White Denim Shares Country-Blues Single “Hired Hand #2” | LP out 4/24 via Bella Union

White Denim Shares Bouncy Country-Blues Single: “Hired Hand #2” Available across platforms here New Album, 13, due out April 24 via Bella Union 13 album pre-order US Spring Tour Tour dates below + here Singles:  “(God Created) Lock And Key” “Hired Hand #2”

Credit: Charlie Weinmann  Community and connection is the backbone of White Denim’s dynamic new album titled 13 and due out April 24 via Bella Union. Imbued with the same questing spirit that’s been the band’s trademark since first starting in Austin, Texas, some 20 years ago, the new collection is strapped with commentary on power, generational cycles of abuse, shame, violence, and survival while urgently committing to the importance of family and creative freedom. Band leader James Petralli’s wide-ranging musical appetite has become more voracious over time, delivering 13 as a groove-heavy alchemy of rock, funk, dubby calypso, soul and down-dirty blues and shimmery sunshine-pop. Today, he shares the autobiographical, bouncy new country-blues album cut “Hired Hand #2”. The stomping song was inspired by the work of Jonathan Swift and Roger Miller and is about denial, rationalization, and compliance. Petralli facetiously muses, “My hope is that the chorus is so catchy and transcendent that the song becomes a widely misunderstood streaming hit and I never have to work another day in my life.” Listen + Share: “Hired Hand #2” In addition to Petralli being born on the thirteenth of August, the album title holds multi-significance sprinkled throughout the album. ‘13’ in numerology can signify independence, creativity, and a solid foundation, but inversely is often considered to be unlucky and can signify chaos and misfortune. It also happens to be the thirteenth album of White Denim’s career. The album features band members Michael Hunter (keyboards) and Matt Young (drums, percussion) as well as original drummer Josh Block. Block’s presence on 13 – alongside the likes of Owen Pallet (strings), Jesse Chandler (clarinet, sax, flute), Kosta Galanoupolis (bass, drums), and Dawes siblings Griffin and Taylor Goldsmith – highlights both the fluid nature of latter-day White Denim and Petralli’s determination to honour the band’s initial directive. “I wouldn’t call a project White Denim if it didn't include significant contributions from another founding member of the group,” asserts Petralli. “‘12’ and ‘13’ both feature Josh and Steve in various capacities. I recorded and arranged these last two records for the most part, but I really don’t ever want to be alone. Music has given me a place and purpose in this world. And it’s been the primary way I’ve connected with other people over the years. 13 proves that Petralli continues to do so. And in imperious style. Tour Dates - TICKETS 5/28: Las Vegas, NV @ Swan Dive 5/29: Wells, NV @ Schellraiser Presents: Humboldt Hideaway 5/31: Boulder, CO @ The Velvet Elk 6/2: First Collins, CO @ Washington’s 6/3: Denver, CO @ Marquis 6/5: Dallas, TX @ AM/FM 6/6: Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Outside) Website | Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

POISON RUIN release "Hymn from the Hill" single/video off new album out April 3 via Relapse - Spring tour

POISON RUIN Release "Hymn from the Hills" Single/Video

North America Tour Kicks Off April 11 at NYC's Bowery Ballroom

New Album Hymns from the Hills 
Out April 3 via Relapse Records

L-R: ​​Allen Chapman (drums), Nao Demand (guitar), Will McAndrew (bass), Mac Kennedy (vox, guitar) Photo By Kat Bean 

Revered Philadelphia punks Poison Ruin have expanded their signature approach to grim mythmaking and scythe-swinging aggression in bold new directions, offering up a new body of songs that strike one as equal parts natural, undeniably of this world, and phantasmal. Hymns from the Hills is meticulously composed, a dense sculpture of rhythmic and tonal juxtapositions that regularly shift without warning, persistently commanding attention yet denying the comfort of predictability.

Poison Ruin ambitiously rewrite the very rules of what punk is capable of achieving, pushing their sound into expansive new terrains without sacrificing an ounce of the bleak symbolism and uncompromising aggression that first established them as an urgent new voice in the world of extreme music. 

The album's title track "'Hymn from the Hills' is about living on the outside, by force or by choice, and what is lost and gained in the process," tells frontman, lyricist and guitarist Mac Kennedy. It's available today alongside his self-directed video.

