England

Those who’ve listened the April edition of Philthy Radio (now streaming via Y-Not Radio) recently heard “Viking Hair,” an early single from South London post-punk quartet Dry Cleaning, which can be found on the band’s 2019 sophomore EP, Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks.  Those listeners also heard me discussing...

Earlier this year, the founders/originators/inventors of twee (a designation that they themselves have mixed feelings about… preferring “indiepop”), Heavenly, released Highway To Heavenly, their fifth full-length and first in three decades…  The album, technically the follow-up to the UK band’s 1996 LP, Operation Heavenly, dropped on February 27th via...

This coming Wednesday, April 15th, delightfully theatrical London five-piece The Last Dinner Party will be returning to the 215 to headline Franklin Music Hall, a room 12 times the size of the venue they played the last time they were in town.  However, we’re just as excited about Irish...

“Every day we’re confronted with a confusing and scary world… Making music and creating things can feel flippant or unnecessary, but my own world view was defined and influenced by art and artists who weren’t afraid to highlight and offer solutions: Public Enemy, The Smiths or a wider American...

London alt-rockers – and favorites of Y-Not Radio, the home of Philthy Radio – Wolf Alice are currently one night into their 2025 North American tour, which will have them returning to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for the first time since 2017 when they headline...

This afternoon, UK alt-rock outfit bôa – who headlined The Foundry at The Fillmore last September amidst their sold-out North American reunion tour – are playing possibly their biggest show ever at this year’s Lollapalooza, 2:30-3:30 on the Bud Light Stage.  Last year, the trio – consisting of vocalist/guitarist...

Last month electronic duo Immersion (comprised of Wire’s Colin Newman and Minimal Compact’s Malka Spigel, a “life and art” couple) released the third album of their collaborative Nanocluster series (2021’s Nanocluster, Vol.1 saw them collaborating with our phriend Laetitia Sadier, German post-rock duo Tarwater, and electronic musicians Ulrich Schnauss...

If you’re someone who thinks it’s been a little too long since we’ve had a great rock opera, then Kelsy Karter & The Heroines’ sophomore full-length, Love Made Me Do It, just might be your first favorite album of 2025…  The band – comprised of Aussie frontwoman Kelsy Karter...

The last time we saw burgeoning pop icon Griff in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was in January of 2022, amidst another wave of COVID and a massive snowstorm.  The show was at The Foundry (and technically sold-out) and was actually great, despite the icy circumstances...