BV Weekly

As mid-year approaches, we take some time away from celebrating the Knicks to each name 5 overlooked/underrated 2026 albums... what does that mean exactly? We debate that too, but for sure neither of us chose Olivia Rodrigo, Ratboys & Angine de Poitrine + new albums from Warning & Tierra Whack, this week's music news & more. BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by BrooklynVegan founder Dave Levine and BV senior editor Andrew Sacher. -- Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/ This Week's Indie Basement (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tags/bills-indie-basement/ And Visit Our Shop: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/ (new Descendents & Mojave 3 reissues on pre-order now!) ** Credits: Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars) Editing & Engineering by Nick Gray & Will Craddock

And how about that Harry Styles choreography? On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave, Andrew, and Bill discuss Harry's dancing, a trifecta of headline-making quotes from '90s alt-rock veterans, Sturgill Simpson putting his supposedly-physical-only new album on YouTube two weeks early, Basement's first music in 8 years, the star-studded HELP(2) charity compilation, the indie rock-centric Peaky Blinders soundtrack, a bunch of other new albums & more -- Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/ This Week's Indie Basement (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tags/bills-indie-basement/ And Visit Our Shop: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/ ** Credits: BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars) Mix engineer: Nick Gray

On this episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew wade into this past week's indie sleaze (03:57) and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (24:48) discourse, and we also discuss Foo Fighters' new garage rock-inspired song "Your Favorite Toy" off their just-announced album of the same name (45:34), recent NYC shows from Nine Inch Nails (34:25) and Agriculture (38:23), this week's new albums (48:18), and more. Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/ This Week's Indie Basement (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tags/bills-indie-basement/ And Visit Our Shop: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/ ** Credits: BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars) Mix engineer: Nick Gray

Dave & Andrew discuss all the music at the Super Bowl: the commercials, Bad Bunny's Halftime Show ft. Lady Gaga & Ricky Martin, Zach Bryan's pre-game Madden Bowl, Green Day's opening ceremony, Brandi Carlile's "America the Beautiful," and more. In an unusual move, Green Day checked their politics at the door. Bad Bunny gave an ode to Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican culture with all kinds of Easter eggs. His performance also included cameos from Cardi B, Karol G, Young Miko, Jessica Alba, Pedro Pascal, Toñita, and more; and a powerful, positive message for all of America. In the aftermath of his show (and Kid Rock's counter-programming), Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan, John Mellencamp, Donald Trump, and others shared their reactions. Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/ This Week's Indie Basement (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tags/bills-indie-basement/ And Visit Our Shop: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/ ** Credits: BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars) Mix engineer: Nick Gray

On this week's episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew discuss the divisive reactions to Geese's SNL debut (05:24), Dave's 10 favorite albums from January (22:37), the new Joyce Manor album (42:04), and more of this week's new music and music news. We also give a preview for this weekend's Grammy awards ceremony (55:30). Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/ This Week's Indie Basement (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tags/bills-indie-basement/ And Visit Our Shop: https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/ ** Credits: BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher Theme Song: Joseph D’Agostino (Empty Country, Cymbals Eat Guitars) Mix engineer: Nick Gray