• U2 Returns With ‘Carnaval De Luz,’ Its First Album of New Material in Nine Years

    U2 returns with Carnaval De Luz, its first album of new material since 2017. The 12-track release features “Silencio,” Brian Eno, Martin Garrix, and Dolly Parton’s final recorded vocal performance.

  • Tom Morello’s ‘Everyone Gets Everything They Want’ Is a Rock Record With No Interest in Playing Nice

    Tom Morello brings together Kneecap, Serj Tankian, Beartooth and his teenage son Roman on Everyone Gets Everything They Want, a politically charged solo rock album confronting fascism, racism and contemporary political unrest.

  • Last Chance to See System of a Down’s ‘Toxicity’ 25th Anniversary Exhibition in Los Angeles

    Twenty-five years after System of a Down released Toxicity, the world has given us remarkably little reason to stop listening to it. Political dysfunction, social alienation, institutional hypocrisy and a seemingly endless appetite for collective self-destruction remain as familiar today as they were in 2001. The music, meanwhile, has aged considerably better than the society…

  • Porch Light Aren’t Interested in Keeping Quiet on Debut Album ‘Hush’

    Minneapolis rock band Porch Light make a very loud entrance with debut album Hush, an 11-track collection of riffs, breakups and road-tested chemistry arriving as their first major North American headline tour takes off. Pasted text

  • Julien Baker Is Taking New Music Back to the Rock Club on 2026 Residency Tour

    Julien Baker is taking new music back to the clubs with an 18-date fall 2026 residency tour featuring three-night runs in Salt Lake City, Cambridge, Carrboro, Athens, Lawrence and Seattle.

  • Grace Bowers Finds Her “Girly Grunge” Era on “Cigarettes For Breakfast”

    Grace Bowers has spent the last few years becoming the kind of guitarist people talk about before she has even finished playing. At 20, she has already landed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, performed at the Grammys, made the late-night television rounds and earned the increasingly rare distinction of being a young guitar player…

  • Will Swinton Lets Go Without Letting Go on “You’ll Always Be Mine”

    New Zealand alternative artist Will Swinton releases “You’ll Always Be Mine,” a bittersweet breakup anthem arriving after his Lollapalooza debut and North American headline tour.