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like i get it, teh ocean is big and mysterious and all that, but do we really need another song comparing love to waves or using seagulls as a metaphor for freedom? its not like we’re all out there sailing every weekend half the time i feel like these songs are written by people who’ve seen the ocean twice in their life and just googled 'cool water adjectives.'

maybe im just salty (lol) because i grew up landlocked and the closest thing we had was a muddy lake with too many geese. but seriously, cant we branch out a little? whats wrong with songs about prairies or parking lots or something equally poetic but less cliché? anyway, djs, if you’re taking requests, how about some tracks that ditch the ocean vibes and go for something less wet unless its a really good ocean song, i guess.

There are many people who always listen to radio all the time. They are kind of addicted to listening to radio. Having said that, I am not at all a huge fan of listening to radio. So, do you listen to radio very often?

travel woes gotchu feeling scammed or lazy? what tops the list of most avoidable screw-ups? honestly argue it out in replies if none of these fit your vibe.

like i dont mean twist endings or the ones that leave you shook. just endings that felt so right for the story they told, no loose ends, no forced drama, just...satisfying. like you sit back after and go "yeah, thats how it was supposed to end." for me its **the farewell** that last shot of awkwafina on the street? perfect. didnt need anything more. ive seen too many movies lately where the last 10 minutes feel like they were written by someone who got bored or ran out of ideas. ruins the whole thing. anyway im tryna find more movies like that. ones where the ending hits just as hard as the rest of it, maybe even harder any recs? i dont care about the genre, just something where the ending feels intentional, you know? not like they slapped it on at the last second.

does anyone else have songs that are permanently tied to some random memory? like i cant hear 'all star' without thinking of that one time my friend tried to skateboard off a picnic table and ate shit. or how 'mr brightside' reminds me of being tipsy at a wedding and yelling the lyrics with my cousins. its not even about the song itself being good or bad, its just that the memory hijacks the experience every time. theres this one track i cant dissociate from being stuck in traffic on a hot day with no ac and the windows down, just stewing in frustration. its wild how the brain does that. anyone got examples of their own?

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JOHN MORELAND / GEORGIA MAQ

Says Georgia Maq: “not too long ago, the most annoying girl in the world (me) messaged one of her favourite songwriters being like ‘omg hi John, it’s me again! if you ever need a support for a show, I’d love to be considered. I play acoustic guitar and the harmonica and I am so inspired by your music and I just think it would make for a really fun time.’ Georgia and John’s tour his the West Coast in October.



PEACHES

Peaches has announced new fall tour dates in support of her new album No Lube So Rude.

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ALANIS MORISSETTE LA RESIDENCY

Alanis Morissette will be in residence at LA’s YouTube Theater on November 5, 6, 10 & 11. Titled “Butterfly with a Machete: A Rock Traumedy,” Alanis calls it a “wild ride that blends music, stories, insights, dance, video, sketch comedy, and always….rock n roll.”

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CONCERT FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT AT TOWN HALL

The Committee for the First Amendment is presenting “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment” at Town Hall on June 14 with Rufus Wainwright, Bette Midler, Patti Smith, Sasha Allen, Joy Reid, Jane Fonda and more with more to be announced. “In a moment when our fundamental freedoms are under threat, music has always led the way. From the civil rights movement to today, artists have been at the forefront of the fight for justice and free expression. Join us for an uplifting night that celebrates the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest and find out how you can take action.”

JAŸ-Z

JAŸ-Z just played the Roots Picnic and has now announced a pair of shows: Paris at Stade de France on September 10 and Los Angeles at Sofi Stadium on October 23. Before that JAŸ-Z plays three nights at NYC’s Yankee Stadium on July 10, 11 & 12.

CHAT PILE

Chat Pile will be touring this fall for their new album and joining them arey Soul Glo, Prize Horse, Virga, and Shallowater, varying by show.

BOY HARSHER

Darkwave duo Boy Harsher have announced a fall tour that they’re calling “The Heartbreak Tour.” It runs through September into November, and Choir Boy, Evanora Unlimited, True Blue, and Kassie Krut each open shows, varying by date.

UNDEROATH

Last month Underoath announced they’d play their 2006 album Define the Great Line in full at Furnace Fest, and now they’ve revealed a full 20th anniversary tour for the album. August Burns Red, Atreyu, As Cities Burn, and Emery open the shows, varying by date.

WISHY

Wishy have announced Nature’s Pill, their second album, and a fall tour.

PETER BJORN AND JOHN

Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album Writer’s Block — the one with “Young Folks” — on tour this year and they’ve just announced a few North American dates that stick to the West Coast and Southwest.



NICE STRONG ARM

Late-’80s Austin noiserock band Nice Strong Arm are playing their first shows in over 30 years.

