Frank Nieto
@fdnieto.bsky.social
Day Job: Senior Director of Publicity
Sub Pop + Hardly Art
@subpop.bsky.social
@hardlyart.bsky.social
He/Him. LGBTQIA. Pete's husband. Bamboo's dad. 🇲🇽🏳️🌈
My side hustles - Mgmt/PR:
@liberationwknd.bsky.social
@ekkoastral.bsky.social
Sub Pop + Hardly Art
@subpop.bsky.social
@hardlyart.bsky.social
He/Him. LGBTQIA. Pete's husband. Bamboo's dad. 🇲🇽🏳️🌈
My side hustles - Mgmt/PR:
@liberationwknd.bsky.social
@ekkoastral.bsky.social
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The Bug Club is back in session!
Wales’ finest, @thebugclubband.bsky.social are back with another beefy slab of garage-punk!
💪Every Single Muscle💪 their first album in 11 months, will be out on May 29. The 18-track LP features today’s first single, “Watching the Omnibus,” along with 17 other riffed and hooky bangers.
💪Every Single Muscle💪 their first album in 11 months, will be out on May 29. The 18-track LP features today’s first single, “Watching the Omnibus,” along with 17 other riffed and hooky bangers.
February 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The Bug Club is back in session!
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This @bandcamp.com review for Seattle/OlyWA band IQU
is a solid appraisal of their excellent debut: "an overlooked gem of the late ‘90s indie scene, combining acoustic and electronic elements in a manner that few were able to master."
(used to work w/ them + why I am living in Seattle today).
is a solid appraisal of their excellent debut: "an overlooked gem of the late ‘90s indie scene, combining acoustic and electronic elements in a manner that few were able to master."
(used to work w/ them + why I am living in Seattle today).
More Bands Left Behind By Streaming
Under-appreciated post-rock and electronic groups spanning the mid-’90s through the 21st century, appreciated.
daily.bandcamp.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:16 AM
This @bandcamp.com review for Seattle/OlyWA band IQU
is a solid appraisal of their excellent debut: "an overlooked gem of the late ‘90s indie scene, combining acoustic and electronic elements in a manner that few were able to master."
(used to work w/ them + why I am living in Seattle today).
is a solid appraisal of their excellent debut: "an overlooked gem of the late ‘90s indie scene, combining acoustic and electronic elements in a manner that few were able to master."
(used to work w/ them + why I am living in Seattle today).
NBD: Bald eagle flyby outside my window, this morning.
February 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
NBD: Bald eagle flyby outside my window, this morning.
"...packs a ton of amped-up guitar riffage and existentialism into less than 90 seconds..." -@stereogum.com on @thebugclubband.bsky.social's "Watching the Omnibus" (cc: @subpop.bsky.social)
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The Bug Club Announce New Album 'Every Single Muscle': Hear "Watching The Omnibus"
Last summer the Bug Club released their latest album Very Human Features, which arrived just shy of a year after its predecessor, On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System. Today, right on schedul...
stereogum.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"...packs a ton of amped-up guitar riffage and existentialism into less than 90 seconds..." -@stereogum.com on @thebugclubband.bsky.social's "Watching the Omnibus" (cc: @subpop.bsky.social)
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"a patented Bug Club ripper that clocks in just over a minute"
@brooklynvegan.bsky.social on "Watching the Omnibus," the new @thebugclubband.bsky.social single from their NEW album 'Every Single Muscle' out May 29th worldwide through @subpop.bsky.social.
www.brooklynvegan.com/the-bug-club...
@brooklynvegan.bsky.social on "Watching the Omnibus," the new @thebugclubband.bsky.social single from their NEW album 'Every Single Muscle' out May 29th worldwide through @subpop.bsky.social.
www.brooklynvegan.com/the-bug-club...
The Bug Club announce new album, share "Watching the Omnibus"
'Every Single Muscle' is out May 29 via Sub Pop.
www.brooklynvegan.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"a patented Bug Club ripper that clocks in just over a minute"
@brooklynvegan.bsky.social on "Watching the Omnibus," the new @thebugclubband.bsky.social single from their NEW album 'Every Single Muscle' out May 29th worldwide through @subpop.bsky.social.
www.brooklynvegan.com/the-bug-club...
@brooklynvegan.bsky.social on "Watching the Omnibus," the new @thebugclubband.bsky.social single from their NEW album 'Every Single Muscle' out May 29th worldwide through @subpop.bsky.social.
www.brooklynvegan.com/the-bug-club...
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The Bug Club announce new album, share "Watching the Omnibus" www.brooklynvegan.com/the-bug-club...
