Stream: Crocodiles, ‘Degeneration’
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Crocodiles’ eighth album, “Upside Down in Heaven,” is out April 7 via Lolipop Records. In the first single, they’re talkin’ ’bout “Degeneration.”
Video: Matthew Logan Vasquez, ‘Over It’
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Matthew Logan Vasquez (of Delta Spirit) returns with his fourth solo album, “As All Get Out,” on April 7. He plays the Wayfarer and the Moroccan Lounge the week of its release.
Stream: The Heavy, ‘Hurricane’s Coming’
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“Hurricane’s Coming” is the first single from British punk-funk-soul outfit the Heavy’s forthcoming sixth album, “Amen.” They visit the Troubadour in May.
Stream: Frankie Rose, ‘Anything’
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Sounding like the best of first-wave indie-pop, Frankie Rose is back with the new song “Anything,” the lead single from her first solo album in 5 1/2 years, “Love As Projection.” It’s out in March.
Stream: Ladytron, ‘City of Angels,’ ‘Misery Remember Me’ and ‘Faces’
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Ladytron’s seventh album, “Time’s Arrow,” arrives in January. Nobody does icy cool better.
Stream: Iggy Pop, ‘Strung Out Johnny’ and ‘Frenzy’
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Iggy Pop has scheduled two Los Angeles dates in April in support of his new album, “Every Loser,” which comes out in January. Tickets go on sale Friday for the shows. Sample the first two singles, “Strung Out Johnny” and “Frenzy.”
Stream: Blitz Vega, ‘Strong Forever’
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Blitz Vega’s new single, the anti-bullying anthem “Strong Fever,” features onetime Smiths bandmates Andy Rourke and Johnny Marr on a recording together for the first time in 35 years.
Stream: The Arcs, ‘Heaven Is a Place’
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The Arcs return in January with their sophomore album, “Electrophonic Chronic,” much of which was conceived before the 2018 death of band member Richard Swift. There could hardly be a more poignant tribute to Swift than “Heaven Is a Place.”
Video: Sunny War, ‘No Reason’
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Sunny War, just signed to New West Records, will release her new album, “Anarchist Gospel,” in February. Made in Nashville, it features the likes of Jim James, Allison Russell, David Rawlings, Jack Lawrence and Micah Nelson, among others.
Ears Wide Open: Rustbelt
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Songwriter John Chiaverina (ex-Juiceboxxx) introduces his new project, Rustbelt, with the singles “Young and Punk” and “Fade the Mix,” from a self-titled EP due in October. File under: Underdog indie-pop.
