MARIS Turns Pop Music Into a Contact Sport on ‘MOSH★PIT’

MARIS has apparently decided that pop music needs fewer people standing around looking cool and more people on the dance floor.

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The Best Bay Area Concerts in October 2026: Militarie Gun, Geese, Young Miko and More

Here are six concerts worth your attention this October on @punkrockjournalist:

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Yeat Enters His ‘COCOON’ Era With Drake, a New Sound and Another Reinvention

The Portland-raised rapper released 'COCOON' on September 18.

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Alisan Porter Reclaims the Middle of Life on New Album ‘PORTER’

the 45-year-old singer-songwriter introduces what she calls her “Perimenopop” era.

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Clean Bandit, Chlöe and Omah Lay Find Connection on “Company”

The first taste of Clean Bandit’s forthcoming album brings pop, R&B and Afro-fusion together.

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2hollis Pushes Further Into His Own World With New Single “Sex”

The LA artist follows “Hurt” with another release as his growing influence crosses from underground edm into fashion.

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Michelle Maciel Finds ‘La Gloria’ After Going Through Hell

“To know glory, I first had to know hell,” the Mexican singer-songwriter says.

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Arrows in Action @arrowsinaction Finally Stop Being Nice on “SHUT UP”

“We get told all the time that we’re too nice, so we wrote ‘SHUT UP,’” the band explains.

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beabadoobee Gets Uncomfortably Honest on ‘Pylon’

Much of the album was written while she was touring, often alone in hotel rooms.

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Porch Light Aren’t Interested in Keeping Quiet on Debut Album 'Hush'

Porch Light named their debut album Hush, which is funny considering almost nothing about this band seems particularly interested in shutting up.

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Tove Lo Is Still Happiest Inside the Mess on 'ESTRUS'

There is no grand revelation waiting at the end of this record. There are feelings. A lot of them. And absolutely no solutions.

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Jazzy Gets the Party Moving With “Get This Started” Ahead of Debut Album 'Peace & Patience'

The Dublin DJ, producer and vocalist is back with “Get This Started."

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#Jazzy #GetThisStarted #PeaceandPatience #dancemusic #punkrockjournalist

Ethan French Turned a Daily Instagram Experiment Into 25 Tracks on ‘ideas of the day vol. 1’

French’s new 25-track project, was released on October 2.

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#EthanFrench #AustralianArtist #RandB #pop #punkrockjournalist

At 19, Milo J Is Bringing Argentina’s Roots to the Latin Grammys With Seven Nominations

The Argentine artist’s 2025 album has landed across some of the Latin Grammy’s biggest categories.

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#MiloJ #LatinGrammys #latinmusic #latinurbanmusic #punkrockjournalist

WORSHIP Is Taking Drum & Bass Into North American Arenas

The UK drum & bass collective of Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock and 1991.

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David Byrne Asks “What’s an Album?” and Answers With 'Who Is the Sky?' Deluxe Edition

David Byrne has spent most of his career treating artistic conventions as suggestions.

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The Biggest Winner at Portola Festival 2026 Was Sweden

It was hard not to notice that Sweden had, once again, quietly taken over.

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Goldie Takes “Jungle Daze” Back to Notting Hill Carnival With Break’s Heavier Remix

Goldie has spent more than three decades pushing drum and bass forward.

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Tahoe Live 2026 Is Turning Palisades Tahoe Into a Three-Day Mountain Rave

There are music festivals with scenic backdrops, and then there is Tahoe Live.

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Carly Rae Jepsen Splits Pop in Two on ‘Day and Night’

Carly Rae Jepsen has spent more than a decade proving that pop music does not have to choose between being immediate and being interesting.

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