting additions-a string quartet, a choir, a horn section-Mumps, etc. sounds like a much bigger-budget album than its humble predecessors. Producer Graham Marsh (Cee-Lo Green, Katy Perry) gives WHY? an upbeat, pop vibe that’s different than any of the band’s previous work. Boiled down, Mumps, etc. is pretty slick. More
Aug 10, 2012
By Austin Trunick
WHY?’s last stretch in the studio produced a powerful one-two punch—the genre-bending Alopecia and its downbeat sister record, Eskimo Snow—that’ll be a challenge to top. Their long-awaited return to recording has similarly produced two releases: a thus-far untitled album seeing release this fall, and this taste-whetting EP. More
