<p>Adam Ray has never been good at doing just one thing. Whatever is out there, he wants to try it all, and as a result of that, we’ve come to know and love what seems to be every corner of his creative expanse. Even still, as he embarks on his latest stand-up tour, Ray is asking the deeper questions that indicate the possibility that maybe we don’t really know everything about him — but he seems to be willing to […]</p>
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<p>If the year ahead is a slow-burning nightmare, then to simply get through, we’re going to need music to be a slow-burning dream. And the best way to push forward, no matter the path ahead, is to reconcile with the past. RIVER has looked back to shape the future with searing new single “Infected mind,” an evocative dream-pop swirl-gazer from the Swedish alt-pop artist that’s both dizzying and calming all at once. “‘Infected mind’ is my attempt to recognize and […]</p>
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DFL is playing the East Coast for the first time in over 30 years this weekend! Plus, the crew has a new album in the works and are looking to bash it up! So, Punknews' John Gentile interviewed guitar player Monty Messex about the upcoming mini-trek. You can check it out below.

Peaches has released a video for “No Lube So Rude”. The video was filmed at Queer Wagen Collective in Berlin, Germany and was directed by Matt Lambert. The song is off Peaches’ upcoming album of the same name which will be out February 20 via Kill Rock Stars. Peaches will be touring the US and Canada starting in February and her most recent full-length album was 2015’s Rub. Check out the video below.

Hit Like A Girl have released a video for their new song “Only Have Myself”. The video was shot and edited by Aaron Pappalardo. The song is off their upcoming album Burning At Both Ends which will be out on March 27 via Cryptid Records. Hit Like A Girl will be playing Stoopfest in Michigan and Pouzza Fest in Montreal in May. They released Becoming in 2022. Check out the video below.

GWAR has covered Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" as part of the AV Club undercover series. You can check out the video below.

<p>Yavin is glad he didn’t “make it” in the music biz by age 27, and you should be, too. Because we wouldn’t have his new self-described “sad little banger” otherwise. The Los Angeles-via-Boston pop artist rang in the new year and a new era earlier this month (January 10) with “Thirty,” a single that captures the often-daunting leap between your 20s and 30s. The song begins with unease — complete with an auto-tuned lament of “tick-tock” echoing in the background […]</p>
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