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.”
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.
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.”
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.
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.
Electronic rock duo Royal Prismatic — Nicola Wincenc and Aidan Dolan — have unveiled their first single, “Get On.”
Meditations on Crime, the sweeping musical collaboration and multimedia project spearheaded by Harper Simon, will release an album and an art book on Sept. 23. The three tracks released so far speak to the wildly imaginative music and the talents of the collective’s boldfaced names.
“DTMTS (Don’t Tell Me To Smile)” is the lead track on L.A. native Alicia Blue’s new EP, “Inner Child Work – Part 1,” a collection of shimmering folk-pop confessionals in which she tries to figure out the chaos.
Guitar-pop adventurer Astrologer releases the second of his twin EPs, “Legerdemain (R),” on Friday. Here’s the premiere in all its guts, glory and sonic whiplash.
“All Comes Crashing,” the new single from Metric, is the first taste of the Canadian band’s eighth album, “Formentera,” arriving in July.
