2025 New Music Thread (1 Viewer)

[rockaction]

He writes

Thanks for taking the time to post his thoughts. Some interesting perspective.

 

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The Skinner Brothers - Black Torpedo

Black torpedo,
Save me from myself i don’t know me,
Step inside the machine then please,
Crush my ego - death is calling me,
I don’t know why - he wants me on his side

Most melodic and accessible tune that this UK Indie Band has done in awhile. Classic Rock, Hard Rock feel. You could probably due a mashup with Dust In The Wind by Kansas.

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BLACK TORPEDO

The Skinner Brothers · BLACK TORPEDO · Song · 2025

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[Eephus]

New album from The Tubs. I remember there were some fans here of their 2023 debut.

Cotton Crown

The Tubs · Album · 2025 · 9 songs

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[El Floppo]

New album from The Tubs. I remember there were some fans here of their 2023 debut.

Cotton Crown

The Tubs · Album · 2025 · 9 songs

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I loved White Punks in Dope.

 

[Juxtatarot]

David Lowery of Cracker and Camper van Beethoven fame is releasing a 3LP/2CD album called Fathers, Sons, and Brothers. The sheer length of that makes it seem like almost a farewell album though he hasn’t actually said that as far as I know.

His first preview single is just a a quick homage to the song that changed the trajectory of his life and supports the idea that this might be a farewell or at least a retrospective.

He writes on Facebook:

This is the first preview single from my solo 3LP/2CD album Fathers Sons and Brothers. More on this album here.

STREAM THIS SONG HERE : https://davidl.lnk.to/I_wrote
PREORDER THE ALBUM HERE: https://davidl.lnk.to/FSB
ALBUM OUT MAY 30TH
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I suppose everyone can look back on something they did or a decision they made that put their life on a totally different trajectory. I mean a decision that took them off one track and put them on another. Usually, it’s big things like “I went into the recruiter’s office and joined the Marines” or “I turned around and went back into the gas station and asked your mother for her number.”

I’ve made some big trajectory-shifting decisions too, like going back to college and moving from the west coast to the east coast. But in hindsight, I see that small, impulsive, even frivolous actions had an even greater effect on my life.

The most consequential of these small actions was writing the song “Take the Skinheads Bowling.” It was practically a throwaway song. David McDaniel, the original co-founder of Camper Van Beethoven, and I had been riffing on nonsensical lyrics and implausible narratives for weeks. One day, after a robbery at the liquor store where I worked, McDaniel and I (maybe Chris Molla too) were strumming guitar chords and firing off lines at each other. The idea was to undermine any evolving meaning in the lyrics, so the song would have no point. Eventually, over the course of the next few rehearsals, “Take the Skinheads Bowling” emerged from this.

Why did it change my life? It’s probably the catchiest song on the first Camper Van Beethoven album. Despite the nonsensical lyrics, it’s fun to sing along with the chorus. A couple of years later, it caught the ear of BBC radio DJs, and everything changed. Although some college stations in the US were playing the song, it was only after UK music magazines wrote about us that our popularity grew in the States. Although these magazines were UK mags, they were often sold in US record stores and eagerly read by the college radio kids who were searching for the next band or sound. College radio then really embraced us. Eventually, commercial stations in Detroit and LA started playing the song, and MTV showed the video on their specialty shows.

“Where The Hell is Bill?” Cute song but not substantial enough. “Lassie?” A fan favorite, but the out chorus is too noisy and atonal for the radio. Without “Skinheads,” Camper Van Beethoven might not have become commercially viable and could have faded away. That early success allowed us to quit our day jobs and focus on our music. We quickly wrote and recorded three more albums and soon we were signed to a major label.

The original band was a loose, ever-evolving ensemble that included Chris Molla, Victor Krummenacher, Mike Zorn, Bill McDonald, and Daniel Blume. After a few months, Chris Molla and I decided to move back to Santa Cruz. We asked McDaniel and Krummenacher to join us. Victor agreed, but McDaniel had a startling confession: he felt called by God to become a minister. He enjoyed playing music but felt his life had a different purpose. He followed through on this, and as I explain in the song, “he went on missions all around the world, while I toured around meeting girls who liked the song called ‘Take the Skinheads Bowling.’”