DROMFEST 2026

Nice Strong Arm are one of many ’80s/’90s college rock bands — also Scrawl, Come, Hypnolovewheel and more — who are playing Dromfest 2026.

SHUDDER TO THINK

DC/NYC post-hardcore greats Shudder to Think, who returned for their first tour in over a decade and released new music last year, have announced a few live shows that are happening in September.

MILITARIE GUN

Having wrapped up their tour with Joyce Manor last month, Militarie Gun have announced a new round of North American shows. They’ll sell $20 tickets across all 27 dates of their “20 Songs for 20 Dollars” tour, which is with Softcult, Shady Nasty, and Dazy.

ANDREW MCMAHON

Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate, Jack’s Mannequin) has announced a tour of intimate solo shows that have him on piano and nothing else. “Coming off two years of big shows and festivals, I’ve been craving the intimacy of small rooms and the spontaneity that comes with performing solo,” shares McMahon. “There’s a sense of adventure and chemistry with the crowd that makes every performance feel completely unique. I’m so eager to get out there and be a part of that kind of energy.” The tour includes two nights at NYC’s City Winery October 15 and 16.



BONOBO

Bonobo will be taking his new live band show on the road this year in support of his upcoming album Distance and Static.

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noticed this the other day — how many album covers feature a watch or clock somewhere in the design? not even time-themed albums, just random ones. like is it supposed to say something about the passage of time or are they just... there for looks? idk it feels weirdly common and im not sure if its intentional or just a design crutch thinking about picking up an old wind-up alarm clock too, the kind that ticks loud enough to drive you nuts at night might help me ditch the phone from the nightstand, cant stand how it glows. anyone else do this? cant decide if its nostalgic or just impractical these days...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have kicked off their 2026 European tour in Dublin, and broke out a fitting cover of The Pogues‘ ‘Rainy Night In Soho’. Check out the full setlist and fan footage from the gig below.

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The gig was the first of the 2026 tour dates the iconic Australian singer has planned with The Bad Seeds across Europe, and was held last night (Wednesday June 10) at Malahide Castle in Ireland.

Their first UK and European tour since 2024, the opening night saw them break out a stacked 24-song setlist, featuring an assortment of fan favourites and rarely-played deep-cuts.

Opening with back-to-back renditions of ‘Get Ready For Love’, ‘From Her To Eternity’ and ‘Wild God’, Nick Cave and co. mixed things up with the Dublin setlist by playing ‘Train Long-Suffering’ for the first time since 1989.



Other rarities included ‘Hiding All Away / White Elephant’ being aired out live for the first time since 2013, and ‘Stranger Than Kindness’ for the first time since 2015. To close out the gig, Cave covered The Pogues’ ‘A Rainy Night In Soho’ – the first time he has played it with The Bad Seeds since 1997.

The cover wasn’t only fitting as the gig was held in Dublin, where Pogues frontman Shane McGowan passed away in 2023, but it also comes as Cave had a longtime friendship with the late singer.

The two of them collaborated together multiple times – most famously on the 1992 cover of ‘What A Wonderful World’ – and Cave even performed ‘A Rainy Night In Soho’ at McGowan’s funeral, and hailed him as “the greatest songwriter of his generation”.

Find more footage of the show below, including fan favourites ‘Red Right Hand’ and ‘Into My Arms’, as well as ‘Carnage’, where Cave substituted the line “Listening to Sinead O’Connor” for “Reading Flannery O’Connor”.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds setlist was:​

‘Get Ready for Love’
‘From Her to Eternity’
‘Wild God’
‘O Children’
‘Train Long-Suffering’ (First time since 1989)
‘City of Refuge’
‘Nobody’s Baby Now’ (First time since 2017)
‘Tupelo’
‘Carnage’ (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis cover) (Substituted “Listening to Sinead O’Connor” for “Reading Flannery O’Connor”)
‘Joy’
‘Rings of Saturn’
‘Bright Horses’
‘Henry Lee’
‘The Mercy Seat’
‘Red Right Hand’
‘Into My Arms’
‘Hiding All Away / White Elephant’ (First time since 2013)
‘Hollywood’
‘Stranger Than Kindness’ (First time since 2015)
‘Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry’
‘Jubilee Street’
‘The Weeping Song’
‘Wide Lovely Eyes’
‘A Rainy Night in Soho’ (The Pogues cover) (First time by The Bad Seeds since 1997)

The tour continues with a show at Open Air an der Emslandarena in Germany on June 16, followed by more stops in Denmark, Austria, Belgium and Italy throughout the month.

More shows in Europe continue throughout the rest of summer, including festival appearances at NOS Alive, Rock En Seine, and more. UK shows include a date at Preston Park on July 31. Visit here for tickets.

