February 12, 2024

Paramore are named 2024 Record Store Day Ambassadors

Following the release of their new cover of Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House,” there’s more news from Paramore. They’ve been named 2024 Record Store Day Ambassador, and in a letter accompanying the announcement, they confirm that they’re “freshly independent” after a decade on Atlantic Records. The letter reads: After a long career in the...

HEALTH cover Deftones' "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"

Alternative Press has teamed up with HEALTH for an exclusive vinyl variant of their new album RAT WARS, limited to 500. Head to the AP Shop to snag yours. To get in the Valentine’s Day spirit, HEALTH have covered Deftones‘ 1998 hit “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)” for the Spotify Singles series. Spotify also...

For El Perro del Mar, music is the only salvation

Sarah Assbring, the sole member of Swedish musical project El Perro del Mar, doesn’t shy away from darkness. Rather, it intrigues and soothes her — especially in the form of music. She describes melancholic sound as a place to go to, for relief and respite, and perhaps, spiritual salvation. While each of Assbring’s enigmatic albums...