Stereogum — Next month, the longtime Kansas City DIY-pop experimenter Cody Critcheloe, who records as SSION, will return with O, his first album in seven years. Today, he's shared the new album's tracklist, and it includes a whole lot of guests. Sky Ferreira, De... more info

The Quietus — American duo Royal Trux announce plans to record first new album in 18 years more info

Stereogum — Royal Trux, the team of Jennifer Herrema (late of Black Bananas) and Neil Hagerty (late of Howling Hex), have reactivated their legendary skuzz-pop operation in recent years, with a smattering of reunion shows and a live album already in the books. N... more info

Sweeping The Nation — In retrospect, something appears to be coming together around 1998. Three of the year's biggest music stories - George Michael's arrest, Elton John's knighthood, Geri leaving the Spice Girls - feel like the first stage of coalescing into ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Maggie Nelson reconsidered Darcey Steinke's novel Suicide Blonde (first published 25 years ago) at the Paris Review. NPR Music is streaming Beth Ditto's new album Fake Sugar. NPR Music is streaming Royal Trux's new album Platinum Tips + Ice Cream.... more info

Stereogum — The scuzzy, gnarled '90s trash-punk duo Royal Trux broke up in 2001, after somehow surviving in the underground long enough to get a major-label deal. Two years ago, they reunited to play the Berserktown II festival in LA, and they've played occasion... more info

Stereogum — POP Montreal will celebrate its #Sweet16 this September, and as usual the festival has lined up an eclectic array of performers for its assortment of showcases across the city. Topping the bill are revived lo-fi shit-kickers Royal Trux, samba legend ... more info

Stereogum — '90s scuzz-rock swamp monsters Royal Trux broke up in 2001 and reunited for a few live shows in 2015, and last month, they announced the impending release of Platinum Tips & Ice Cream , their first new album in 17 years. Rather than heading into a s... more info

Consequence of Sound — Platinum Tips and Ice Cream features "live and unrehearsed" recordings of past Royal Trux classics. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It'll be RTX's first since the early '00s and, in true Trux fashion, they made it in two days (one in each city), "live and unrehearsed." Continue reading… more info