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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ 2026 UK and European tour dates are:​

JUNE
16 — Open Air an der Emslandarena, Germany
18 — Heartland Festival, Denmark
20 — Metronome Prague , Czech Republic
21 — Burg Clam, Austria
24 — Release Athens Festival, Greece
26 — La Prima Estate, Italy
28 — Live is Live, Belgium
30— Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany

JULY
06 — Jazz Open, Germany
09 — NOS Alive Festival, Portugal
14 — Festival de Nîmes, France
15 — La Belle Soirée de Vienne, France
17 — Les Vieilles Charrues, France
31 — Preston Park, UK

AUGUST
02 — Filmnächte am Elbufer, Germany
05 — Arena Pula, Croatia
07 — Donji grad Kalemegdan Fortress, Serbia
09 — Summer Well Festival, Romania
13 — Øyafestivalen, Norway
18 — Kalnai Park, Lithuania
21 — Cabaret Vert, France
23 — Königsplatz, Germany
25 — Kunst!Rasen, Germany
28 — Rock En Seine, France

The 2026 dates follow a homecoming tour in Australia in support of the Bad Seeds’ acclaimed 2024 album ‘Wild God’. That album was given four-stars when it was released, with NME writing: “Bad Seeds records are infamously loaded with gothic doom and gloom. Of course, this ain’t a poptastic LOLfest, and still coloured with the many shades of a life so challenging and weathered.

“But never has Cave been so freewheelin’ than on the giddy ‘Frogs’, “Jumping for love and the opening sky above” as “Kris Kristofferson walks by kicking a can in a shirt he hasn’t washed for years“. With a lust for life, the once-dark prince is letting the light in.”

Last month, Cave revealed The Bad Seeds were “messing around” in the studio with the “vague idea of making a new record” as the follow-up to ‘Wild God’.

“This morning, I am going to Islington to mess around in the studio,” he told a fan on his Red Hand Files blog, saying that he would be in the studio with Bad Seeds members Martyn P. Casey, Thomas Wydler, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis.

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NICK HAKIM

Nick Hakim will be touring this fall in support of his new album I Can See. Dates include Brooklyn club Warsaw on September 19.



SYLVAN ESSO

Sylvan Esso have announced a full band tour, beginning on October 1 in Atlanta and running through 2026 and into 2027.

LETTERKENNY LIVE

Great Canadian sitcom Letterkenny concluded its 12-season run in 2023 but the cast are reuniting for “Letterkenny Live,” a 2027 North American tour.

BEDOUINE

Bedouine is supporting excellent new album TITLE on tour this year — she plays Brooklyn’s National Sawdust on Thursday and just announced new tour dates which includes another NYC show at Le Poisson Rouge on November 10 with Steady Holiday.

JEFF TWEEDY / CASE OATS

Jeff Tweedy’s great solo album Twilight Override turns one in September, and he’ll continue supporting it on the road with a new round of solo shows. They happen in October and November, and he’ll be joined for them by Case Oats, the duo of Spencer Tweedy (his son) and Casey Gomez.

MÚM

Icelandic art-pop vets múm have announced new North American shows in support of History of Science which was their first album in 12 years. Dates kick off in NYC on September 24 at Le Poisson Rouge, and from there they head to Albany, Cincinnati, Chicago, Mexico City, and Guadalajara.

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PITCHFORK LONDON (RADIO DEPT’S FIRST SHOW IN 8 YEARS) / PITCHFORK PARIS

Unlike the US edition (RIP?) that was only one day, Pitchfork’s music festivals in London and Paris happen over a week’s time at numerous clubs around each city. The London edition runs November 2-8 and the lineup includes The Avalanches, Sweden’s The Radio Dept (their first show in eight years!), Tortoise, Gred Mendez, Los Thuthanaka, Mandy Indiana, Robber Robber, Working Men’s Club, Actress, Noname, and more.

Pitchfork Paris, meanwhile, happens November 2-8 and the lineup includes Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul (who are playing NYC in September), AMORE, ear, Iceage, Robber Robber, and more.



LORD HURON / THAO

Lord Huron are on tour and opening is THAO who just released her first new music in six years.

HELADO TROPICAL

Helado Tropical, aka the duo of Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical, have announced a fall tour in support of their upcoming self-titled debut album. It begins in Washington, DC on October 23 and wraps November 26 in Mexico City.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENCY

The Mountain Goats have announced a six-show San Francisco residency happening at The Fillmore on November 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, and 21. Each night is a different theme which include “Stump the band” (Night 3), “Six Long Songs” (Night 4), and “Cast of Thousands” (Night 5).

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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced a massive tour for their just-announced new album, with North American shows this fall and UK/EU dates in 2027.

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So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place.

EARTHEATER – “CROWN JEWEL”

“I wrote this love song for my baby girl but I guess it’s subplot is about good posture,” Eartheater says of this new single. “I was very tall at a young age — taller than all the boys and sometimes taller than grown ups. My girl is probably going to be taller than me and I just want her to shine as bright as she can and not feel self conscious about it. One of my retorts when people would feel the need to remark on my hight was ‘it’s like I’m in a penthouse in Dubai’ — hence the Dubai line.” New album Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message is out July 14.


