Weekly digest #39

Featuring Pearl Jam, Neko Case, The Bear’s Matty Matheson, Wolf Alice, Fat Wreck and more

Jul 13, 2025

Welcome to Fire Red Sky’s latest weekly digest of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

It’s a light read, a quick catch up on the week that lands with you every Sunday morning.

The links are mainly taken from my social media feeds, so if you want more of this sort of thing than you can follow me on Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon (I’m also on Instagram).

Headlines

Matt Cameron leaves Pearl Jam, pictured above, (Brooklyn Vegan), but ex-drummer Dave Abbruzzese won’t be replacing him (NME)

Fat Wreck sells catalogue to Hopeless, pays off artist debt, keeps Fat trademark for future projects (Punk News) and NOFX surprise release new single ‘Barcelona’ (The Punk Site)

New David Bowie box set, I Can’t Give Everything Away, collects music from his final years (Consequence of Sound)

Björk announces physical release of Cornucopia concert film (Consequence of Sound)

Neko Case announces first album in seven years, shares new song 'Wreck' (Pitchfork)

New releases

Baltimore hardcore legends Angel Du$t return with not one but two new singles (Stereogum)

Racing Mount Pleasant share 'Your New Place' from debut LP (Brooklyn Vegan)

Goldfinger release ‘Freaking Out A Bit’ featuring Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker (Stereogum)

Idlewild announce first album in six years with soul-stirring single ‘Stay Out Of Place’ (NME)

Softcult share hazy new jam ’Naive’ (Stereogum)

Listen/watch

Watch Wolf Alice’s video for new song ‘The Sofa’ (Pitchfork)

Deftones announce new album Private Music with monstrous single ‘My Mind is a Mountain’ (NME)

Jason Molina tribute I Will Swim to You announced: hear covers by MJ Lenderman and Sun June (Stereogum)

Dead Milkmen release new single ‘Where Billionaires Go to Die’ (Punk News)

Queens of the Stone Age share Catacombs performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Consequence of Sound)

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Long reads

‘It fully altered my taste in music’: bands reflect on the awesome power of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks (The Guardian)

Sheer momentum: Jack Barnett of These New Puritans’ favourite music (The Quietus)

The Bear’s Matty Matheson, Daniel Romano and Alexisonfire's Wade MacNeil on reconnecting with their teenage hardcore roots in a surprise supergroup (Stereogum)

Elsewhere on Substack

Lloyd Cole at Largo at the Coronet, July 2, 2025

Bring Me Giants

The Long Goodbye

When I was young, here's how I found out about what bands were coming to town. Every Sunday I would open up the entertainment section of the SF Chronicle and I'd leaf through it eagerly, circling the shows I wanted to go to, and then if I had the money, I'd rush out to the ticket outlet in the basement of Bullock's Department Store and buy one, and if I…

2 months ago · 20 likes · 8 comments · Gina Arnold

And finally…

Hello operator: Jack White becomes “reluctant owner of a cellular telephone for first time” on 50th birthday (NME)

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