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After a triumphant co-headlining trek in 2023, the Ben Gibbard-led bands will keep the celebration going.

See photos from their triumphant show.

See photos from the three-day event.

We pulled together some of the best supergroups across rock, punk, and metal, from boygenius and L.S. Dunes to Transplants and the Damned Things.

The Postal Service’s Give Up, the album between Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello, turns 20. Here’s why the album was decade-defining.

This week, a handful of festival lineups were announced, as well as tour dates from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Silverstein, and others.

Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service are hitting the road together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their records Transatlanticism and Give Up.

Born and raised in Florida, Matthew Tyler Musto—these days better known as blackbear—has been making music, and making music his life, since at least 2006.  With five studio albums and seven EPs under his belt (or should that be pelt?), releasing his latest extended play, misery lake, Aug. 13, this year finds blackbear riding high […]

Following their bright power-pop track “PET,” L.A.-based duo COWBOY BOY are back with their second grunge-laced track, “INCONVENIENT,” from their upcoming EP, GOOD GIRL. Featuring vocalist Olivia Maria and Mike Nevin on bass, guitar and drums, the duo offer a completely raw, unabashedly honest look at relationships that have gone awry with a huge sound, […]

No lie, as exciting as it is when our favorite musicians take on new projects, it’s always a little disconcerting. After all, we have to wonder if they’re going to live up to the greatness we’ve come to expect. That said, a number of alternative artists have already proved that success doesn’t have to be a […]

The incorporation of electronic sounds into alternative music is hardly a new phenomenon. In the mid-2000s, bands such as Cobra Starship and 3OH!3 made names for themselves in the scene with their synth-heavy infusions. And while the resulting “neon” era seemed to be short-lived, these artists were largely ahead of their time. With the mainstream […]

Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or the (sometimes self-imposed) shackles of their previous works confining their sonic decisions. Sometimes these new bands go in an intentionally more mainstream direction, while other times the word “commercial” is never […]

Writer/director Judd Apatow accurately summed up college when he said: “College is the reward for surviving high school.” It’s true. The college experience proffers unprecedented freedom and a constant buzz of wonder—alive in every cup of ramen noodles and late-night study group. You may have left your teen angst in high school, but you’ve only […]

The true golden era of metalcore can—and will—be debated until the end of time, but the years between 2006 and 2011 were a notable period for our scene. Heavy music progressed into something that resonated with so many people. Aggressive verses, soaring choruses and, of course, outrageous, scene-shattering breakdowns ruled our speakers. It’s hard to […]

Death Cab for Cutie and Jenny Lewis have been on tour together, which means a mini-reunion of The Postal Service was bound to happen at some point. And now it officially has. Read more: ‘The Umbrella Academy’ cast teases season 2 with first table read footage The two groups have been performing “Nothing Better” on […]

Have you ever discovered an artist who you really loved and proceeded to jam their entire discography into your earholes for a week straight? Sadly, the groups in this list are only responsible for producing one studio album as a group. Don’t worry though: There are plenty of familiar faces who went on to produce […]

Acoustic indie rocker Casey Bolles is set to release Manhattan via Pure Noise records Jan. 22.  The three-track EP will feature covers from the 1975, the Mountain Goats and the Postal Service.  “I had a lot of fun recording these songs for a couple days with my good friend (and the producer of my first EP, Freshman), Jay Zubricky in my hometown, […]

Acoustic rocker Casey Bolles is teaming up with AltPress to premiere his latest video for a track off his EP, Freshman. See “Tattoo” below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! “We filmed the video for ‘Tattoo’ during a week stay San Francisco with the staff at Pure Noise,” shares Bolles. “Matt Vincent […]

Indie pop duo the Postal Service (Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of both Dntel Headset) have announced that they will be releasing a feature-length documentary, titled Everything Will Change, on November 24th through Sub Pop Records. The film will contain footage of the band's performances at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA during their reunion tour. […]