Jan 21, 2021 By Joey Arnone Phoebe Bridgers

Arlo Parks has announced a filmed variety show special that will feature performances by Romy (The xx), Dave Okumu (The Invisible), and Glass Animals. The hour long show, titled Tonight With Arlo Parks, will premiere on Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. PST / 3 p.m. EST, where it will be viewable on both the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and the Amazon Music app (it will also be made available on Feb. 1 via Prime Video).

Jan 21, 2021 By Caleb Campbell The Muckers

NYC-based band The Muckers has had a long road to its debut release. The band’s first burst of mainstream attention came in the wake of Trump’s infamous Muslim ban, with Iranian-born frontman Emir Mohseni making his way over to New York to play rock music the day before the ban went into effect. Mohseni put together a new line-up only for the pandemic to intervene once again, throwing a wrench into the band’s lauded live shows.

Jan 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern Weezer

Weezer announced earlier this week that they were releasing a new album, OK Human, next week (January 29) via Crush Music/Atlantic. Now they have shared the album’s opening track and lead single, “All My Favorite Songs,” via a video for the string-backed track.

Jan 20, 2021 By Mark Redfern The Besnard Lakes

Montreal, Canada’s psych rockers The Besnard Lakes are releasing a new album, the impressively titled The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings, on January 29 via FatCat. Now they have shared an animated video for the album’s previously shared single, “Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again.”

Jan 20, 2021 By Caleb Campbell Hoorsees

Parisian indie quartet Hoorsees have returned with another single from their upcoming self-titled debut record, “Get Tired,” premiering with Under the Radar. The jangly indie track is the third single released from the album, following the lush melodic escapism of last year’s “Overdry” and “Videogames.” With a scruffy slacker demeanor coupled with emotive, heart-on-their-sleeve writing, the band perfectly encapsulates young adult boredom and frustration.

Jan 20, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Toronto five-piece Bernice are releasing a new album, Eau De Bonjourno, on March 5, 2021 via Telephone Explosion. Now they have shared another song from it, “It’s Me, Robin,” via a quirky video for the jazzy single.

Jan 20, 2021 By Caleb Campbell The Pink Stones

Athens Georgia, the college town that introduced R.E.M., The Drive-By Truckers, and the B-52s to the world has once again produced an exciting rising new band. The Pink Stones formed around frontman Hunter Pinkston after the longtime punk fan began to gravitate towards country in college. The band, joined by founding Drive-By Truckers member John Neff, conjures an other-worldly mix of country, indie, and barn-storming rock on their upcoming debut, Introducing…The Pink Stones.

Jan 20, 2021 By Caleb Campbell Badlands

It has been a long time since we’ve heard from Swedish producer, composer, and sound designer Catharina Jaunviksna, a.k.a. Badlands. After drawing acclaim for her 2016 solo debut, Locus, Badlands remained mostly quiet for several years. Jaunviksna first started teasing towards a new release in 2020 with a handful of singles and she’s now approaching the release of her long-awaited follow-up, Djinn, due out March 5 on Jauviksna’s self-run label, RITE.

Jan 19, 2021 By Joey Arnone Angel Olsen

Hand Habits (the project of Meg Duffy) has announced a new EP, dirt EP, which will be released on February 19 via Saddle Creek. Duffy has also shared a video for the first song and lead single from the EP, “4th of july.”