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You never have to question which country Men At Work are from because they put it right in the chorus of their biggest hit: "I come from a land down under." That song, the chart-topping early '80s smash "Down Under," has apparently been played at recent events organized by March For Australia, an anti-immigrant movement whose website bears the motto "Our National Identity Will Not Be Erased." Colin Hay's not happy about it. The post Men At Work Denounce Use Of “Down Under” At March For Australia Events appeared first on Stereogum.

Winston Hightower has a new album on the way. The Columbus lo-fi institution will release 100 Acre Wood in April on K’s Perennial imprint. That’s the same label that gave us Sharp Pins, but Hightower’s version of lo-fi is not so obviously Beatles-y. Local forebears Times New Viking’s scrappy, melodic art punk is a reference… The post Winston Hightower Announces New Album 100 Acre Wood: Hear “Lay Low” appeared first on Stereogum.

For many years, Providence noise-rock legends Lightning Bolt and experimental Osaka wizards the Boredoms have recognized each other as fellow travelers. I once saw Lightning Bolt open a New York Boredoms show, and let me tell you, that was a good night. Boredoms drummer YoshimiO, whose name you probably recognize from that one Flaming Lips… The post Lightning Bolt Announce Split LP With OOIOO, Share New Song “CLOUD CORE” appeared first on Stereogum.

Dylan Carlson’s long-running, ever-evolving drone institution Earth helped invent doom metal back in the early ’90s. Carlson started Earth one year before Detroit native Robert Mansel was born. Mansel, now known as Black Noi$e, is known for his immersive, adventurous production for rappers like Earl Sweatshirt and Valee, as well as for his own records.… The post Earth & Black Noi$e Share Surprise New Collaborative Album Geometry Of Murder: Extra Capsular Extraction Inversions appeared first on Stereogum.