Stereogum — In the days since that glorious first season of Netflix's Stranger Things, cast member Finn Wolfhard has been working really, really hard to cultivate a rep as the one Stranger Things kid who's really into alt-rock. (Just a few days ago, he played gu... more info

Stereogum — Finn Wolfhard, the teenage actor who plays Mike Wheeler in Netflix's unstoppable '80s nostalgia delivery system Stranger Things, has developed a busy side hustle as a rock 'n' roller. He's covered Nirvana in a home video and New Order at a big benefi... more info

Nialler9 — With so many releases flying at you, here are recommended vetted listens from Nialler9 for you this week, as collated in the Nialler9 New Albums Spotify playlist, updated weekly. 1. Mac DeMarco – This Old Dog You’re very likely already at l... more info

Stereogum — Teen actress Amandla Stenberg will star in the forthcoming drama Everything, Everything , and ahead of its 5/19 release she's sharing a cover of Mac DeMarco's "Let My Baby Stay." The song is featured in the film's soundtrack, and was originally rele... more info

Stereogum — Willie J Healey is a 22-year-old from Oxford whose hearty, lackadaisical rock songs drink from Foxygen's cocktail of retro influences -- Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen -- while also resembling modern weirdos like Mac DeMarco and Ariel Pink. Like DeMarco... more info

Stereogum — In the French website La Blogothèque's long-running Take Away Shows video series, artists perform, unamplified and with no special lighting, in everyday locations. Mac DeMarco just released his new album This Old Dog , and in his newly-released Tak... more info

DrownedInSound — The sound of an artist on top of his game more info

JamBase — Watch Mac DeMarco perform a Pitchfork Live set and singing Billy Joel at a club in New York City. more info

Stereogum — A lot of great music came out this week. We got new albums from Slowdive, At The Drive In, Perfume Genius, Mac DeMarco, the Afghan Whigs, Juana Molina, and many more. We also got a lot of great singles this week from forthcoming releases (some of whi... more info

Chorus.fm — Aaron Mook reviews the new album from Mac Marco. more info