Watch "Hymn From the Hills” (Official Music Video) | Listen / Playlist Here

Poison Ruin's vision has grown substantially, pushing well past the tales of peasants and serfs that stood as allegories for contemporary alienation in their previous work. On this newest offering, their previous stories of toil and dispossession are revealed to be but one chapter etched upon a bleaker tapestry- One populated by spirits traversing sunless deserts and wilted hillsides, demonic torture objects limning the edges of the psyche, bodies transfigured into Luciferian snakes, Sadean prisoners bound to the screaming silence of abandoned castle towers. Hymns from the Hills is at once a forceful restatement of Poison Ruin's trademark sound and a departure from it. The crackling, cassette-dubbed darkness and crushing rhythms listeners have become accustomed to are buttressed by a carefully sculpted mosaic of new textures, from flourishes of Killing Joke hacksaw primitivism and blast-beats worthy of the Relapse catalogue number to crisp analog synth lines and ambient serenades reminiscent of Scott Walker and The Durutti Column. Like a serpent moving ever outward with spiraling circularity, Hymns from the Hills expands Poison Ruin's sonic landscape in imaginative new directions while maintaining its center of gravity firmly in the band’s already established mythos.

Much like the rest of their work, this LP was self-recorded without the use of professional studio equipment. To meet the greater sonic demands of Hymns from the Hills, however, Poison Ruin lyricist and guitarist Mac Kennedy relocated to a private practice space, retiring from his previous routine of squeezing in tracking sessions around the rare moments that the band’s shared practice space happened to be vacant. To best serve the record’s grander ambitions, the band enlisted the mixing prowess of Jonah Falco (F*cked Up, Career Suicide) and the mastering of Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood Incantation, Cavalera), who helped to elevate the record’s teeming variety of sounds to new heights of self-assured fidelity. Kennedy lent a second hand to the mixing process, splicing in grittier tape recorded segments in order to maintain a certain tonal continuity with the band’s previous work, creating a rich structure of unconventional frictions, crystalline flashes of polish ripping through abysses of hissing low end only to shatter against the whipping sting of rusted chains moments later.

Poison Ruin’s mythic sensibilities grip at new poetic heights. Lyrically, Hymns from the Hills extends both the cynicism and the defiant bravado of their established fantasy aesthetics. While the record continues Poison Ruin’s tradition of employing medieval-inflected fantasy imagery, Kennedy does not intend for these figures to be read as historically accurate. “I’m not very interested in conveying the historical facts of medieval culture. If we are to make sense of the present, we need to employ a more mythic mode of language and symbol to reach beyond the spiritual malaise that envelopes us. A mythic truth resonates within any time, but its echoes call from outside of time. Medieval and fantasy imagery are simply effective personal starting points for tapping into that mode of communication.”

Hymns from the Hills sees its release April 3 via Relapse Records on vinyl, CD and digital platforms. For more information on physical variants and to pre-order, go here. Poison Ruin's headlining North American Spring tour kicks off April 11 in NYC at Bowery Ballroom. The run covers the East Coast, Midwest and more with support from The Serfs, Prision Postumo, Cruelster, Dollhouse, Savage Pleasure, Peace Talks, Zorn and Marked Men on select dates. Tickets are on sale here. For a full list of dates and artwork, see below.

Pre-Save / Pre-Order Hymns from the Hills

 

Hymns from the Hills Tracklist:

01 - Intro
02 - Lily Of the Valley
03 - Hymn from the Hills
04 - Eidolon
05 - Howls From the Citadel
06 - Pilgrimage
07 - Guts (Lay Your Self Aside)
08 - Turn To Dust
09 - Puzzle Box
10 - Serpent’s Curse
11 - Sleeping Giant (Interlude)
12 - Crescent Sun
13 - The Standoff
 

Poison Ruin Live Dates:

Apr 11: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Apr 12: Medford, MA - Deep Cuts
Apr 13: Portland, ME - Genos
Apr 14: Portsmouth, NH - Press Room
Apr 15: Brattleboro, VT - The Stone Church
Apr 16: Montreal, QB - Petit Campus
Apr 17: Toronto, ON - The Garrison
Apr 18: Detroit, MI - Edgeman
Apr 19: Muskegon, MI - Rake Beer Project
Apr 21: Cincinnati, OH - Northside Tavern
Apr 22: Chicago, IL - Subterranean
Apr 23: Minneapolis, MN - Zhora Darling
Apr 24: Milwaukee, MN -Quarters
Apr 25: St. Louis, MO - The Sinkhole
Apr 26: Indianapolis, IN - Healer
Apr 28: Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog
Apr 29: Pittsburgh, PA - 222 Ormsby
Apr 30: Richmond, VA - Cobra Cabana
May 01: Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
May 02: Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church

