Apr 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs recently released a brand new 11-minute long song, “Thinking of a Place,” for Record Store Day. Now they announced an extensive fall tour that covers North America and parts of Europe.

Apr 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Gorillaz

Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz released a new album, Humanz, today via Warner Bros. Last night the band stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform “Let Me Out.”

Apr 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Prince

Prince passed away at his home just over a year ago. It was previously announced that a reissue of his classic 1984 album Purple Rain was on the way and now the full details of that reissue have been announced and a previously unreleased song, “Electric Intercourse,” has been shared to streaming sites.

Apr 28, 2017 By Stephen Mayne VedeTT

This week we’re talking French politics with Florent Vincelot from VedeTT, a band based out of Angers (a couple of hundred miles from Paris). If you’re wondering why, the results from the first round of the French presidential election are in, and they bring seismic change.

Apr 27, 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.

Apr 27, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Marc Maron

Mac DeMarco is releasing a new album, This Old Dog, on May 5 via Captured Tracks. Previously he has shared the album’s first two tracks, title track “This Old Dog” and “My Old Man,” as well as a video for “This Old Dog” and the audio for “On the Level.”

Apr 27, 2017 By Christopher Roberts St. Vincent

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Apr 27, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Our First 100 Days

“Our First 100 Days” is an anti-President Donald Trump project. The good folks behind the “30 Days, 30 Songs” anti-Trump campaign during the election have teamed up with Secretly Group for “Our First 100 Days.”

Apr 27, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Phoenix

France’s Phoenix recently announced their new album, Ti Amo, via a New York Times interview. It’s due out June 9 via Glassnote. Now they have officially announced the album and shared its first single, shiny album opener “J-Boy.”