When Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker was at Central Saint Martins, an encounter with a wealthy fellow student would eventually inspire his wry, class-conscious agit-pop song “Common People,” Garth Jenning...

A lot of bands I cover here fit very well into genre pigeonholes, and a lot of those like being in those pigeonholes and a lot of their fans like them in those pigeonholes, and that’s all fine. But so...

Swervedriver's seminal debut “Raise” turned 35 earlier this week, and today sees the band reissue the album as an expanded anniversary double vinyl edition today (Friday 2nd October) followed by a col...

The latest Dopamine Chamber single comes with a John Angus Stewart visual

R.E.M. is revisiting one of the more distinctive chapters of its catalog. R.E.M. is revisiting one of the more distinctive chapters of its catalog.

Mogwai have announced career-spanning compilation 'Happy Tears', which includes a brand new song featuring Iggy Pop. Check it out here.

I’d like to think I’ve been reasonably diligent in covering music from non-English-speaking parts of the world, but my attention has been mainly focused on Asia and Europe. I think I’ve gone as far so...

For 40 years, J Mascis has quietly led his incredibly loud band into the annals of indie rock. But during his annual vacation in Cape Cod, he opened up about almost everything: interpersonal dynamics,...

Luna return to Toronto tonight for the first time in seven years, settling in at Lee’s Palace, the room I saw them in every time before they bid farewell almost 22 years ago. Post-reunion they’ve play...

If the return of The Radio Dept. to both the stage and the studio this year wasn’t cause enough for celebration, they’re also returning to record stores this year. Or more specifically, their second a...

Jarvis Cocker talks Pulp's new film 'What Do You Do For An Encore?' and what the future holds for the Sheffield indie icons.

Two decade after The Radio Dept. left their second album behind with mixed feelings, Pet Grief is returning to vinyl as the band find a new generation of listeners. Johan Duncanson tells Jack Le Feuvr...

We’ve got a rare foray into semi-self promotion today. The “semi-” because Blue Drops, the forthcoming debut album from Toronto’s Azure Rose, does not feature me in any way, shape, or form. It’s the s...

The director fed off the band's "incredibly infectious" energy when making 'What Do You Do for an Encore?'

As ‘Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?’ prepares for a MUBI release, Cocker tells about the film and what's next for the Britpop band.

The Danish five-piece’s fourth album arrives via Bella Union on 30th October.

Watch 'Something Changed' from Pulp's 'What Do You Do For An Encore' as director Garth Jennings talks about the band's past and future.

Sugar is back on tour for the first time since 1995, and Mould says the band has turned down the amps — even as fans at a recent show called it the loudest they’d ever heard at the venue

Pulp’s second distinct comeback has already produced a new album, a triumphant return to the stage and a fresh chapter in the band’s long, singular story. Pulp’s second distinct comeback has already p...

The famous may be in Toronto right now for TIFF, but the otaku will be at The Horseshoe for the next two nights as this year’s edition of Next Music From Tokyo kicks off. The four-band lineup of Japan...

This week sees the release of vinyl and CD anniversary editions of The Sound of McAlmont & Butler - the 1995 debut album by former Thieves vocalist, David McAlmont, and ex-Suede guitarist,…

Sophie Allison wrote her latest during “a difficult time when I would often take my telescope out into the yard to look at the moon or at planets”

For a discography as long and deep as The Cure’s, there’s surely going to be some missed gems but I’m quite surprised I’d never heard their 2001 single, “Cut Here” before it showed up in my algorithm ...

German shoegaze outfit Attic Ocean discusses touring with Ride, mastering with Slowdive’s Simon Scott, coping with loss, and writing great tracks without pricey gear.

Oasis might have stolen the headlines, but Britpop veterans Pulp’s return has been equally as triumphant. Now, the Jarvis Cocker-led outfit’s entire journey is recounted in a new film by acclaimed dir...

London quintet sadplanet threw their hats into the ring with a trio of singles spread out across 2024 but have waited until now to make their proper first statement via their debut EP Slowing Down, wh...

Most of the discourse around Sad Lovers & Giants hereabouts has focused on their earliest works and specifically the labyrinthine mess of singles, EPs, albums, and compilations that make finding and o...

Before the release of a joyful film on the history of the Sheffield band, frontman Cocker and director Garth Jennings talk dark times, taking inspiration from Abba – and why there could yet be another...

The two stages of Kinoko Teikoku’s career are pretty clearly delineated into their indie era and their major label era, each covering three of their six total albums (though trainspotters would probab...

Listening to Velocity Girl’s earliest recordings is like witnessing a band sort itself out on the fly. Though it would go on to become one of the defining indie-pop acts of the early ’90s, the Washing...

The London quartet’s new album is set for release on 30th October.

I usually don’t have too much trouble deciding if I am going to title a post about non-English bands with their native language or the translations – I generally prefer the former because it’s more “a...

2年ぶりの来日公演が実現。トロントのシーン、主催フェス、目指したいこと、そして改めて聞く日本のカルチャーのあれこれ。

Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire talks their new 'The Holy Bible' live album and film, memories of 1994, and an exclusive lowdown on new music on the way

Sometimes I can’t put a finger on what it is that makes one band’s sound appealing to me while another might bore me, but in the case of London’s World News, I knew what it was immediately – they love...

The Blur guitarist takes us down to Castle Park – his lost solo album that was made 15 years ago but is just seeing the light of day

My socials keep me pretty aware of any time Slowdive performs live anywhere around the world, but last weekend’s show supporting The Cure and Mogwai in Edinburgh seemed particularly amplified, what wi...

Sometimes transcribing an interview can be a chore. Very occasionally, the process, as with this interview with Echo & The Bunnymen singer Ian McCulloch, is akin to the experience of FBI agent Dale Cooper entering the town of Twin Peaks, recorder in hand and ready to unravel many strange tales and otherworldly mysteries. The Quietus’ […]

While they still haven’t moved into the “writing new music in the 21st century” phase of their career, Alison’s Halo have at least taken the intermediary step of recording and releasing new music writ...