<p>When a person tells you who they are, it’s best to listen. And when an artist declares a new track “the most unhinged song I have ever written,” well, that warrants full attention, too. Enter Sydney Sprague, the Phoenix singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who delivers “As Scared As Can Be” as a full swandive into the chaos that only charred emotional wreckage of unreciprocated love can bring. “It is a manic, headbang-able doom spiral about unrequited feelings, paranoia, and the humiliation of […]</p>
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<p>Since we’re getting hit with all the pandemic sequels this year (looking at you, Old Guard 2), let’s highlight one we’re quite excited for: Timo Tjahjanto’s Nobody 2, which features Bob Odenkirk once again back in the saddle as the suburban assassin who finds himself in sticky situations even though he’s long out of the game. Tjahjanto’s prior features — The Night Comes for Us, The Shadow Strays — are fucking incredible, and if you haven’t watched them yet, go […]</p>
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La Dispute have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called No One Was Driving the Car and will be out on September 5 via Epitaph Records. The band has released the first three songs off the record: “I Shaved My Head”, “Man with Hands and Ankles Bound”, and “Autofiction Detail”. These tracks were inspired by the 2017 film First Reformed. “I Shaved My Head” comes with a video directed and edited by Steven Paseshnik and Adam Vass. La Dispute released Panorama in 2019. Check out the songs below.

London, UK-based gothic rockers Dog Race have announced that they will be releasing their debut EP. It is called Return The Day and will be out on June 6 via Fascination Street Records. The band has also released a visualizer video for the title track. Dog Race have released a handful of singles each year since 2022. Check out the video below.

<p>Editor’s Note: It’s the same thing we all know in love when it comes to Vanyaland’s recurring weekly live comedy rundown, Mic’d Up — just a slightly different face. We’ll be hyping club shows, theater and arena gigs, open mics, and whatever else to help fill your free time with some much-needed laughter. Although the comedic genius of Eugene Mirman was forged in the trenches of his native Boston comedy scene many moons ago, he’s never used home field advantage when […]</p>
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Chicago-based electronic duo HIDE have announced that they have signed with Get Better Records and have also released their first single with the label called “DEEPER THAN DEATH (here on earth) I DESTROY”. HIDE released their album Interior Terror in 2021. Check out the song below.

Miesha and the Spanks have announced summer shows for the Maritimes. They will be playing two shows with Skunk Motel. Miesha and the Spanks released their album Unconditional Love In Hi-Fi in 2023. Check out the dates below.

Thunder Queens have released a video for their new song “Teenage Years”. The video was directed by IMMV Productions and features live footage shot by Joshua Marc Seguin during their show at La Sotterenea in Montreal in March 2025. Thunder Queens released their album Strike One in 2024. Check out the video below.

Mike Huguenor (Jeff Rosenstock’s band, Hard Girls and Shinobu) has announced that he will be releasing a new solo album. It is called Surfing the Web with the Alien and will be out on June 27 via Lauren Records. The record will be all-instrumental and was made using only one electric guitar and one acoustic guitar. A video for his new song “Oils of Orange” has been released which was directed by Jonathan Kramer and stars members of Scowl, Star 99, Shinobu, and more. Mike Huguenor released his first solo album X’ed in 2020. Check out the video and tracklist below.

<p>Slow Crush have announced their new album, Thirst, on which the dynamic four piece further cement themselves at the forefront of rock and shoegaze. On Thirst, Slow Crush’s dynamic textures, propulsive rhythms and gauzy riffs glow bright as ever, but this time with more grit….</p>
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