NEW ALBUMS
AYRON JONES â CHILD OF THE STATE
Blues-rock singer and guitarist, Ayron Jones has just released his third album (Child of the State), and first for a major label. The Seattle-based guitarist is heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Cream, and has opened for a diverse roster of artists from Guns Nâ Roses and Living Colour to Lamb of God and Slipknot to Janelle MonĂĄe and Public Enemy.
Stream ⢠Big Machine/John Varvatos ⢠2021
LORD HURON â LONG LOST
Lord Huronâs two previous albums (2015âs Strange Trails and 2018âs Vide Noir) both peaked at #2 on Billboardâs Rock charts. After the first two singles from their latest album, Long Lost, quickly racked up 2.5 million streams, the band seem poised to have their first #1 rock album. (The two aforementioned albums both went to #1 on the Billboardâs Folk charts). Long Lostâs lead single, âNot Dead Yetâ, has become the bandâs very first #1 single.
Stream ⢠Republic ⢠2021
MONSTER MAGNET â A BETTER DYSTOPIA
Monster Magnetâs latest LP, A Better Dystopia, is a covers album. The album is loaded with psych rock covers of obscure bands like Josephus, Poo-Bah, Morgen, and Table Scraps to name a few.
Stream ⢠Napalm Records ⢠2021
GARY NUMAN â INTRUDER
Two years after announcing heâd begun recording a new album, experimental electronic music pioneer, Gary Numan, has delivered Intruder. Previous album, 2017âs Savage (Songs from a Broken World), contained a post apocalyptic narrative. This time around, Intruder furthers that vision by suggesting Earth will one day fight back and attempt to get rid of the parasites that are human beings.
Stream ⢠BMG ⢠2021
POP EVIL â VERSATILE
Pop Evilâs highly anticipated new album, Versatile, has arrived and it brought with it their sixth #1 rock song (âBreathe Againâ).
Stream ⢠Entertainment One ⢠2021
REIGNING SOUND â A LITTLE MORE TIME WITH REIGNING SOUND
A Little More Time with Reigning Sound is the first new album from Memphis-based Reigning Sound in seven years, and the first with their original lineup since 2004âs Too Much Guitar.
Stream ⢠Merge Records ⢠2021
twenty øne piløts â SCALED AND ICY
Scaled and Icy is the sixth LP from Columbus, OH pop-rock duo, twenty øne piløts. The album contains their eight #1 single, âShy Awayâ. The duoâs previous album, Trench, featured a fictional character named âClancyâ. Scaled and Icy is an anagram of âClancy is deadâ.
Stream ⢠Fueled by Ramen/Elektra ⢠2021
SINGLES
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA â ZII EP
The Devil Wears Pradaâs ZII (Zombie II) EP is the sequel to 2010âs Zombie EP. ZII furthers the apocalyptic imagery begun on the first EP, with additional inspiration taken from the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.
Stream ⢠Solid State ⢠2021
L.A. RATS â IâVE BEEN EVERYWHERE
Nikki Sixx and Rob Zombie have teamed up with guitarist John 5 and drummer Tommy Clufetos (Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Black Sabbath) to form L.A. Rats.
Their first release is a cover of Geoff Mackâs 1959 hit, âIâve Been Everywhere,â which they did for the soundtrack for the new Liam Neeson Netflix movie, The Ice Road.
Stream ⢠Big Machine ⢠2021
MANNEQUIN PUSSY â PERFECT EP
In 2019, Mannequin Pussy released the acclaimed Patience, which Pitchfork assigned the Best New Music tag and declared it âone of the best punk rock records of the yearâ. Despite having a name that probably canât/shouldnât be uttered on radio or network television, the band are making a name for themselves. Three of their songs have been performed in the HBO limited series, Mare of Easttown.
The Philly band has released the Perfect EP to satiate us while we await the follow up to Patience.
Stream ⢠Epitaph Records ⢠2021