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Anna Butterss is an Australian-born bassist who's been living in the US for a decade and a half, and in that time has become a key supporting player on two seemingly unrelated scenes. As a member of guitarist Jeff Parker's Enfield Tennis Academy (ETA for short) quartet and the collective SML (pictured above), a collaborator with Makaya McCraven and a solo artist, they are a vital member of the LA jazz underground; as a member of Jason Isbell's touring band and a session player for Neko Case, Aimee Mann, boygenius, Kathleen Edwards, Ben Lee, and others, they help shape the sound of contemporary indie singer-songwriterism (I guess; I don't listen to that stuff). The post Anna Butterss, From Adelaide To Enfield appeared first on Stereogum.

The New Pornographers had a rough time last year. In April, Joe Seiders, their drummer of a decade, was arrested for possession of child sex abuse materials. Publicly, the rest of the band handled the controversy with grace: They immediately severed ties with Seiders and laid pretty low for the rest of the year, eventually assuaging fans’… The post The New Pornographers Announce New Album The Former Site Of: Hear “Votive” appeared first on Stereogum.

Back in November, DJ-producer Avalon Emerson reactivated her indie-pop Band To Watch the Charm for the new single “Eden.” It had the air of a lead single, and today we learn it’s also an opening track. “Eden” kicks off the forthcoming Avalon Emerson & The Charm album Written Into Changes, due in March via Dead… The post Avalon Emerson & The Charm Announce New Album Written Into Changes: Hear “Jupiter And Mars” appeared first on Stereogum.

Last year, members of Spy, Leer, and Stickup Kid formed SUPERWORLD. You may think, from their name, that they’re joining Superheaven and Superbloom in making super-grungy tunes. You’d be wrong. They’ve got too much energy for that. They’re blending screamo and math-rock to create some very emo anthems. You can hear it in today’s “The Dream,”… The post SUPERWORLD Announce Debut Album Super World: Hear “The Dream” appeared first on Stereogum.

Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye might be the two most famous hardcore frontmen of the '80s, and they've been close friends since they were both teenagers, working together at a Häagen-Dazs in DC. But the two of them have never made music together, so Rollins kicked up a lot of speculation a few months ago when he said that he and MacKaye were working on "a great project" together at DC's storied Inner Ear studios. Rollins quickly clarified that this particular record wouldn't actually feature him or MacKaye. Now, he's finally saying what he was talking about. The post Henry Rollins Reveals What That Secret New Record With Ian MacKaye Was All About appeared first on Stereogum.