Brooklyn Vegan — Swearin' are back from hiatus with their first album in five years and first for Merge. Related band Waxahatchee are also releasing a new EP on Merge this year. Continue reading… more info

New York Times — Hear tracks from Chance the Rapper, Billie Eilish, Waxahatchee and others. more info

Chorus.fm — Waxahatchee has released a video for the new song “Chapel of Pines.” The song comes from the upcoming EP, Great Thunder, due out September 7th. Pre-orders are now up. more info

Consequence of Sound — "I would say that it is a complete 180 from the last record: super stripped-down, quiet, and with me performing solo, it’s a throwback to how I started." more info

Stereogum — Last month, Snail Mail released Lush , one of the best albums of the year so far. They're now on tour in support of the new album. They played at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer last night, where frontwoman Lindsey Jordan brought out a special guest... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan introduced the cover of Sheryl Crow's "Strong Enough," on which she dueted with Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield, with "this is for all the heteros, thank you." Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Fleabite are a four-piece band that's split up between Brooklyn and Philadelphia. They're fronted by Ali Donohue, who plays in Waxahatchee's live band, and Aye Nako's Jade Payne and Joe McCann now count themselves as members. Which is to say that Fle... more info

Stereogum — Primavera Sound might just be the greatest music festival in the world. It's certainly one of the best-booked, with a lineup that always manages to be both stacked and diverse. This year, Björk, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Migos, and Arctic Monkeys a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The lineup also includes Prince's backing band The Revolution, Thundercat, dvsn, Liz Phair, Waxahatchee, Gang Gang Dance, Body/Head, Grouper, U.S. Girls, Haliu Mergia, and more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The Raleigh, NC-based festival Hopscotch has announced its 2018 lineup. Miguel, Grizzly Bear, Belle & Sebastian, and MC5's Kick Out The Jams 50th anniversary group have top billing. Other artists playing include Thundercat, the Revolution, Liz Phair,... more info