Last month, cult-pop overlord Carly Rae Jepsen released her absolutely tremendous double album Day And Night. It’s so good! Day And Night is a whole lot of music to process — 24 songs, divided into the Day side and the Night side, adding up to an hour and 25 minutes of bangers. It wasn’t enough! Today, Jepsen releases Day And Night (Continued), a new deluxe edition of an album that was plenty deluxe already. It’s got eight new songs, and none of them sound like throwaways.
(written by Islander) “Raw, vicious and uncanny….” That’s the succinct summing-up offered by Helldprod Records for a new album named Awakening of Ancient Evil by the Finnish black/thrash duo Disembody. It’s their second full-length, following the aptly named Reigniting Hellfire from 2021, and that quick take on the music is accurate. Here’s the label’s more […]
Cardinals emerged from Cork, Ireland, after beginning as a teenage project that gradually developed into a full band. The group features Euan Manning on vocals and guitar, Oskar Gudinovic on guitar, Aaron Hurley on bass, Finn Manning on accordion, and Darragh Manning on drums. Their sound draws from indie rock, post-punk, shoegaze, folk, and traditional Irish textures, with Finn Manning’s accordion giving the band an immediately recognizable element. The earliest official Cardinals release arrived in 2022 with Amsterdam, a two-song project containing the title track and “The Brow.” The band followed with “Roseland” in 2023 and a run of singles
I have to admit that Metal Church have fascinated me ever since their debut album arrived in 1984. One of the key moments came in 2015, when Mike Howe (R.I.P.) returned to the band and stepped back behind the microphone. His voice had already helped define albums such as Blessing in Disguise and The Human Factor, so his… Continue Reading →
We got another Slayyyter banger! Future generations of pop scholars will have to study Slayyyter’s 2026 run; it has been a glorious thing to witness. Back in April, Slayyyter released the dizzy, auteurist trash-pop opus WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, which came in at #1 on our mid-year list. Since then Slayyyter has toured hard, performing for huge and rambunctious crowds. (She was just onstage with Turnstile earlier this week.) She has also released a steady stream of new singles, and her companion-piece record wor$t man in america comes out later in the year. She’s got a new single today, and it’s so fucking good.
The Interrupters have returned with a new song titled ‘Warrior Spirit’, a collaboration between a whole host of stars that pushes them into exciting new ground.
The track itself, at its core, still follows the classic ska/two-tone blueprint that has carried the band throughout the years, but here it takes on a different shape. Pulling on the shimmering colours and atmospheric builds of new-wave, it serves as a departure for the band, but one that is no less exhilarating and catchy.
Vocalist Aimee Interrupter had this to say about what the track represents for her:
“Everyone is usually fighting some kind of battle that no one else can see but within each of us lies a warrior spirit that begs us to find our own fearlessness.”
And she also took a moment to mention the real who’s who of people who played a part in bringing the song to life:
“This was a super fun collaboration with so many musicians we admire. We created this song with Tim Armstrong, Jesse Michaels, Travis Barker, and Brett Gurewitz. It was a big dance party in the studio every time this track played. It’s got that ska upbeat but we’re also tipping our hat to our favourite early 80s new wave bands.”
The band are already booking in their European Summer for 2027. Here are the dates and places you can catch them:
MAY 2027
17 – MADRID La Riviera 18 – LISBOA LAV 20 – A CORUNA Pelicano 21 – BILBOA BEC 22 – BARCELONA Poble Espanyol 29 – LEEDS Slam Dunk North 30 – HATFIELD Slam Dunk South
JUNE 2027
10-12 – INTERLAKEN Greenfield Festival 12 – NICKELSDORF Nova Rock Festival 18-20 – EICHENRING SCHEESEL Hurricane Festival 18-20 – NEUHAUSEN OB ECK Southside Festival 24-26 – YSSELTEYN Jera on Air 25-27 – TABOR Mighty Sounds Festival