That song changed my life, but for David McDaniel, it didn’t change much. He was locked on a path long before the song was written. I’ve spoken with him over the years, and he doesn’t seem to have any regrets. I joke in the song,”I wrote a song called ‘Take the Skinheads Bowling,’ Reverend McDaniel built an orphanage.” I don’t know if he built orphanages, but he seems to have lived a consequential life, and “Take the Skinheads Bowling” is simply an unusual footnote.

I WROTE A SONG CALLED TAKE THE SKINHEADS BOWLING.

I was working in a liquor store in San Bernardino
Summer of 1983
The liquor store got robbed while I was stocking up the cooler
Took a 40 and I went home and wrote a song
I wrote a song called take the skinheads bowling

So won’t you take the skinheads bowling take them bowling
It’s a song that don’t mean anything
It’s a song that put me on a different trajectory
Take the skinheads bowling take them bowling

Co-founded the band with a guy named David McDaniel
Had a calling from God and left the band
He went on missions all around the world
While I toured around
Meeting girls that liked the song called
Take the skinheads bowling
Take the skinheads bowling take them bowling

I wrote a song called take the skinheads bowling
Reverend McDaniel built an orphanage
Sadly, you’ve never heard of him and you barely heard of me
Though I wrote a song called take the skinheads bowling
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Thanks for posting this. I thought the last Cracker album (from 2014!) was very good. Especially the more country half with songs like Almond Grove and Tonight I Cross the Border. I’m looking forward to this one!

 

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The Wombats - Kate Moss

Mayhem
All we ever seem to find is mayhem

It's a beautiful day in my neighbourhood
We've got sorrow behind our eyes
But we look so good

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Kate Moss

The Wombats · Oh! The Ocean · Song · 2025

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Nothing

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[squistion]

luv - Stomach Love Story

I don't know what the title is in Japanese, but I'd guess it suffered in translation to English.

Seriously, with this laid back groove, these kids from Osaka are showing a maturity in their hybrid of Neo Disco, Neo Soul, City Pop and JPop.

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胃袋ラブストーリー

luv · Already · Song · 2025

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[El Floppo]

from my RR last Friday...

latest Joey Valence and Brae scratching my white punks on dope Beastie Boys itch
new Mclusky rocks.
Party by Teen Mortgage is fantastic
already mentioned Carseat Headrest 10min tune is great
Bob Mould bringing back the sugar sound
Riton can't miss for me- dancey club sound that isn't R&B reliant... feels more like the electronica I was into in the early 90s, but with cool minimal vocals.

 

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Somebody's Child - Irish Goodbye

Alternative, Indie Rock band from Dublin, Ireland with a jangly tune reminding me slightly of Big Country.

From the forthcoming album "When Youth Fades Away" - Song is named after the act of leaving a social gathering without notice, Irish Goodbye "perhaps describes the parting of youth, without notice, at some point, unbeknownst to us."

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Irish Goodbye

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[Sammy3469]

from my RR last Friday...

latest Joey Valence and Brae scratching my white punks on dope Beastie Boys itch
new Mclusky rocks.
Party by Teen Mortgage is fantastic
already mentioned Carseat Headrest 10min tune is great
Bob Mould bringing back the sugar sound
Riton can't miss for me- dancey club sound that isn't R&B reliant... feels more like the electronica I was into in the early 90s, but with cool minimal vocals.

I hadn't thought about him or Copper Blue in about 10 years. Seems like I'm not alone judging by the number of streams on Spotify.

 

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The Tullamarines - Running on Empty

Fun, infectious sing-along Indie Pop from Adelaide, Austrailia.

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Running on Empty

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Horsegirl - Rock City

Chicago three piece all girl Post Punk, Indie Rock band.

"The key change at the end of this song is amazing"

"Their second album, "Phonetics On and On," recorded in their home town of Chicago, is an ambitious piece that explores pop, minimalism, and musical experimentation using various instruments."

Horsegirl "brings a minimalist, childlike charm to their sophomore album ‘Phonetics On and On,’ cementing themselves in the indie rock canon."

