10 Essential Portland Albums
The Best Albums of August 2019
David Bowie alumni to perform Ziggy Stardust and Diamond Dogs on tour
Mike Garson leads an alumni band featuring guest vocalists Corey Glover, Evan Rachel Wood and Mr. Hudson.
Album of the Week: (Sandy) Alex G – House of Sugar
The Philly singer/songwriter's follow-up to <i>Rocket</i> is a dreamy, druggy and diverse indie mixtape.
R.I.P. The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek
The new wave icon was found unconscious today in New York City.
Stream three new Stereolab reissues: Emperor Tomato Ketchup, Dots and Loops and Cobra and Phases
Hear three of the band's classic albums with bonus tracks.
Aiming For Enrike share high-energy live clip for “Infinity Rider”
Hear the new single from the Oslo duo's upcoming album, due out in January.
Pijn/Conjurer : Curse These Metal Hands
Two UK groups come together for a collaboration that's heavy both musically and emotionally.
R.E.M. share unreleased track “Fascinating” to raise funds for hurricane relief in the Bahamas
Hear the rare track, recorded in 2004.
The Rolling Stones announce 50th anniversary reissue of Let It Bleed
Album to be released in mono and stereo versions, plus reproduction 7-inch, hardbound book and more.
Chelsea Wolfe : Birth of Violence
Wolfe's gentlest material harbors some of her heaviest beneath the surface.
Tomb Mold, Andy Stott to play Hospital Fest
Plus Pain Jerk, Akitsa, Eternal Champion, Becka Diamond (DJ set) and more.
Prince’s 1999 to be released as massive box set reissue
New reissue to feature 35 unreleased songs from The Vault.
The Highwomen : The Highwomen
The eponymous opening track of The Highwomen’s eponymous debut album is so arresting and deeply moving as to set standards almost impossibly high for the rest of the record. But while The Highwomen possesses a tone that is uneven and occasionally verges into the downright hamfisted, “Highwomen” and the other high points on this album […]
Gene Clark’s No Other reissue announced
Classic 1974 album being released in vinyl, CD and box set versions.
Bat For Lashes : Lost Girls
Natasha Khan returns to a more direct, immediate form of pop with her latest enchanting full-length.
Various Artists : Disco Not Disco
Strut reissues its flagship disco/dancepunk compilation for the label's 20th anniversary.