Apr 11 w/ Prision Postumo, Dollhouse, Savage Pleasure
Apr 12-15, 4/28 w/ Peace Talks
Apr 18-4/28 w/ Cruelster
Apr 29 - May 02 w/ The Serfs
May 02 w/ Marked Men, The Serfs, Zorn

 

 

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Iguana Death Cult Share "Guns Out" Single + Video | 'Guns Out' LP Out 4/10 via Greenway Records

Dutch Rock Band Iguana Death Cult Share "Guns Out" Single + Video via The Daily Music Report Read Psychedelic Baby and Northern Transmission Features Guns Out LP Out April 10th via Greenway Records and The Reverberation Appreciation Society

Photo Credit: Siem van Woerkom  PRE-SAVE: Iguana Death Cult - Guns Out Pre-Save LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Iguana Death Cult - "Guns Out" Stream | Watch LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Iguana Death Cult - "I Like It, It's Nice" Stream | Watch "As the instruments swirl and trade solos, you can practically hear the growth of a group that’s been pushing itself further and further with every tour and every Belgian-stove fuelled jam session." - The Big Takeover "With synth pushed to the fore over rebounding percussion and wirey guitar riffs, they still manage to wrap the message up in an enjoyable post-punk-funk fusion. If society’s going to the dogs, we might as well dance into the darkness, right?!" - Louder Than War "'Oh No' captures the Dutch rockers’ manic universe of hyped-up garage rock" - American Songwriter "Full of funky bass lines, rapid fills, a manic guitar and compelling vocals that sound like Devo if they’d gotten into spoken word [...] bold, barren, unbidden, yet welcome all the same." - Joyzine "When your band name goes as hard as Iguana Death Cult you’d better damn well have the chops to back it up. Fortunately, this Dutch five-piece undoubtedly packs the muscle required, delivering potent guitar-forward manifestos bursting with angular attitude and a dash of casual nihilism that quickly enraptured audiences on both sides of the Atlantic." - Alt Citizen "Like a tightly would Viagra Boys or Franz Ferdinand taking liberties with post-punk and 70s rock, the track is taut yet expansive, as the festival-friendly vocal melody and chorus entrance and energise the listener right from the off." - Analogue Trash "'Pushermen' sees the band leaning into their penchant for careening garage rock, building on layers of tight and nervy guitar lines, shouted hooks, and raucous gang vocals. The resulting track recalls both the jagged post punk of Parquet Courts and the ironic sleaze of Viagra Boys, especially given its heavy dose of tongue-in-cheek lyrics." - Under the Radar "Channeling Madness, New York No Wave, and The English Beat, this high-energy tune is manic, disjointed, and highly catchy. It perfectly captures the feeling of ADHD, leaping and jumping from rapid-fire call-and-response chants, sax solos, and a hypnotic staccato bassline to anchor the madness." - Post-Punk "'Sensory Overload' is a blast of those spiky rhythms that we’ve come to expect from them, with wired and crazed saxophone blasts from legendary Dutch saxophonist Benjamin Herman that add another layer to their new wave sound." - Louder Than War "Chaotic, frenzied, and decked out with just the right amount of saxophone, this track will appeal to fans of Parquet Courts and Sleaford Mods." - Glide Magazine "This shouty, angular track comes from Iguana Death Cult‘s forthcoming album Echo Palace. 'Sensory Overload' lives up to its name in the best way possible as it’s a noisy track that doesn’t sit still for a second. Combining post-punk with jazzier moments, the band have created quite an invigorating offering" - Mix It All Up "A slice of jittery sax fueled no-wave post punk from the Rotterdam quintet, try not to let this one get stuck in your head." - Full Time Aesthetic Last month, Dutch rock band Iguana Death Cult returned with the announcement of their fourth long player, Guns Out, due for release April 10th via Greenway Records and The Reverberation Appreciation Society.  Guns Out marks a return to punchy garage rock and features honest self-reflection, addressing escapism, mental strain, and creative renewal. The result channels their early punk and garage roots, powered by Tobias Opschoor’s razorsharp riffs, Uri Rennert’s (Häxxan and Brian Jonestown Massacre) relentless drumming, Jimmy de Kok’s groovy rhythms and Jeroen Reek’s raw, emotive vocals. Following the release of lead single “I Like It, It's Nice,” a quirky, off-kilter critique of consumerism in late-stage capitalism, the Rotterdam rockers now unveil the album’s title track, “Guns Out,” arriving March 3. Where its predecessor challenged societal excess, the new single turns inward, capturing the volatility of extreme mood swings in a chaotic, experimental rush.  "Throughout my life I’ve been plagued by heavy moodswings. I’d feel either as low as an early Cure song, or so high that I’d feel even death couldn’t mess up my day," the band explains. "‘Guns Out’ portrays the latter. A night out on the town with my sleeves rolled up and the fire in my eyes. Not afraid of the devil or his old mother. The pre-chorus sets a more vulnerable mood. A moment of awareness and reflection before hell breaks loose again." On Guns Out, Iguana Death Cult is exercising self-reflection on multiple levels: by breaking with the more indie-like, art-punk-funk sound of their previous album (Echo Palace, released through Innovative Leisure in 2023), returning to a more ‘in your face’ punchy garage rock style. Tough yet introspective, Guns Out captures a band coming to terms with its own evolution and the turbulent world around it. "Guns Out," is out March 3rd. Guns Out is out April 10th via Greenway Records and The Reverberation Appreciation Society. Iguana Death Cult - Guns Out (Official Video) IGUANA DEATH CULT LINKS Website | Instagram | Youtube | Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp | Soundcloud | Facebook

