good news about good noise
July 9, 2026
Scott Foley, purveyor of dust
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Twisted Teens' February record is one of our favorites for 2026. The garage punk 'n blues duo have already announced the follow-up, Florida Water Blues, and yet another in the wings. Paste features Caspian and RJ, two of the more curious figures in our type of music.
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On the eve of the release of William Matheny's Material Witness, the songwriter sits with Twangville to discuss eating tinned fish in close spaces, Trump's creepy looking kid, and finding empty Go-Gurt tubes in his touring vehicle.
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NME introduces us to Little Grandad, another in a continuing series of British alt.country acts. The London quartet are stirring up a buzz despite the fact that they've released only two songs to date.
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Is it time for another Geese story? Yes. Yes, it is. Far Out makes a case for a very early Geese project, released in 2021, prior to the band's high school graduation.
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Oh good! World Cafe has uploaded a live interview and performance from Max Clarke and Cut Worms. Our take here is that their songs sound even better live than on March's Transmitter LP.
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The release date for the first Alabama Shakes collection in over a decade has been announced (Aug 28!). Frontperson Brittany Howard gives Our Culture a few details.
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We've been riding the Mildred wagon since the April release of their terrific Fenceline project. The Ugly Hug share some time with the Oakland band, dropping some tea regarding shared songwriting, great $9 martinis, petting Jones the cat, and more sexy stuff.
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Kisser is a project that pairs Buck Meek, Germaine Dunes, Luke Temple, and more. Their first two songs have appeared on Bandcamp so far. And now they're on Routes & Branches. Kisser have earned the opening spot on Buck's solo tour.
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We profiled Styrofoam Winos and published an appreciation of their Any River record a few weeks ago. We don't know much about downtown_lanc_zine, but we notice they've uploaded an interview with the Winos to their Insta.
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