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Decked out in vibrant colors and funky patterns, Kid Bloom (aka Lennon Kloser) could easily be mistaken for a child of the ’80s. That influence shines on his debut album, Highway, out today via Position Music. Read more: Is Frank Ocean directing his own feature film? Highway plays like a 12-track ride through connection, mental […]

JAWNY connected with AltPress for issue #399. During the 10 Topics conversation, the indie-pop artist talks about his greatest musical strength, his (almost) professional skateboarding career and the most important lessons he has learned so far. GREATEST MUSICAL STRENGTH I genuinely think my greatest musical strength is that I can play every instrument decently. I […]

Television is a great way to find new music and rediscover old songs. When artists are featured on TV show soundtracks, they are able to dive into a different medium. This grants them access to a whole new audience. With shows ranging from flirty rom-coms to haunting thrillers and everything in between, there are many […]

Between the likes of Snow Patrol, Biffy Clyro and beyond, Scotland set some solid roots in the ’90s mainstream alternative explosion. Don’t mistake its prominence in the music scene as a thing of the past, though. The country has been churning out new powerhouse bands well into the modern era. Though relatively small compared to other alternative hubs such as the […]

Though it’s 2021 and there’s new music being put out daily, there are some older alternative songs we can’t part with. In particular, these songs become glorified by TikTok and earn a timeless status in different video trends and viral sensations. With TikTok being the gatekeeper for cool trends, new recipes and now even sea […]

Sweden may be best known for exporting its world-famous meatballs, the band Ghost and the puzzle games known as IKEA furniture, but they have many more treasures that everyone should know about. The seventh happiest country in the world is home to many artists who are redefining what it means to be alternative. These bands […]

Billie Eilish, Jeff Tweedy, Taking Back Sunday, Trey Anastasio of Phish and over 600 other artists will take part in the largest single-night digital concert ever this Election Day, the #iVoted Festival 2020. The event, which runs from noon to 2 a.m. ET Tuesday, will be held on the streaming platform Mandolin. Participating acts will […]

The pandemic is beating the hell out of anybody who makes their living in the realm of live music. But those very microbes are inspiring for people who want to start virtual bands and practice on FaceTime. Perhaps you couldn’t care about either scenario and just prefer to get shit done. And now we’d like […]

Music is one of the greatest companions to an all-night study session. It’s easy to pull up any mix on YouTube to play in the background. But sometimes you crave something different than “lo-fi beats,” and these tracks will help bring it up a notch. They’re still chill songs, just with more life in them, […]

[Photo by: CHVRCHES/Danny Clinch] Watch new music videos from the Garden, Tigers Jaw and more—plus, check out CHVRCHES' album tracklist. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Watch Corey Taylor and ‘Supernatural’ star Jensen Ackles cover Bon Jovi 1. CHVRCHES revealed the tracklist for their upcoming album LOVE IS DEAD. pic.twitter.com/3S2bnDODtj — […]

MGMT took the stage last night at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis and fans got an awesome surprise. Read more: MGMT will have a new album out this year The band treated fans by giving festival attendees a sample of what's to come on the new album by playing five new songs off of […]

MGMT have stuck to their promise that they'd be returning with new music this year as a follow-up to 2013's self-titled album. Read more: MGMT returning in 2017 The synth-pop duo sent out a newsletter to fans confirming that new songs along with a new album would, indeed, be released this year. The newsletter read: “Incredibly soon we […]

Everyone’s favorite psychedelic synth-pop duo MGMT are returning in 2017, delaying their previous claim of 2016 being the year they “re-dominates [sic] your mind hole.” The band issued a tweet Wednesday morning confirming the news. See both their original statement and update below. Read more: It looks like the Gorillaz comeback album is coming 2017 You […]

Brooklyn-based psych pop quartet Kuroma – founded by MGMT guitarist Hank Sullivant – have premiered their latest single, “Love Is On The Way,” over at SPIN. You can give it a listen below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: Stream MGMT's selt-titled album “Love Is On The Way” is taken from Kuroma's upcoming full-length, Kuromarama, which will […]

MGMT have premiered a new video on Noisey for “Alien Days.” The band's latest self-titled album is available now. Fans can download the record on iTunes. Watch the video below and tell us what you think!

MGMT have released a new video for “Cool Song No. 2.” The track is featured on the band's latest self-titled album. Fans can download the record on iTunes now. Watch the video below and let us know what you think!

MGMT are currently streaming their new, self-titled album via Rdio.   You can stream the album using the player below, or visit Rdio to check out “the Optimizer” that accompanies the album stream, which combines the music and visual interpretations of it by several artists and MGMT's live show video instrumentalist Alejandro Crawford. MGMT is set […]

MGMT have debuted a video for “Your Life Is A Lie.” The band's new self-titled album is set to be released on September 17. Fans can check out the video below. Tell us what you think!

Title Fight, August Burns Red, Slayer and MGMT are amongst the many diverse acts to play this fall's Fun Fun Fun Fest. Other acts include Deerhunter, The Dismemberment Plan, Code Orange Kids, Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion), M.I.A., Descendents, Lupe Fiasco, Ice T and many more. The Austin-based festival will take place November 8 – 10 at […]

Los Angeles festival, FYF Fest have announced their 2013 lineup, which features headliners My Bloody Valentine and Yeah Yeah Yeahs as well as AP scene favorites such as METZ, Baroness, Title Fight, Joyce Manor, FLAG and Touche Amore.  The event takes place August 24-25 at the L.A. State Historic Park. View the full lineup below:  Saturday, August 24 […]