FCUKERS TEASE DEBUT ALBUM ‘Ö’ WITH NEW SINGLE “IF YOU WANNA PARTY, COME OVER TO MY HOUSE”

NY-BASED DUO FCUKERS CONTINUE TO TEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM ‘Ö’ (OUT MARCH 27) WITH NEW SINGLE “IF YOU WANNA PARTY, COME OVER TO MY HOUSE” MAKING TV DEBUT TOMORROW NIGHT ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON OPENING FOR BOTH HARRY STYLES AND RÜFÜS DU SOL THIS SUMMER NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR DATES KICK OFF IN APRIL

Spotify & Amazon Music ‘Artist to Watch 2026’ Adidas ‘Creative Class of 2026’ “an unstoppable dance-pop duo”  Rolling Stone “energetic and captivating”  The Guardian “One of the best bands to party with and some of the best music to party to”  Office Magazine (March 2, 2026) — NY-based duo Fcukers dropped their energizing new single today “if you wanna party come over to my house.” Get it HERE via Ninja Tune. The band first previewed the song at raging House Party in Austin last weekend with Dylan Brady. One of their most electric tracks to date, the song surges with a dirty BPM-focused beat and instantly addictive hook, delivering fans another club-ready anthem ahead of their highly anticipated debut album Ö, arriving March 27th. The release arrives alongside the official music video, watch HERE.  Their highly anticipated upcoming debut record produced by Kenneth Blume [FKA Kenny Beats] and recorded during a whirlwind two-week studio session which followed an initial meeting between the trio. Ö was mixed by multi-Grammy-winning engineer Tom Norris, with additional production from Dylan Brady on three tracks. This week marks another massive milestone for the band, as they gear up to make their television debut tomorrow night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, bringing their high-voltage performance style to the late night stage for the very first time.  The release of “if you wanna party come over to my house” arrives as the duo prime for a huge stretch of live shows. This summer they’ll join Harry Styles on the Together Together Tour in Brazil on 7/17, 7/18, 7/21 and 7/24, and RÜFÜS DU SOL’s North American Tour on select dates, while their own headline tour kicks off in April, marking their biggest run of shows yet. See full tour routing below and get tickets HERE.

 The duo has recently performed a DJ set at W Magazine, Charli XCX and Saint Laurent’s GRAMMYs After Party and was named an ‘Artist to Watch’ by both Spotify and Amazon Music. They were also included in Adidas’ ‘Creative Class of 2026,’ performing at the brand’s NYC flagship store.  Named by BBC Radio 1 as their ‘Future Artist of the Month,’ Ö’ finds Fcukers in full-throttle mode, encapsulating the unruly energy that has earned them status as New York’s go-to party starters. The duo, made up of Shanny Wise (vocals) and Jackson Walker Lewis (bass, keys, production). Already one of the most talked-about new artists when they released their 2024 EP ‘Baggy$$’ – with singles like “Bon Bon” and “Homie Don’t Shake” in contention for numerous ‘Song of the Summer’ accolades – the band have been lauded by the likes of Zane Lowe, Rolling Stone, DAZED, W Mag, New York Times, Pitchfork, NME, The Face, HERO, NYLON, PAPER, Notion, NY Mag, Flaunt, Office Magazine and many more.