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Rock City

Horsegirl · Phonetics On and On · Song · 2025

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[Juxtatarot]

from my RR last Friday...

latest Joey Valence and Brae scratching my white punks on dope Beastie Boys itch
new Mclusky rocks.
Party by Teen Mortgage is fantastic
already mentioned Carseat Headrest 10min tune is great
Bob Mould bringing back the sugar sound
Riton can't miss for me- dancey club sound that isn't R&B reliant... feels more like the electronica I was into in the early 90s, but with cool minimal vocals.

I hadn't thought about him or Copper Blue in about 10 years. Seems like I'm not alone judging by the number of streams on Spotify.

For what it’s worth, Husker Du is hanging in there with 200K listeners.

But people should give Workbook another listen. Fantastic album.

 

[Osaurus]

Listening to Bob’s new album, Here We Go Crazy, right now. Definitely has some Sugar on it. Great album imo

 

[kupcho1]

Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES) and Joe Talbot (IDLES)

Sorry, Etc, Etc (feat. Joe Talbot)

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Chappell Roan - The Giver

"I’m not trying to convince a Country crowd that they should listen to my music. I just think a lesbian country song is really funny"
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The Giver

Chappell Roan · The Giver · Song · 2025

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[El Floppo]

I posted something by this guy in 2024.

I'm completely loving this, whatever the genre is... Mariachi hip hop?

Que Los Billetes Sean De Cien

Angel Tumbado, Chino Pacas · Que Los Billetes Sean De Cien · Song · 2025

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[squistion]

Smerz - A Thousand Lies

Norweigan Experimental Pop Duo.

A haunting tune with a sparse production that shifts from a piano melody to strings.

"This song is captivating with it's cold beauty, like a winter landscape"

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A thousand lies

Smerz · A thousand lies · Song · 2025

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Triathalon - RIP

Brooklyn, New York, 3 Piece Indie Rock band with "A modern twist on ‘90's rock combining Hard Rock and Shoegaze"

They have been around over a decade and this apparently is a departure from their earlier work as I saw comments by some fans expressing surprise to see this band doing Shoegaze.

Excellent video that really compliments the tune.

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RIP

Triathalon · RIP · Song · 2025

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Vulfpeck - New Beastly

Jazz Funk instrumental that is essentially an extended bass solo by Joe Dart with some insanely reverbed cowbell by Woody Goss.

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New Beastly

Vulfpeck · Clarity of Cal · Song · 2025

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림헤엄 (Lim Haeum) - Baby, Hold On

So baby, hold on
(Don’t you wanna get down
Wont we ever gonna get down)
So baby, hold on

Seoul, South Korean KPop, R&B, Hip Hop artist who was partially raised in Auckland, New Zealand

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baby, hold on

Lim Haeum · baby, hold on · Song · 2025

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The Young Hearts - Steady Hands

Let's start a riot!

Rousing Pop Punk banger with gang vocals from a Kent UK quartet.

"We grew up listening to Bruce Springsteen and The Clash, then fell in love with Green Day and The Killers."

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Steady Hands

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Luke Spiller - She's Just Like California

Luke Spiller is the lead vocalist for the UK band, The Struts.

She's just like California
Kisses me just like the rain
Eyes like stars that make you wonder
I was born to know her name

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She's Just Like California

Luke Spiller · She's Just Like California · Song · 2025

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[El Floppo]

Stealing the opening riff from Echo and Bunnymen, I'm loving this track.

Slushy - feat. Kate Nash

SOFT PLAY, Kate Nash · Slushy (feat. Kate Nash) · Song · 2025

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Cliffords - Bittersweet

"Meet Cliffords, the next great guitar band to emerge from Ireland."
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Vocalist reminds me of Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders and a little of Pat Benetar.

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Bittersweet

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[Eephus]

BAMBARA made a big post-something epic rock album with a frontman who's too cool for lower case.

Pray To Me

BAMBARA · Birthmarks · Song · 2025

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Birthmarks

BAMBARA · Album · 2025 · 10 songs

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Brown Horse - Radio Free Bolinas

Norwich UK six-piece Country Rock band who mixes guitar driven 90's Alternative Rock with 70's Folk and Country sounds.

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Radio Free Bolinas

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WOOZE - Will You Marry Me

"Korean duo finds a time machine and travels back to 1984 London, and makes it work so well"

There are so many influences I hear in this tune, among them: Devo, Talking Heads, Sparks, 10cc, Roxy Music and David Bowie.

