Abby Jones

New York

Writer and Editor at Stereogum

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Sudan Archives Shares New Single "DEAD": Listen

2 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

It’s been almost three years since Sudan Archives’ latest record Natural Brown Prom Queen, which we named Album Of The Week. Today the Los Angeles-via-Cincinnati musician returns with a new single called “DEAD,” described as an exploration of “orchestral Black dance music.”Inspired in part by her time touring with artists like Andre 3000, Caroline Polachek, and Tame Impala, “DEAD” builds off Sudan’s art-pop with a thumping four-on-the-floor beat and textured synths.
Teethe Share New Single "Holy Water": Listen

2 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

Teethe announced their upcoming album Magic Of The Sale last month with its great title track, which we crowned one of the Best Songs Of The Week.
Ross Farrar Announces New RJF Album 'Cleaning Out The Empty Administration Building': Hear "Exile"

2 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

Ross Farrar is a busy guy. Since his best-known band Ceremony released their previous album In The Spirit World Now in 2019, he’s been shifting his focus more towards his other, newer band Spice, publishing occasional poetry in places like The Paris Review, and putting out solo music under the moniker RJF. In 2023 he put out his post-punky debut solo album Going Strange, which he followed up in 2024 with the more minimal Strange Going. Turns out he’s not stopping the streak in 2025.
Shame Announce New Album 'Cutthroat': Hear The Title Track

2 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

After taking a couple of years off since their last album Food For Worms, Shame are back. The UK rockers’ next LP, the John Congleton-produced Cutthroat, arrives in September, and today they’ve shared its lead single, which is also its title track.
Nilüfer Yanya Announces 'Dancing Shoes' EP: Hear "Where To Look"

2 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

Less than a year after she released My Method Actor, one of the Best Albums Of 2024, UK singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya returned last April with “Cold Heart,” a single from a batch of songs she said she revisited after touring that album. Today she’s announced a new EP called Dancing Shoes, which includes “Cold Heart” as well as today’s new single “Where To Look.”“Where To Look” falls in line with Yanya’s classic formula of layering textured, sometimes-noisy guitars over her gorgeous voice.
Wednesday Announce 2025 North American Tour

2 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

Yay, a Wednesday tour! We already know the North Carolina indie rockers will be playing at Levitation and Best Friends Forever festivals later this year, and today they’ve announced a bunch of headlining shows of their own across North America this fall. New York band Daffo will open their East Coast shows while recent Album Of The Week honorees Friendship will support them out west.
Peter Murphy Cancels Comeback Tour

3 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

Bauhaus’ 2022 reunion was sadly and suddenly cut short when frontman Peter Murphy entered a rehabilitation facility. Things were looking up this year, though, as Murphy recently released his solo album Silver Shade in May and had announced a tour in support of it. Now, unfortunately, that tour isn’t happening either.
Roots Picnic Apologizes For Hours-Long Lines As Fans Demand Refunds

3 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

The 18th annual Roots Picnic went down over the weekend at Philadelphia’s Mann in Fairmount Park, but not everything panned out according to plan. Firstly, D’Angelo canceled his headlining set — which would’ve been his first proper live performance in nearly a decade — just a week before the festival, citing an “unforeseen medical delay.” But that wasn’t the only unforeseen delay to affect this year’s Roots Picnic.
Narrow Head Frontman Announces Solo Project Nihilistic Easyrider, Album Features Momma, Graham Hunt, & More

3 days ago | stereogum.com | Abby Jones

Over the past few years, the Texas heavy alt-rockers Narrow Head have put out a few really solid albums, played Stereogum’s Marathon Austin Party, and probably toured with at least one of your favorite bands. They’re not going anywhere just yet, but today Narrow Head frontman Jacob Duarte has announced a new project of his own. He’s calling his solo endeavor Nihilistic Easyrider, and his debut album Deluxe Edition — does that mean we’ll eventually be getting a deluxe edition Deluxe Edition?
Roots Picnic Apologizes For Hours-Long Lines As Fans Demand Refunds

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Abby Jones

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is free, but Borderlands boss Randy Pitchford has somehow found a way to make fans mad about it: "Dude's milking people for hate clicks at this point"Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford isn't done upsetting gamers, or his PR team. Following pushback to him stating a "real fan" would find a way to pay up to …