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PROUN – “WALL”

Austin, TX band proun will release their debut album, Maybe Luck, on June 26 and here’s an early taste. ““The chorus harps on the idea that attempting to come to terms with your trauma can bring you closer to a version of yourself that existed before those things happened, returning to an almost idealistic sense of self that experiencing trauma can destroy and the nearly impossible nature of radical acceptance and moving forward,” says the band’s Jamie Weed.


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MARCI – “BUTTERFLY STICKER”

Marta Cikojevic, who has played in TOPS, will release her second album as Marci, Mask Lady and Late Night Girl, on August 28 via Arbutus Records. The album was co-produced and co-written by TOPS guitarist David Carriere and this is the very catchy, very ’80s first single.


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GRAHAM HUNT – “WAITING FOR YOU TO COME HOME”

Wisconsinite Graham Hunt has announced new album American Pyramid which will be out August 28 via Run for Cover. It was made at legendary Pachyderm Studio (Nirvana’s In Uetero) with a eight-piece band and this is the first single.


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THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – “SHALLOW GRAVE”

“I got the idea for Shallow Grave at a stoplight and recorded the first bits of it a capella into my phone,” says John Darnielle. “Came home and blazed through the rest old school style. Got very excited! Sent it to friends! Everybody bopped! Carrie White’s mom, or Carrie White’s arm? The jury is still out! Poetic license strikes again! Please enjoy what has already been called, by me, ‘the song of the summer’: Shallow Grave! Shallow Grave! Shallow Grave!” New album Days is out August 7.


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NICK HAKIM – “I CAN SEE”

Nick Hakim will release new album I Can See on July 24 and he’s shared the title track. Nick says, “I can’t imagine beginning this album without this track. It’s the entry point of this collection of songs. This took 4 years to finish. It felt like an experiment of how time moves, and we change, but how you can retain a feeling from the sound or tone of music you’ve made or love. The initial demo of this song took 20 minutes to make, but the patience and time it took to “finish” was worth every moment.”


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MORGAN NOISE (MEM FAT DOG) – “SILLY ME”

Fat Dog’s Morgan Wallace leads Morgan Noise who will release their debut album Something built, Something remembered on August 28. She says of this song: “Silly me started with an overlapping scale going up and up. I remember trying to sing it in the shower and not being able to pitch it quite right and having to run to the piano. I wanted it to have an almost nursery rhyme feel, especially with the doo doos in the chorus. A nursery rhyme turned heavy.”


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MO TROPER – “LET’S GET BACK TO MUSIC”

“This song was partially the response to a prompt Kitty of Teen Suicide et al. gave me when I was at my absolute lowest–to try and write a yacht rock song,” Mo says. “It was tracked with Dan and Jon from the Father John Misty band at New Monkey in Los Angeles, and Jon’s arrangement ended up sounding like Abba meets Doobie Brothers meets Randy Newman, per my request.”


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GB – “STARSOUND”

GB, aka Copenhagen artist and musician Gustav Berntsen, will release new album Herzsprung on August 12 via AD 93. First single “Starsound” lightly trippy guitar pop served with a side of soft rock.


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JACK WHITE – “DOLLAR BILL”

It’s the first single from Jack White’s upcoming album Frozen Charlotte.


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THAO – “FOSSILS”

Produced by Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus, “Fossils” is slinky funk, in an indie rock kind of way, with a very positive message in the face of insane times. It’s her first new music in six years.


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SLOW PULP – “BETTER MAN”

Slow Pulp’s third album Melodie is out September 18. This is the first single.


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OPEN MIKE EAGLE & KENNY SEGAL – “UNFINISHED CONCRETE INITIALS” FT HEMLOCK ERNST

Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal have collaborated on new album DOOMED! which will be out August 14. This first single features Hemlock Ernst, aka Samuel T Herring of Future Islands.


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BRIAN FALLON – “PEARLS”

The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon has announced new album Not Bad for New Jersey which will be out physically September 10 and on streaming services the next day. “Pearls” is the latest single.


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L’RAIN – “SOULLESS CYCLE”

L’Rain has announced new album fata morgana which will be out August 14 via Mexican summer. Billed as the final piece of a quadrilogy — preceded by 2017’s L’Rain, 2021’s Fatigue, and 2023’s I Killed Your Dog — and was made with regular collaborators Ben Chapoteau-Katz and Andrew Lappin. The first single is an awesome, searing, hazy rock song.


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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA – “MONSTER”

Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced new album OurHome which will be out September 18. The first single from the album is “Monster,” which comes with a video made by famed manga artist Naoki Urasawa.


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