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3 Merge releases for RSD

Posted in Labels on March 7, 2020

When Record Store Day rears its head on April 18 this year, Merge Records will have three special, limited releases in store:

Archers of Loaf – “Raleigh Days” b/w “Street Fighting Man” 7-inch: A pressing of the band's first new song in over 20 years, wit a Rolling Stones cover b-side.

Mikal Cronin – Switched-On Seeker LP: A rack-by-track electronic remake of Mikal Cronin’s 2019 album Seeker.

Hiss Golden Messenger – Let the Light of the World Open Your Eyes (Alive at Spacebomb Studios) 7-inch: Two new recordings of previously released tracks, recorded at Spacebomb in Richmond, VA.

SIGE-related tour dates

Posted in Tours on March 7, 2020

SIGE Records has announced a May 8 show in Seattle by Mamiffer, plus upcoming tours of Aaron Turner & Tashi Dorji, as well as a Nordra European tour. Check out the lineups and dates below. Read more AARON TURNER & TASHI DORJI - West Coast Tour - March 2020 3/21 … Read more

A Chrome Waves Gridfailure split

Posted in Records on March 7, 2020

Later this month, Chrome Waves and Gridfailure will release a split album. It hits digital platforms on March 27, with physical copies coming later. Chrome Waves kicks off the a-side, playing blackened shoegaze rock, including a cover of Joy Division's "The Eternal." On side b, Gridfailure presents a thunderous blend … Read more

Tool adds more North American dates

Posted in Tours on March 7, 2020

Tool have announced a busy tour schedule for 2020. The group returned with Fear Inoculum last year, and recently played in Australia. Following those dates, they've added more US stops to their previously announced schedule. Check out the full, current listing as of March, after the jump. SPB gave Fear … Read more

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Metallica offers vinyl club

Posted in Bands on March 7, 2020

Dubbed Metallica Vinyl Club, the long-running metal band will offer a subscription series 7" club this year. Exclusive to members of the band's Fifth Member fan club, subscribers will get four rare 7"s throughout the year, containing rare cuts, demos and rough mixes, and live releases -- all on vinyl … Read more

More Brown Acid pre-metal on 4/20

Posted in Records on March 7, 2020

RidingEasy Records has announced Brown Acid: The Tenth Trip , coming to a turntable or digital device near you on April 20, 2020. The ten track collection is the tenth in the series of rare 1960s-1970s pre-metal singles. To get the vibe of what Brown Acid is about, hit the … Read more

New video from Greg Puciato's solo record to come

Posted in Videos on March 7, 2020

Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Queen) is currently at work on his debut solo album. Details about the record are stsill mum, but it will be titled Child Soldier: Creator of God and will release this summer on Federal Prisoner. While the specifics haven't been made public, … Read more

It's Madness in 2020

Posted in Bands on March 7, 2020

Madness will release the 12-song Our House: The Very Best of Madness in the US via BMG on May 15, 41 years after the band first debuted in 1979. In addition to the best of compilation, the band will be busy with global tour dates that include stops at Punk … Read more

16 years since Album of the Year

Posted in Tours on March 7, 2020

2020 marks the 16th anniversary of The Good Life's Album of the Year. To mark the occassion, the band will embark on a US tour: Album Of The Year's "Sweet 16" Tour. Fittingly, the group will play the entire album, along with other choice cuts from their catalog. Hit the … Read more

Pass Away shares "Blue Drink"

Posted in MP3s on March 6, 2020

Brooklyn-based Pass Away have a new single, which came out on Friday Feb. 28, a week ago. The song is called "Blue Drinks" and has a deeper meaning than its title first suggests. “Blue Drinks is about letting go of past bullshit and embracing the good times to come. The … Read more

Forgive French melodic hardcore

Posted in Records on March 6, 2020

Forgive, a melodic hardcore band from France, has released a video to "Engraved," the first single off their soon-to-come Mirrors album. Mirrors is the band's first full-length and releases on May 22 on Krod Records, K-Nardage Asso, Noway Asso & APB Records. Check out the track below. Read more Read more

My Kid Brother and Fearless

Posted in Labels on March 6, 2020

Fearless Records announced the signing of My Kid Brother this week, a group from Leesburg, VA. The band plays a melodic strain of indie-pop, as evidenced n the song "Pastels," below. No details have been announced about when My Kid Brother will release material on their new label home. Read … Read more

SPB Exclusive Album Stream: Beneath the Bones by KaiL Baxley

Posted in Records on March 5, 2020

Looking at the bio of singer-songwriter KaiL Baxley – having dance-offs witha then-incarcerated James Brown while visiting his also incarcerated mother, supporting himself as a teenager by digging graves, his Golden Gloves boxing championship and dreams of going to the Olympics, the gunshot wound on his left shoulder – it’s … Read more

Doomtree release first crew song in 5 years

Posted in Bands on March 1, 2020

Hip-hop crew Doomtree recently announced two full-crew shows in May, along with the first full-crew song in five years: "Five Alive," which is posted after the bump. Doomtree is comprised of seven core members -- Dessa, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Sims, Mike Mictlan, Paper Tiger, and Lazerbeak -- and recently took … Read more

SPB feature: 24-7 Spyz - The Soundtrack to the Innermost Galaxy

Posted in Records on March 1, 2020

This March, SPB is proud to feature the return of 24-7 Spyz. Check out a full stream of the group’s The Soundtrack to the Innermost Galaxy below, an 11-track journey through metal, punk, funk, R&B, soul and everything in between. After a lengthy break between records, the Bronx, NY-based band … Read more

New Waxahatchee news

Posted in Records on March 1, 2020

On March 27, Merge Records will release Saint Cloud, the latest offering from Waxahatchee. A video for the new song "Lilacs" is posted below from the upcoming release. Fronted by Katie Crutchfield, the latest record focuses on Crutchfield's newfound sobriety and the self-exploration from that journey. Check out the new … Read more

Bikini Kill 2022 tour dates

Posted in Tours on March 1, 2020

Bikini Kill 2020 are back with more US tour dates announced. The reformed group kicks things off in Olympia, WA on March 13, touring for the first time since 1997. The line-up features Kathleen Hanna on vocals, Tobi Vail on drums, and Kathi Wilcox on bass -- along with guitarist … Read more

New from Mark Lanegan

Posted in Records on March 1, 2020

Mark Lanegan is back with a new song now -- "Skeleton Key" -- from his upcoming Straight Songs of Sorrow, set to release on May 8 (Heavenly Recordings). He will also release a memoir titled Sing Backwards And Weep, out on April 28 (Da Capo). The two releases are linked, … Read more

30 years after TMBG's Flood

Posted in Tours on March 1, 2020

In 2020, They Might Be Giants will celebrate the thirthieth anniversary of platinum selling album Flood. The band previously announced 30 spring tour dates that sold out quickly to commemorate the occasion, and tickets are now on sale for a wave of fall West Coast dates to follow. March 27, … Read more

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 2020 dates

Posted in Tours on March 1, 2020

  The one and only Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have announced a fall 2020 North American tour, with support from Weyes Blood on many of the stops. With 18 stops in total, 15 are in the United States with another three across the border in Canada. The group released … Read more