Abe Laboriel Jr. takes the drum stool with Pearl Jam at Ohana Festival, and Vedder tells the crowd he’s only filling in
It is Pearl Jam’s first show since Matt Cameron left in July 2025, and the band has announced no new member.
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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.
Morphine release “Cocoon”, eight songs from the sessions they abandoned in 1998
The tapes sat untouched for twenty-five years. Dana Colley has added new saxophone to three songs and the record is out on 4 December via Partisan.
Protomartyr – Hotel Usona
The Detroit band’s seventh album, produced by Dave Fridmann and carrying horns for the first time. Joe Casey pictures America as an old hotel and every song as a room.
Michael Kiwanuka says he is recovering from a stroke and announces his fifth album, “FUDGE”, for 23 October
The album has been held back by a brain haemorrhage and is the first he has produced himself. His live dates remain on hold with no return date.
Reigns – The Antigeist
Zeitgeist, poltergeist and Antichrist in one title: the Farthing brothers’ eighth album drops the novel and the instrumental and goes back to songs, seven of them, all much the same length.
Angine de Poitrine win the 2026 Polaris Prize with “Vol. II” and collect it without saying a word
The masked duo from Saguenay take the award for Canadian album of the year and the song prize too, for “Fabienk”. They play microtonal math rock.
Queens of the Stone Age preview “Where The Goth Girls At?”, third track off “Perfecth”
The band’s ninth album is out on 30 October on Matador, produced by Josh Homme and Michael Shuman. The video was shot in a power station.
Hibushibire – Phantom Fuzzy Exotica
Five tracks and thirty-seven minutes from the Osaka quartet, with a thirteen-minute medieval Occitan folk song sitting at the centre of the record.
CHVRCHES return with “Roses” and two benefit shows in Glasgow and London
The Scottish trio released “Roses” on 22 September: their first new music since 2023, and the first track from the record they’re working on, still untitled and undated.
Remote Viewing – STATE VIOLENCE
Seven tracks and forty minutes of noisy sludge from London, with cello and acoustic guitar in the middle of «HUMAN RIGHT$». The band’s fourth record, out on Human Worth.
Perfume Genius previews «Natural High», the first track of music he’s written for a dance piece
Mike Hadreas releases the first song since «Glory» on Matador. It’s six minutes from the score for «The Lesson», the piece he premieres with Kate Wallich in February.
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.
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.
Aviador Dro — 9 October, Sala Razzmatazz 3 (Barcelona)
Aviador Dro bring the “El día de la IA” tour to Razzmatazz 3, with the classics of forty-seven years and the songs from the new album. Times, prices and tickets.
Bagdad! + Maldito Hombre Dardo — 9 October 2026, Heliogàbal (Barcelona)
Bagdad! present the EP “Lo sé todo de ti” at Heliogàbal on Friday 9 October, with Maldito Hombre Dardo. Time, price and bill.
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!’.
Teenage Fanclub — 17 October 2026, Razzmatazz 2 (Barcelona)
Teenage Fanclub play Room 2 at Razzmatazz on Saturday 17 October, doors at 19:00 and concert at 20:30. Tickets are €34 plus booking fee.
Band Of Horses — 21 October 2026, Razzmatazz 1 (Barcelona)
Band Of Horses play Razzmatazz 1 on Wednesday 21 October at half past eight. Advance tickets are €56 with fees included. It is the only Catalan date of the tour marking twenty years of their first album.
Yaelokre — 23 October 2026, Razzmatazz 2 (Barcelona)
Yaelokre play Razzmatazz’s Sala 2 on Friday 23 October, doors at eight and the show at half past. Tickets are €28 in advance plus fees and €30 on the door.
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’.
José González — 28 October 2026, Paral·lel 62 (Barcelona)
José González plays the Sala Gran at Paral·lel 62 on Wednesday 28 October, doors at half past seven and the show at half past eight. The tickets are sold out. It is the only Catalan date.
Omega, 30th anniversary — 30 October 2026, Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona)
Kiki Morente and Lagartija Nick bring “Omega” to the Palau on 30 October, thirty years on. Tickets 38–78 €, half past nine.
El Gavira — 31 October 2026, Jamboree (Barcelona)
El Gavira play Jamboree Sala 1 on Saturday 31 October at 10.30pm, bringing “Plaza Bohemia”, their third record. Tickets are €15, €11 for members.