Jul 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Ted Leo has announced a new album, The Hanged Man, and shared its first single, “You’re Like Me.” Leo hasn’t released a solo full-length album or one with The Pharmacists in seven years, since 2010’s The Brutalist Bricks, but earlier this year he announced a Kickstarter campaign for a new one and shared a five-minute sampler of songs.

Jul 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Cut Copy

Cut Copy have shared a new song, “Airborne,” which is out now digitally via Astralwerks. It’s the band’s first official single in four years and their first release for Astralwerks.

Jul 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Japanese Breakfast

Japanese Breakfast (aka Michelle Zauner) is releasing her sophomore album, Soft Sounds From Another Planet, on July 14 via Dead Oceans. Previously she shared a video for its first single, “Machinist,” and the audio for the lush ballad “Boyish.” Now she has shared another song from the album, “Road Head,” via its video. Zauner self-directed the video, with some help from Adam Kolodny.

Jul 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks (the Chicago band, not the David Lynch TV show currently confounding viewers over on Showtime) have a subscription series, Sweet ‘17 Singles, continuing until the end of the year.

Jul 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Childhood

London’s Childhood released their promising debut album, Lacuna, in 2014. And before that we did a Pleased to Meet You feature on them in 2013. The band are releasing their sophomore album, Universal High, on July 21 via Marathon Artists.

Jul 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Best Coast

Best Coast have announced some U.S. tour dates. They include previously announced dates opening for Paramore (who released a new album, After Laughter, back in May via Fueled By Ramen), as well as some headlining dates.

Jul 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Wolf Alice

Britain’s Wolf Alice are releasing their sophomore album, Visions of a Life, on September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA. Previously the band shared a lyric video for the album’s punky and profanity-laden first single, the two-minute long “Yuk Foo,” in which frontwoman Ellie Rowsell declares in the chorus “you bore me, you bore me to death, well you bore me, no I don’t give a shit.”

Jul 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Arcade Fire

Will Butler from Arcade Fire shared a brand new song yesterday, partly timed to July 4th. The song is something of a history lesson, as it includes lyrics about George Washington.

Jul 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Liam Gallagher

Former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher is releasing his debut solo album, As You Were, on October 6 via Warner Bros. Previously he shared a video for the album’s rockin’ first single, “Wall of Glass,” and the album’s second single, the airy ballad “Chinatown.”