Minneapolis Veteran John Deering Emerges from Three-Decade Hiatus with Blistering Single That Confronts Hypocrisy Through Gritty, Basement-Recorded Intensity His first song, "Strip Mall Jesus," is not just a throwback to the Seattle movement of the 1990s; it is a raw release of unresolved emotion, wrapped in analogue warmth and delivered with the unwavering honesty of someone who has nothing left to prove. Recording for "Strip Mall...

Motihari Brigade have dropped a massive, heavily distorted wrench into our algorithmically curated lives with their biting new single, "The Great Refusal." Preceding their upcoming full-length album, "Problematic," the track delivers exactly the brand of defiant "Rock-n-Roll Thoughtcrime" the band uses to shake independent minds awake. Deriving their name from George Orwell’s Indian birthplace, the group zeroes in on a very specific modern sickness:...