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Will You Marry Me

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[El Floppo]

Brown Horse - Radio Free Bolinas

Norwich UK six-piece Country Rock band who mixes guitar driven 90's Alternative Rock with 70's Folk and Country sounds.

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Radio Free Bolinas

Brown Horse · Radio Free Bolinas · Song · 2025

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Huh. Bolinas is a funky little beach town north of SF where a bunch of my friends live. Is it also a UK location, or did these guys make a connection somehow?

 

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Brown Horse - Radio Free Bolinas

Norwich UK six-piece Country Rock band who mixes guitar driven 90's Alternative Rock with 70's Folk and Country sounds.

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Radio Free Bolinas

Brown Horse · Radio Free Bolinas · Song · 2025

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Huh. Bolinas is a funky little beach town north of SF where a bunch of my friends live. Is it also a UK location, or did these guys make a connection somehow?

Yes, they did make an SFO connection:

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“Radio Free Bolinas was written in early January while reading Brautigan’s In Watermelon Sugar and Phil Lesh's (The Grateful Dead) autobiography. The song emerged from clashing visions of hippy California and endless snow. The name comes from a Return of the Jedi prop—stickers on helmets—and a real pirate radio station in Bolinas, California. All those elements came together to make this weird doomed sci-fi folk-rock thing, with the fuzzed out pedal steel sounding like a crazy laser beam.”

 

[El Floppo]

The name comes from a Return of the Jedi prop—stickers on helmets

can't believe I've never noticed this.

Lucas, skywalker ranch and ILM are in my childhood home county, so I'm sure there are a lot of local easter eggs in the movies like that I've been oblivious about.

my own musical connection with Bolinas is seeing Dieselhed at Smiley's Bar there... immediately fell for the band and bought their demo tape. still making demo tapes back then, with funky handmade "cover" inserts. no idea what happened to that thing. and they're an alt-country outfit, so your description of Brown Horse made me think they might have some Dieselhed connection.

 

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Svart Ridå - Vem vill du vara?

Female Indie Rock trio from Malmo, Sweden. Their music is a mix of Post Punk, Shoegaze, 90's Grunge and 70's Pop.

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Vem vill du vara?

Svart Ridå · APONIA · Song · 2025

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[Jaysus]

PUP + Jeff Rosenstock = My Wheelhouse

Get Dumber - feat. Jeff Rosenstock

PUP, Jeff Rosenstock · Get Dumber (feat. Jeff Rosenstock) · Song · 2025

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아사달 (Asadal) - Gin&Tonic

"The Music Video is awesome! Just like a movie"

I don't do a Top 10 list of the best music videos for a given year, but if I did I'm sure this would make the cut for 2025.

Asadal (아사달) is a Korean Indie Rock band.

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Gin&Tonic

아사달 · SHOW! · Song · 2025

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Svart Ridå - Vem vill du vara?

Female Indie Rock trio from Malmo, Sweden. Their music is a mix of Post Punk, Shoegaze, 90's Grunge and 70's Pop.

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Vem vill du vara?

Svart Ridå · APONIA · Song · 2025

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Amason, first aid kit mashup with some more guitars thrown in. Nice.

 

[pacman_fl]

New Jason Isbell single:

Bury Me

Jason Isbell · Bury Me · Song · 2025

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I just finished listening to the entire Foxes in the Snow release. I'd put it behind Southeastern (no shame) but ahead of Weathervanes as for as start to finish material. Bury Me is such a great song. I also really like Crimson and Clay and Wind Behind the Rain.

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BAMBARA made a big post-something epic rock album with a frontman who's too cool for lower case.

Pray To Me

BAMBARA · Birthmarks · Song · 2025

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Birthmarks

BAMBARA · Album · 2025 · 10 songs

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Thanks for posting this. I love this album!

 

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Cactus for Breakfast - Lonely Boy

Described as "A retro surf-inspired garage psych band from Berlin" although this tune is Country Rock, Blues Rock or Alt Country with a Lounge feel.

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Lonely Boy

Cactus for Breakfast · Lonely Boy · Song · 2025

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