Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Benny Andersson (ABBA). Here we go again. Read Wesley Stace in MAGNET on ABBA: The post Happy Birthday Benny Andersson (ABBA) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Antimusic Rock — GWAR are returning to destroy stages across the United States with the announcement of The Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour more info

Antimusic Rock — Rush Stars Were Set To Play Ozzy Osbourne's Final Concert was a top 25 story of March 2025 in our look back at the Year In Rock more info

Metalsucks — It's the tale of two tours. The post Rivers Of Nihil Added to Katatonia’s North American Tour appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Obscure Sound — Hamburg-based project Baydream unveils a lushly magnetic sound across their new EP, Tragic Magic, blending dreamy indie pop, ethereal synths, and hypnotic vocal layers. Fusing elements of dream pop, indie rock, electronica, and subtle post-punk flourishes, the EP immerses with a shimmering, atmospheric pull. “Insomnia” commences the EP with intoxicating blissfulness, melding wordless vocal caressing with dreamy guitar trickling and steady, subdued rhythms. The eventual culmination of intertwining vocal layers continues the hypnotic sense, fondly reminiscent of The Radio Dept. in its textural evolution — and especially memorable as the brisker rhythmic elements hit around the two-minute mark. The ensuing The post Baydream – ‘Tragic Magic’ EP appeared first on Obscure Sound: Indie Music Blog. more info

Obscure Sound — Melding minimalist classical elements and experimentation through its inventive use of strings, voice, and overall stirring instrumentation, I try to breath in a Vortex is the enveloping new album from David Kovacs. The Hungary-based experimental musician, performer, and contemporary composer balances introspective dreamscapes with the unsettling weight of reality, exploring the tension between imagination and external pressures. Commencing the album, “I try” unveils a cinematic mystique in its soundscape — pairing weeping strings with outdoor ambience, in a swamp-like setting. The foreboding orchestration and river-inhabitant noises combine with looming, ominous allure. Ensuing track “The empty waiting” is another gem, resembling The post David Kovacs – ‘I try to breath in a Vortex’ appeared first on Obscure Sound: Indie Music Blog. more info

Antimusic Rock — The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has officially certified Playlist: The Very Best of Foreigner gol more info

Stereogum — Hanukkah began Sunday night, therefore so did one of the world's greatest holiday traditions, Yo La Tengo's annual eight-night Hanukkah concert residency at New York's Bowery Ballroom. Sunday's surprise openers were Jon Glaser and longtime YLT pals Sun Ra Arkestra, who joined the headliners for the majority of Sunday's performance. Per setlist.fm, Housing Justice For All was the night's charity beneficiary. The post Yo La Tengo Reimagine “New York Groove” To Kick Off Hanukkah 2025 Residency appeared first on Stereogum. more info