Last month, the ninth annual Mondo NYC music business conference was held October 15-18 at the Arlo Williamsburg Hotel and brought together attendees from all corners of the music business, including artists, major & indie label executives, managers & lawyers, music publishers, technology entrepreneurs, and educators, to discuss the current state of the music industry and meet fellow enthusiasts who are navigating the difficult to predict pathways to sustainable success in music now that the pandemic is over. Whether you have been part of the music industry for decades or are looking to break in, I recommend attending Mondo NYC for a comprehensive snapshot of the key drivers of the modern music industry and a chance to build relationships with the people who factor in fans getting to hear the music they crave

Good news! Big Takeover Issue #95 Fall 2024 with Nada Surf on the cover has been completed and will be out shortly! But hurry to order—pre-orders and subscriptions are best/crucial! And they are much cheaper than ordering after we have to turn in our mailing list to the printer.

And it’s just in time for the perfect Christmas, Chanukah, other holidays, birthday, or other gift, even to yourself: Big Takeover Magazine subscriptions and back issues (like the big enchilada, complete set 1980-2024)! Plus children’s sizes for our T-Shirts (to go with several men’s and women’s sizes) in three colors, as well as our Big Takeover Beer Cozies and (signed if you like) Color 30th Anniversary Festival Posters, or our CDs!

Trap Girl‘s new album, out tomorrow via Kill Rock Stars, is an uncompromising collection of hardcore punk anthems highlighting the band’s commitment to social justice and trans empowerment.

“Lonely Mayor” is the second video from the upcoming seventh studio album from Chapel Hill-based pop-noir band, The Old Ceremony, being released October 17 on Robust Records.

Filmed over three non-consecutive days around Phoenix, the visually captivating, “The Well” by Flower Festival explores themes of vulnerability, coping, and ultimate peace.

“The Witness” is the first music from Love Spells, upcoming the debut album from Death Doula, a dusky Art-Rock band hailing from Portland, Oregon.

Grasser is back with “Don’t Make It Weird,” their third music video from their forthcoming sophomore album, You’re Welcome For Having Us, out August 30th via Mint 400 Records & Byrdhouse Records.

The Extensions issue their own high-flying take on The Paper Jets old song “Say I Can.”

TRØN THE ARCHER, formerly part of the duo TRØN & DVD, is starting a new chapter in his music career with the new single “Hostage Graduation” on Mint 400 Records

New Jersey Eclectic Alt Rock Band Fair Panic pulls a fast one covering the great 90’s shoegaze forerunners, Cocteau Twins!

After a decade in the making, the award-winning queer, mixed-race folk duo will release a personal collection of songs inspired by grief, late-stage capitalism, and their enduring 18-year friendship.

Renee Maskin is premiering the track, “Jaques Cousteau,” from the upcoming Chansons de lune Split EP, a collaboration with fellow New Jersey artist SONOFDOV

Asbury Park’s fierce “bitch rockers,” Little Hag, are thrilled to share their latest single and accompanying music video, “You Blew It!.”

Today, L.A. neo-psych group, Dream Phases, share “Turn Away”, the third single off their upcoming LP, Phantom Idol.

“Roll” is a platonic love song. This one deals with one of the more difficult themes on the record for me: loving a friend so much that you might have to let them go.

Lame Drivers offer up a track-by-track breakdown of their new album Become an Island

After relocating from the East Coast to his home of Salt Lake City, indie-artist Toto Peña proudly shares his latest single, “FUELT4NK,”

“I’ve been walked out on, stood up, run down and laid low so many dang times, I just had to sing about it. Butch Vig overheard me telling the tales in a dive bar one day, and he said let’s get you in a studio, Zeke. This song is the role call of my romantic downfall.” -Zeke Bleek

Washington state’s Alessandra Rose drops a new cover of the legendary “Wild Horses,” featuring members of Guns ‘n Roses, The Posies, and Mark Lanegan‘s band.

Brooklyn-based alt-rock band Sub*T is thrilled to announce the release of their new single “Shed,” a standout track from their forthcoming EP, Spring Skin out June 20 on If This Then Records.

“I was crashing at Simon’s house in Nashville during his 2019 book tour when one day, I woke up to this big novel of lyrics that he had written from a dream that he had earlier that morning.” -Joe X. Jiang

Artie Do Good announces new album ‘Socialist Dance Party’ with “Bread and Roses”

Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter roger weeks is thrilled to announce the release of his new single “MY OWN WAKE” along with its accompanying music video, co-directed by roger and Rose Betts

Philly indie rockers CLOAKZ just shared “El Zero,” the first single from their upcoming Control Program LP, which is set for release in August, 2024.

Single Premiere: Chicago soul songwriter nicholas shares “loose leaf,” co-written with Marcus Darling and Steven Rutledge

One Hand Up is the fourth full length release by guitarist/songwriter Karen Haglof.  Like its predecessors, One Hand Up revolves around Haglof’s hard-hitting yet spry, stripped-down, playing and writing.

Self-recorded and produced, Rare Earth Dream is a sonic odyssey spanning nine tracks, each a testament to Young Legs’ keen ear for arrangement and composition.

