April 20, 2012 – " 'Lollipop Opera,' " explains Public Image Ltd. ringleader John Lydon, "is basically a beautiful bunch of background noise and music to sum up Britain and all its wonderful ambidextrousness!” And yet, it sounds like so much more. While slivers of guitar and ornery kick drum lock jaws with a titular, megaphoned chorus, Lydon babbles and skips and sneers his way from one end to the other. It's a bit of chaos set to feature prominently on the post-punk legends' Record Store Day EP, One Drop, out Saturday, as well as on their forthcoming (and first in 20 years) full-length, This Is PiL.

April 19, 2012 – For their new Brian Cagle-directed clip, Chicago indie-rock trio volcano! live out a very intense, very adult version of a common fantasy — after much hunting and even more dancing, they elevate their piñata game in ways no grimy kid is capable. "Piñata" is a standout from their forthcoming, Dirty Projectors-stamped full-length of the same name, due this June via the Leaf Label.

April 18, 2012 – When we were in Seoul last December to report on K-pop's throbbing epicenter, we spent our first night at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena for YG Entertainment's 15th Anniversary Family Concert, a scene that would eventually became a centerpiece to the magazine story you can read in full right here. Below, find a slew of tinny (but passable) bootleg snippets of (newly announced Jeju Airlines poster bros) Big Bang's triumphant, 2NE1 and Tablo-enriched return to the stage as well as their many individual contributions to songs by Se7en, Gummy and Jinusean. (See also: the guys' collaborative take on 2NE1's "Lonely.") YG has released the entire show as a live album available for download on iTunes today (via Big Bang Updates via @kristinekwak.)

April 17, 2012 – For her forthcoming, Fol Chen-produced long-player, Silver Silver, Hawaii-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter (and Honest Jon's Revue alumnus!) Simone White switched gears: gone are the whispered, acoustic-based numbers that her early output and in their place sits a set of lush, bedroom R&B backdrops just as engrossing. Hear it below by way of sidewinding album cut "What The Devil Brings." Silver Silver is out May 8 on Honest Jon's.

April 13, 2012 – Pop-punk holdover "Stay Useless" is the jounciest cut from Cloud Nothing's latest, SPIN Essential'd full-length, Attack on Memory. Its new video is the animated, Jack Kubizne- and Steve Winfield Meyer-conceived tale of a loner, his favorite action figure, and one very wild bus ride. Also, there's a really big monkey.

April 12, 2012 – Three months after DFA outliers and Brighton-based minimalist indie rock duo Prinzhorn Dance School dropped their first full-length in nearly five years (January's lovelyClay Class) they've shared an EP single built around (and titled after) a sinewy beauty from that album, "I Want You." Grab the track and watch the equally stark video below. DOWNLOAD

April 11, 2012 – On Thursday, March 21, junior officers in the Malian army staged a coup d'etat in the West African nation's capital city of Bamako, current home of blues-informed Songhaï folk singer (and Thrill Jockey recording artist) Sidi Touré. In the days since, desert rebels have seized cities in Mali's Saharan north (including ancient trading outpost Timbuktu and Touré's home city of Gao) and proclaimed independence for what they call the state of Azawad, a geopolitical maneuver that could potentially separate Touré from his family and one that hurls his forthcoming full-length, Koïma, into stark relief. We sent along a series of written questions to Bamako via his publicist. Here's how he responded: Very generally, what have you seen in the past few days at home in Bamako? What are you feeling? For a few days, we've been witnessing a putsch, a coup d'etat.

April 11, 2012 – Alvin Risk is having a moment. Having just delivered a remix of fun.'s megasplash "We Are Young," the nascent producer and signee to former tourmate Sonny "Skrillex" Moore's OWSLA imprint, is also about to release his Infinity EP on Dim Mak on April 24. Hear its herculean, head-spinning title track below. Pure evil.

April 11, 2012 – Though some argue that hardcore is more a worldview than just a strain of punk, its influence can be heard more and more outside its original form. RØSENKØPF, a three-piece from New York, have wed hardcore's blistering vocal delivery and guitar squall with industrial, dimly-lit electronica with roots that spiral out in countless directions. Check out "Burning Spirits," an anvil-heavy opening cut from their forthcoming, self-titled debut, due soon from Brooklyn's own Wierd Records. DOWNLOAD

April 11, 2012 – Good morning! Below, please find White Lung's "Take the Mirror," a hunk of hot-to-the-touch, hardcore-informed noise that packs 20 years of punk moves into two very ferocious minutes. The track will feature prominently on the Vancouver foursome's forthcoming (and by the sound of things, not-to-be-missed) full-length, Sorry, due out May 29 via Deranged Records. DOWNLOAD