Scottish post-rock legends Mogwai drop a new single, “Underground,” featuring vocals and lyrics from punk icon Iggy Pop, as the lead preview of their 30-year career retrospective album, Happy Tears, out January 8, 2027, via Rock Action Records. Stream it now. Continue reading
As a child of the Eighties, when I chose Spike Fuck‘s Evidence (Scared Bones Records), the genre New Wave had me thinking Flock of Seagulls, A-Ha, Howard Jones, Blondie, The Bangles, and a hundred other synth-heavy bands with heavy radio airplay. What I forgot was that New Wave meant the New Wave of Punk Rock. The earliest bands included Lou Reed and The Cars, among others. Spike’s music hearkens back that far. Straight-up near-acoustic vocals, guitars, and drums sorrowfully pour out personal tunes all over this debut album.
A Perfect Circle drops a new single, “To Whom It May Concern,” and announces an enormous North American tour running from May through June 2027, with Puscifer and The Cult as support. Pre-sale starts Wednesday, September 30. Stream the new single and grab tickets below. Continue reading