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John Andrews & The Yawns — good band name. It’s accurate too, but not in a bad way. Andrews, a member of Cut Worms and Widowspeak, sounds casually drowsy on “Something To Be Said,” the opening track from his newly announced album Streetsweeper, produced by Luke Temple in Los Angeles. His vocals have a cozy… The post John Andrews & The Yawns Announce New Album Streetsweeper: Hear “Something To Be Said” appeared first on Stereogum.

Mindforce frontman Jay Petagine is one of the most dynamic forces on the hardcore underground, and he’s lent his ultra-confident Noo Yawk bellow to side projects like Pillars Of Ivory and Out For Justice. A couple of years ago, Petagine launched an absolutely nasty new band called Crush Your Soul with a bunch of other… The post Crush Your Soul Release Stupidly Hard Debut Album Ice Water appeared first on Stereogum.

If you’re going to move on from a very good offensive line coach, it’s always a good idea to replace him with a living legend. That’s the route the Falcons have taken, moving on from Dwayne Ledford and bringing Bill Callahan aboard. The team announced the addition, which had been widely expected, on Tuesday morning. We have named Bill Callahan our offensive line coach! https://t.co/CggO5ZHvi4 pic.twitter.com/08CfCHhWtW— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) January 20, 2026 Callahan, who will turn 70 in late July, has been coaching offensive lines in the NFL since 1995, with a four year break as the head coach of Nebraska in there in the early 2000s and with a stint as the Raiders offensive coordinator and head coach and interim head coach for the Commanders. He has a wealth of experience and has coached up legendary players like Trent Williams, the late, great Nick Mangold, Alan Faneca, D’Brickashaw Fergson, Tyron Smith, and Zack Martin along the way. As the team’s article notes, Stefanski has praised Callahan for his teaching style and knowledge and was undoubtedly excited to get him back after Bill followed his son Brian to Tennessee for an ill-fated two year-stint with the Titans after the 2023 season in Cleveland. In Atlanta, Callahan will be overseeing a line that’s likely to be in some flux. He’ll get to coach the phenomenal Chris Lindstrom and try to help Matthew Bergeron go from solid left guard to Pro Bowler, but the Falcons need to decide if they’re going to bring back starting tackles Jake Matthews and Kaleb McGary and whether they’re rolling with Ryan Neuzil again at center. They’re likely to replace at least one of that trio, if not more, and Callahan will be tasked with ensuring cohesion and a high level of play to keep the offense rolling under Stefanski. He’s certainly capable of doing just that; the only question mark with him is how much longer he’ll continue to coach given his age. While it’s tough to lose Ledford—I’ll have an article on his tenure later this week—it’s difficult to quibble with making the move for Callahan, who is both familiar with Stefanski and has proven to be one of the league’s premier coaches at basically every stop he’s ever been at. With the Falcons needing to at least tweak their offensive line and scheme for 2026 and beyond, getting Callahan in the building to coach up the team’s current options and oversee a forward-looking shift is a big plus.

Brady House made his long-awaited debut at the big league level in 2025 for the Nationals, and it came with a mix of good and bad. On the bright side, House was a fantastic defender at third base, finishing in the 78th percentile in OAA and 79th percentile in arm strength. He also made a solid amount of hard contact, finishing above the 50th percentile in average exit velocity and hard hit rate among all big league hitters. On the downside, some of the issues that plagued House in the minors followed him up to the bigs, such as his proneness to swing and miss, as he finished 2025 with a 28.5% strikeout rate. Plate discipline also remained an issue for House, as he walked as little as almost anyone in the bigs last year, finishing with a 2.9% walk rate. Thirdly, the power didn’t come as consistently as fans would’ve hoped to see, as House had a .322 slugging percentage in 274 plate appearances his rookie year. Still just 22 years old, it’s far from time to panic when it comes to House’s future at the big league level, but there is reason for concern entering his sophomore campaign. His great defense at third base provides a nice floor for his value and makes his ceiling that much higher if he can get the bat going, but the issues he has at the plate cannot be ridden of easily. The first key for House to improve on offense in 2026 is a revamped plate approach. Under the old coaching regime, plate approaches were a weak point of many young Nats, including House. With the new coaching staff in town, a point of emphasis with House and many others will be to improve their approaches, which in House’s case will mean being more patient at the plate and being aggressive when he gets his pitch. House’s BB/K ratio was 0.10 in 2025, and if he could get that ratio to 0.25 in 2026, while still not great, it would be considered a success to me. House becoming more patient at the plate not only would mean more free passes, but also more favorable counts to hit in. House struggled mightily when behind in the count in 2025, posting a wRC+ barely above 0 in 2-strike counts, but was an above league average hitter when he was ahead in the count. Proving to opponents you won’t chase the junk they throw you will be critical in House, not only improving his walk rate, but increasing the number of strikes to hit he will get. The next key for House to improve on offense in 2026 is getting to his pull side more and keeping the ball on a line and in the air. The majority of House’s offensive success in 2025 came when he hit the ball to his pull side, where he had a 150 wRC+ and 3 of his 4 home runs. House also had a ton of success when he was hitting line drives in 2025, as he posted a .725 batting average on his 40 line drives last season. A focus on pull-side power and lifting the ball will not only turn more of House’s ground balls into line drives, but more of his line drives into home runs. My third and final key for House to improve in 2026 will be continued defensive success at the hot corner, possibly even at a Gold Glove level. It was known throughout the minor leagues that he was a strong defender, but proving it in the big leagues was huge in proving that he belonged up there long-term. Now, as his bat hits a critical juncture, staying elite defensively will be important in extending his leash as a major leaguer. If he can make a leap on defense from 2025 to 2026, House could enter Gold Glove talks, and possibly bring home the Nats’ first Gold Glove since Adam LaRoche in 2012. House is still early in his big league career, and he will have plenty of opportunities to prove himself, but there are some areas he will need to clean up in his sophomore season. With the new coaching staff, which specializes in unlocking players’ true potentials, I am confident House is going to make major strides this season and prove he will play a major role in breaking the Nats through their rebuild.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow posted on Twitter for the first time in two years to weigh in on the discourse surrounding Buffalo Bills signal caller Josh Allen following the Bills’ loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional round. Following the Buffalo Bills 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional […] The post Joe Burrow Tweets For First Time In Two Years To Weigh In On The Josh Allen Discourse, Throws His Fellow QB Under The Bus appeared first on BroBible.