Fcukers by Jeton Bakalli  The duo has gone from playing their first live show at Baby’s All Right in 2023 to playing to more than 2,000 people in New York in a single night; DJing for W Magazine, Charli XCX and Saint Laurent’s GRAMMYs After Party, opening for Tame Impala’s DEADBEAT tour as well as for LCD Soundsystem during their residency at Knockdown Center (with David Byrne coming backstage to meet the band after their set); while maintaining an incredible festival run including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury Festival, Primavera Sound, Outside Lands, and Portola Festival.  Ö’ is released on March 27th on Ninja Tune. Listen to new single “if you wanna party, come over to my house” now, and pre-save/add/order the record HERE. TRACKLIST: 1. Beatback 2. L.U.C.K.Y 3. Butterflies 4. if you wanna party, come over to my house 5. Play Me 6. Shake It Up 7. I Like It Like That 8. TTYGF 9. Lonely 10. Getaway 11. Feel The Real

TOUR DATES: April 2, 2026 – The Observatory SD – San Diego, CA April 3, 2026 – The Observatory OC – Santa Ana, CA April 4, 2026 – The Castro – San Francisco, CA April 5, 2026 – Harlow’s – Sacramento, CA April 8, 2026 – Neumos – Seattle, WA April 9, 2026 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC April 10, 2026 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR April 12, 2026 – Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO April 15, 2026 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL April 17, 2026 – Lincoln Factory – Detroit, MI April 18, 2026 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON April 19, 2026 – SAT – Montreal, QC April 21, 2026 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA April 22, 2026 – Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT April 24, 2026 – Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA April 25, 2026 – Bertha – Washington, DC May 15, 2026 – O2 Forum Kentish Town – London, UK May 19, 2026 – The Button Factory – Dublin, IE May 20, 2026 – SWG3 (TV Studio) – Glasgow, UK May 21, 2026 – New Century Hall – Manchester, UK May 26, 2026 – Melkweg – Amsterdam, NL May 27, 2026 – Gebäude 9 – Cologne, DE May 28, 2026 – Plaza – Zurich, CH June 2, 2026 – Bataclan – Paris, FR June 7, 2026 – Governor’s Ball - Flushing Meadows Corona Park – New York, NY^ June 10, 2026 – Morton Amphitheater – Kansas City, MO** June 12, 2026 – Wrigley Field – Chicago, IL** June 16, 2026 – Truliant Amphitheater – Charlotte, NC** July 17, 2026 – Estádio Morumbis – São Paulo, BR* July 18, 2026 – Estádio Morumbis – São Paulo, BR* July 21, 2026 – Estádio Morumbis – São Paulo, BR* July 24, 2026 – Estádio Morumbis – São Paulo, BR* September, 1, 2026 – Acrisure Amphitheater – Grand Rapids, MI** September 2, 2026 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH** September 3, 2026 – The Pavilion at Star Lake – Pittsburgh, PA** September 5, 2026 – Rogers Centre – Toronto, CA** ^Festival Date *Harry Styles ‘Together Together’ Tour Date **RÜFÜS DU SOL Summer Tour Date ABOUT FCUKERS: fcukers’ explosive ascendance began downtown in New York City and continues to grow there today. In a fast-track three years spent amassing millions of streams, playing Glastonbury, Primavera, Lollapalooza, Coachella and in arenas supporting LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, and Dom Dolla, they have received recognition from the likes of Beck, Billie Eillish, and Zane Lowe, while earning spots on BBC Radio 1’s ‘Future Artist of the Month’ and both Spotify and Amazon’s “Artists to Watch” lists. Audiences worldwide crave the party fugue state that the band’s riotous live shows - over 100 last year - design. Now, fcukers is releasing their debut album ‘Ö,’ produced by Kenny Beats with help from 100 Gecs, set to arrive on March 27.  FOLLOW FUCKERS Website | Instagram | TikTok | Youtube | Facebook Spotify | Apple Music | Soundcloud | Bandcamp # # #