<p>This past Friday was a significant one for the modern wave of Irish music. Not only did Fontaines D.C. drop a certified SOTY contender, but The Murder Capital saddled up to the still-young AOTY conversation with an expansive and infected new record called Blindness. We’ve been treated to a wealth of notable singles from the Dublin post-punk crew’s follow-up to 2023’s lethal Gigi’s Recovery, including the incendiary “The Fall” and gritty “Words Lost Meaning.” Now, the floating “A Distant Life” […]</p>
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Wu-Tang Clan have announced their final tour. it's called The final chamber and it kicks off in June and runs through July. Run the Jewels opens. You can see the dates below.

Swans are evolving yet again. Today, the band announced a new LP. It's called Birthing and is due for release on Mute / Young God Records on May 30. The band states that this record will be the final version of this iteration of the band (over the years, the band has changed lineups/genres/approaches to music) in intervals. they will announce a final tour for this phase of the band later this year. You can hear the 19 minute lead single, "I am a tower" below.Swans leader Michael Gira said in a press release: "“The material contained in this album was largely developed over the course of a yearlong Swans tour, during 2023 – 2024 (‘The Healers’, ‘I Am a Tower’, ‘Birthing’, ‘Guardian Spirit’, ‘Rope’, and ‘Away’), then recorded and further orchestrated and rearranged in the studio. Two pieces were created and performed in the studio (‘Red Yellow’, ‘The Merge’). In all cases the material began with me sitting in my office with an acoustic guitar, singing and dreaming about what would become of these skeletal songs. I’m blessed to have such a stellar group of musicians to work with live (listed below), and through improvisation, endless revisions and an intensity of focus in performance (not to mention endurance), over the course of time the music morphed into what you generally hear on this collection. This album, coupled with the recent live release, Live Rope, constitutes my final foray (as producer / impresario) into the all-consuming sound worlds that have been my obsession for years. We’ll do a final tour in this mode towards the end of 2025, then that’s it. After that, Swans will continue, so long as I’m able, but in a significantly pared down form. Hints of that direction can be found in a few moments on the current album. In the meantime, my hope is that the music provides a positive and fertile atmosphere in which to dream.”

Pink Soap the band that formed after Vixen 77 folded, has announced that they are recording their debut EP. The band offered a short statement that they are tracking in the Philadelphia area with Matt Schenck at the controls. We'll keep you updated.

Masters of War, a straight edge band from Seattle, WA, have released a new EP. It's called New Grievences and it's self-released. You can hear it below.

The Hell are going to release a new 7-inch EP. It's self-titled and it's out via Sorry State records on March 14. You can hear the lead track below.

Lambrini Girls have released a video for “No Homo”. The video was directed by Lea Otovic. The song is off their album Who Let The Dogs Out which was released last month via City Slang. Lambrini Girls are currently touring Europe and the UK. Check out the video below.

Cheekface have released a video for their new song “Living Lo-Fi”. The video was directed by Ben Epstein and David Combs. Along with the band, the video stars many people including Chris Farren, Greg Cortez, Kasey Fries, Guillan Leonardo, and Lexi McCoy. The song is off their album Middle Spoon which is available now.Cheekface has also announced a co-headlining tour for the UK with Martha. Fresh will be joining them on all dates. Those shows kick off in Brighton on July 11 and wrap up in London on July 20. Cheekface will be touring Canada and the US starting in April. Check out the video and UK dates below.

<p>Tell ‘ya what: The 2025 Shaky Knees Music Festival lineup is pretty fucking solid. The annual Atlanta fest revealed the lineup for its 12th edition, going down September 19 to 21 at its new home at downtown Piedmont Park, and it packs a wallop in font sizes both big and small. Headlining this year’s Shaky Knees are My Chemical Romance, blink-182, and Deftones, making it maybe the most impressive triple-play of top-billings across the entire North American festival circuit. But […]</p>
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St. Catharines-based psych punk band Days On Parade have announced spring tour dates for Ontario and Quebec. The shows will kick off in Hamilton, Ontario on March 22 and will finish up on April 5 in Windsor. Days On Parade released their EP Look Alive! in 2024. Check out the dates below.