The Armoires absolutely mean it as the video for their new single opens up the Art Nouveau-inspired world of their forthcoming album.

Jacob on the Moon announces new album Live! From Earth with beachy soul single “Surface”

“BTGGF is an ode to the most beautiful and powerful women on earth; the song (and video) is an expression of self that ANY ONE can embody.”

“I want to be totally immersed in the music that I love & am writing….fuck ‘career’.”
-Ken Badger, The Scenics

“Dairy Queen” is the pop-punk summer anthem for anyone who’s ever wanted something they can’t have — like an Oreo Blizzard or an unrequited crush.

Chicago artist Alex Santilli is usually seen behind the kit. But today, he takes center stage as The Adventures of Anacleto to announce his second record Saturnia Vol 2. with the single “silent disco.”

“I spent a lot of time thinking about the ways ironic detachment and nihilism permeates online culture and by extension into our day to day lives.”
— Theo Matz, songwriter, American Sigh

Across six tracks, Bug Seance invite listeners on a captivating journey through a mosaic of heavy, effervescent, shoegazey soundscapes. Throughout, themes of solitude, mental well-being, friendship, and love are explored with unwavering sincerity.

“The new single from psych-pop mastermind Anton Barbeau’s epic Morgenmusik/Nachtschlager double album balances pure pop with Eastern prog, and the video features animated funeral donuts. What’s not to like?”

On May 31, +/- {Plus/Minus} will release their highly anticipated album, Further Afield, via Ernest Jenning Record Co. Today the band is thrilled to unveil their latest single, “Calling Off The Rescue,” accompanied by a captivating band-created video.

Good news! Big Takeover Issue #94 Spring 2024 with The Damned on the cover has been completed and will be out shortly! But hurry to order—pre-orders and subscriptions are best/crucial! And they are much cheaper than ordering after we have to turn in our mailing list to the printer.

And it’s just in time for the perfect Father’s Day, birthday, or other gift, even to yourself: Big Takeover Magazine subscriptions and back issues (like the big enchilada, complete set 1980-2023)! Plus Children’s sizes for our T-Shirts (to go with several Men’s and Women’s sizes) in three colors, as well as our Big Takeover Beer Cozies and (signed if you like) Color 30th Anniversary Festival Posters, or our CDs!

Chicago indie-rock band Madame Reaper & the Gentleman’s Club combines synth-pop with a healthy heaping of gothic theatricality. The Big Takeover is happy to premiere their newest song “Satanic Tango (Is)”, which takes on a more literal interpretation of a Madame Reaper and features a Spanish-inspired sound.

Today, LA space rock quartet Les Biches (lay-beesh) release the fourth video from their acclaimed LP The Mysteries—the mysterious and epic “Shikotsuko.” Conjuring elements of wall-of-sound alt-gazers such as Spiritualized or The Church with perhaps a touch of the reserved elegance of David Sylvian’s Japan, the track is a singular experience where night sounds give way to a deconstructed lullaby before descending into a crush of horns and guitars.

There’s a palpable excitement surrounding New Jersey’s The Tide Bends. Their latest single “Glass Jaw” feels like the calm before the storm, hinting at something seismic on the horizon.

Dark Ice Balloons, the latest LP by Brooklyn indie/punk trio, Nihiloceros, premieres today exclusively on Big Takeover Magazine and available everywhere tomorrow via Totally Real Records. The follow up to their 2021 EP, Self Destroy, which garnered the band attention from fans and critics for its bleak take on the human condition, Dark Ice Balloons explores the places between the worlds of living and the dead. Both lyrically and sonically its a touch more hopeful than its predecessor, leaning away from standard pop elements in lieu of rich guitar textures and an intentionally uglier palette of sound.

Palm Ghosts shares two new releases, “Pulse,” from their forthcoming Escape EP, and a The Chameleons cover, with sales to benefit To Write Love On Her Arms.

Today’s premiere is a dreamy, melody-drenched number that pleasantly reminds us of Animal Collective.

An experimental pop collective led by Andrew Grossman, Washington, D.C.’s The North Country has become synonymous with catchy indie-pop earworms and electrifying live performances. Their music delves into themes of digital fatigue, heartbreak, and socio-political critique aimed at the elite. With each song, The North Country challenges listeners to think critically while keeping them moving on the dance floor.

“Shake What They Gave You” is breezy indie rock that nods its hat to
groups like Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Stereolab and Steely Dan. The song is one of
Chick’s most beloved on More Thrills, Less Hills, as it features random things like
shuffleboard, shakers and seasonings.

Denver-based rockers Riot For Romance follow 2022’s self-titled debut with Learning to Unburden Myself: Step One. The trio’s sound is a glorious racket formed from post-punk and shoegaze roots.

Led by the magnetic Ellie Linden, Odd-Pop Quartet Das Body make a triumphant return with their eagerly anticipated sophomore album, True Vulture.

Magnet School, the Austin Texas Alternative / Indie Rock legends & sonic sound manipulators are back with their new release The Raven – a 5 track mini opus of sonic tapestry.