Protomartyr release «Hotel Usona» on Friday and preview «Exalted Eagles», the third track
The Detroit band’s seventh album comes out 25 September on Domino, produced by Dave Fridmann. Joe Casey paints the United States as an old hotel.
Alternatiu
Rock alternatiu —o rock alternativo— i propostes que no encaixen en cap altra etiqueta: Tótum Revolútum Press hi recull novetats discogràfiques, concerts i entrevistes de bandes que construeixen un so propi, al marge dels circuits més comercials.
Blood Red Shoes – Stay Lonely
Blood Red Shoes self-produce their seventh record — direct and sharp in its best moments, sanded down by glitch effects across the rest.
Beck – Ride Lonesome
Beck’s stripped-down fifteenth album, recorded with Nigel Godrich, hypnotizes for half an hour before its own reverb-soaked cohesion becomes a limitation.
Boy Harsher – Get Mean
Boy Harsher’s first album for Atlantic Records turns their own break-up into twelve tracks that swing from dark synth-pop to western.
Maika Makovski releases «Live-Palau!», the concert marking her twenty-year career at the Palau de la Música
Maika Makovski releases ‘Live-Palau!’, the recording of her twentieth-anniversary concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana.
Boy Harsher release «GET MEAN», their first album for Atlantic, and close it out with a video shot on 35mm
Boy Harsher release ‘GET MEAN’, their first album for Atlantic, closing it out with a 35mm video for ‘Faulty’.
Beck releases «Ride Lonesome», his first full-length since «Hyperspace», mixed by Nigel Godrich
Beck releases ‘Ride Lonesome’, his first full-length album since 2019’s ‘Hyperspace’, produced by himself and mixed by Nigel Godrich.
Dhani Harrison and Nigel Godrich release the first Dragonflies album, built from tape loops
Dhani Harrison and Nigel Godrich release ‘Dragonflies’, their debut album as a duo, built from tape loops at Godrich’s Brixton studio.
Emma Ruth Rundle releases «These Killing Times», recorded with a full band and on her own label
Emma Ruth Rundle releases ‘These Killing Times’, her sixth album, recorded with a full band on Errant Child, the label she runs herself.
This Is Lorelei – The Singer in My Band
Nate Amos (Water From Your Eyes) releases «The Singer in My Band» as This Is Lorelei: American pop written in fragments, from a tour van.
Saturna release «Light and Shadow» on the 17th and present it on the 25th at Laut
Barcelona’s Saturna release their sixth record, mixed by their own drummer, and play it live at Sala Laut on 25 September.
Spiritbox surprise-release «Mourning», their first new song since «Tsunami Sea»
Spiritbox drop «Mourning» with no announcement, mid-tour in Europe with Jinjer and Dying Wish, and with no third record yet confirmed.
Kim Thayil describes Soundgarden’s posthumous record: «a lullaby paired with psychedelia»
Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd are rebuilding Soundgarden’s final record from Chris Cornell’s last sessions, delayed nine years by a legal dispute.
Headsend — 10 September 2026, Razzmatazz 3 (Barcelona)
Headsend play Razzmatazz 3 on 10 September, their first Barcelona show, ahead of November’s new EP.
Fischer-Z — 18 September 2026, Salamandra (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat)
Fischer-Z play Salamandra on 18 September, part of their fiftieth-anniversary tour presenting ‘X-Ray Serenade’.
Saturna — 25 September 2026, Laut (Barcelona)
Saturna present ‘Light and Shadow’ at Laut in Barcelona on 25 September, eight days after its release.
Blood Red Shoes — 3 October 2026, Razzmatazz 2 (Barcelona)
Blood Red Shoes present ‘Stay Lonely’ at Razzmatazz on 3 October, the only Catalan date of their European tour.
Telefunka — 10 October 2026, La Nau (Barcelona)
Telefunka play La Nau’s Saturday-noon Vermut Sonor series on 10 October, tickets from 5 €.
Laura Misch — 14 October 2026, Razzmatazz 3 (Barcelona)
Laura Misch performs at Razzmatazz 3 on 14 October, presenting ‘Lithic’, recorded in caves and coastal landscapes.
The Lemon Twigs — 15 October 2026, Paral·lel 62 (Barcelona)
The Lemon Twigs play their only Catalan date at Paral·lel 62 on 15 October, presenting ‘Look For Your Mind!’.
Fontaines D.C. — 24 October 2026, Sant Jordi Club (Barcelona)
Fontaines D.C. play their only Catalan date at Sant Jordi Club on 24 October, presenting ‘Dopamine Chamber’.
Ferran Palau and Mar Pujol — 15 November 2026, Nova Jazz Cava (Terrassa)
Ferran Palau brings ‘Aniversari feliç’ to Terrassa’s Nova Jazz Cava on 15 November, with Mar Pujol opening.
Bombino — 17 November 2026, La (2) de Apolo (Barcelona)
Bombino brings ‘Sahel’ to La (2) de Apolo on 17 November.
Proyecto Gómez Casa — 18 November 2026, La Nau (Barcelona)
Proyecto Gómez Casa play La Nau on 18 November, a trio that plays its electronics entirely live.
Luna Soul — 21 November 2026, Marula Café (Barcelona)
Luna Soul play Marula Café on 21 November, presenting ‘Second Nature’.
Tarta Relena — 12 December 2026, La Capsa (El Prat de Llobregat)
Tarta Relena share the bill with Meritxell de Soto at La Capsa in El Prat on 12 December, part of Curtcircuit.
SLIFT — 6 February 2027, Wolf (Barcelona)
SLIFT bring their industrial-volume psychedelia to Wolf on 6 February, presenting ‘Fantasia’.
BlutEngel and Psideralica — 12 February 2027, Salamandra (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat)
BlutEngel bring their darkwave to Salamandra on 12 February, with Psideralica opening.
Julia Jacklin — 1 March 2027, La (2) de Apolo (Barcelona)
Julia Jacklin brings ‘The Gem’ to La (2) de Apolo on 1 March.
This Is Lorelei — 10 March 2027, La Nau (Barcelona)
This Is Lorelei plays La Nau on 10 March 2027, presenting ‘The Singer in My Band’.
Agnes Obel — 19 October 2027, Paral·lel 62 (Barcelona)
Agnes Obel plays her only Catalan date at Paral·lel 62 on 19 October 2027, presenting ‘The Meaning of Flowers’.
New Releases: July
Eighteen July releases in brief: Rivers Of Nihil, Styx, Impureza, Crown Lands and more.
New Releases: April
Twenty-one April releases in brief: Ghost, The Mars Volta, Panzerballett, Hiromi Uehara and more.
Postludic Manifesto, Acid Sierra, Pizarnik
Photo report: Pizarnik, Postludic Manifesto and Acid Sierra live at Auditori Joan Bordetas (Calàbria 66), 22 February 2025.
New Releases: February
Twenty-two February releases in brief: Dream Theater, Avantasia, Rioghan, Squid and more.
New Releases: October
Twenty October releases in brief: Blood Incantation, Frost*, Devin Townsend, Von Hertzen Brothers and more.
New Releases: June
Seventeen June releases in brief: Black Country Communion, Alcest, DarWin, Meltem and more.
New Releases: April-May
Thirty-four April-May releases in brief: Amarok, Haishen, Wheel, Bear McCreary and more.
Etérea + Nuumu Code
Photo report: Etérea and Nuumu Code’s experimental, avant-garde night at Auditori Calàbria 66, Barcelona, 10 February 2024.