Music
These are the May album releases in alternative, rock, metal, and beyond
See which albums are coming out this month with our regularly updated release guide.
Slipknot announce huge Here Comes the Pain tour
The run will feature opening acts Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture, and Vended.
Been Stellar paint an unflinching, thunderous picture of NYC
The five-piece unpack the making of their debut album, Scream from New York, NY, and shattering the romanticism of long-gone eras.
Reyna Roberts to join Joel Madden on Ep. 68 of Artist Friendly
Here’s what to know about the new episode.
12 shoegaze and alt-rock songs that informed Blushing’s new album Sugarcoat
From Hum to Jawbreaker, see their picks.
See photos of Slipknot's surprise, intimate pre-Sick New World show
Slipknot’s first show of 2024 was also the debut of their new drummer and their new masks.
The intimate and indefinite world of Jane Remover
The artist unpacks how both of her post-internet albums are a “time capsule.”
Kid Bookie announces new album, shares "Scars" video
‘Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead’ will be out September 13 via Marshall Records.
Nilüfer Yanya plays a hesitant bride in new video for “Like I Say (I runaway)”
The song follows her sophomore album, PAINLESS.
The Marías’ next life
As the Los Angeles quartet prepare to release their second album, Submarine, they process the stories of grief, hope, and love that shaped it.
See actor Kate Dickie spiral in Big Special’s “BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE” video
The U.K. post-punk duo will unleash their new album, Postindustrial Hometown Blues, in May via SO Recordings.
6 rising artists to know this month
Meet our April up-and-comers, including English Teacher, Doubt, and Halima.
Knocked Loose tap Poppy for intensely heavy new song “Suffocate”
Their new album, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, arrives in May.
Bea Miller to join Joel Madden on Ep. 67 of Artist Friendly
Here’s what to know about the new episode.
Snõõper’s Indieplaza set at Rough Trade was loud, fast, and wildly fun
The Nashville punks on the first LPs they ever bought, their forthcoming tour, and playing the same festival as Doja Cat.
Raging with VIAL at The Sultan Room in NYC
See photos and the setlist from their rowdy stop at the Bushwick venue.