The Bug Club announce new album, share "Watching the Omnibus"
'Every Single Muscle' is out May 29 via Sub Pop.
www.brooklynvegan.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The Bug Club announce new album, share "Watching the Omnibus" www.brooklynvegan.com/the-bug-club...
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Wales’ finest, @thebugclubband.bsky.social are back with another beefy slab of garage-punk!
💪Every Single Muscle💪 their first album in 11 months, will be out on May 29. The 18-track LP features today’s first single, “Watching the Omnibus,” along with 17 other riffed and hooky bangers.
💪Every Single Muscle💪 their first album in 11 months, will be out on May 29. The 18-track LP features today’s first single, “Watching the Omnibus,” along with 17 other riffed and hooky bangers.
February 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Wales’ finest, @thebugclubband.bsky.social are back with another beefy slab of garage-punk!
💪Every Single Muscle💪 their first album in 11 months, will be out on May 29. The 18-track LP features today’s first single, “Watching the Omnibus,” along with 17 other riffed and hooky bangers.
💪Every Single Muscle💪 their first album in 11 months, will be out on May 29. The 18-track LP features today’s first single, “Watching the Omnibus,” along with 17 other riffed and hooky bangers.
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Texan-born guitar wizard Hayden Pedigo has signed a giant deal with Sub Pop
February 17, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Texan-born guitar wizard Hayden Pedigo has signed a giant deal with Sub Pop
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Hayden Pedigo Signs to Sub Pop
Hayden Pedigo Signs to Sub Pop
After a huge 2025, Hayden Pedigo has revealed he's signed to Sub Pop Records for his upcoming album. The guitarist and the label announced
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Hayden Pedigo Signs to Sub Pop
Psyched about this news but also pour a few out for the heads expecting covers of Def Leppard, Dokken, Van Halen, and Tank Top Party Lads (the Doors, not so much).
We are so thrilled to announce we have ensnared Hayden Pedigo: man, myth, master of disguise; un-picker, finger-picker, absurdist, perfectionist, and occasional politician, with an unorthodox recording contract.
📸Sarah Cass
📸Sarah Cass
February 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Psyched about this news but also pour a few out for the heads expecting covers of Def Leppard, Dokken, Van Halen, and Tank Top Party Lads (the Doors, not so much).
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Pretty stoked to hear Hayden Pedigo is putting a record out on Sub Pop. I'm not really the kind to predict who's going to be huge because I've never been in that game, but it does feel good to champion someone whose work is truly great and is getting a wider audience
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Pretty stoked to hear Hayden Pedigo is putting a record out on Sub Pop. I'm not really the kind to predict who's going to be huge because I've never been in that game, but it does feel good to champion someone whose work is truly great and is getting a wider audience
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Listen to Alan Sparhawk’s intense, hopeful new songs "JCMF" and "No More Darkness"
Low's Alan Sparhawk Shares New Songs “JCMF” & “No More Darkness”: Listen
In 2024, Low’s Alan Sparhawk released his solo debut White Roses, My God, a record of experimental pop music that worked as a public reckoning with grief over the loss of his wife and bandmate Mimi Pa...
stereogum.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Listen to Alan Sparhawk’s intense, hopeful new songs "JCMF" and "No More Darkness"
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We are so thrilled to announce we have ensnared Hayden Pedigo: man, myth, master of disguise; un-picker, finger-picker, absurdist, perfectionist, and occasional politician, with an unorthodox recording contract.
📸Sarah Cass
📸Sarah Cass
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We are so thrilled to announce we have ensnared Hayden Pedigo: man, myth, master of disguise; un-picker, finger-picker, absurdist, perfectionist, and occasional politician, with an unorthodox recording contract.
📸Sarah Cass
📸Sarah Cass
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Alan Sparhawk (@lowtheband.bsky.social) shares new songs ( @subpop.bsky.social) and European tour dates.
Full details...
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February 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Alan Sparhawk (@lowtheband.bsky.social) shares new songs ( @subpop.bsky.social) and European tour dates.
Full details...
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Full details...
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Alan Sparhawk (de @lowtheband.bsky.social), demostrando una vez más que es el mejor: recupera un tema antiguo y se inspira en David Lynch para otro en 'JCMF' y 'No More Darkness', su respuesta sonora a la crisis de Minnesota 🎸
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Alan Sparhawk publica 'JCMF' y 'No More Darkness', su respuesta sonora a la crisis de Minnesota
El carismático líder de Low, Alan Sparhawk, ha publicado en las últimas horas dos nuevos sencillos cargados de urgencia política y sino espiritual: JCMF y
www.dodmagazine.es
February 17, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Alan Sparhawk (de @lowtheband.bsky.social), demostrando una vez más que es el mejor: recupera un tema antiguo y se inspira en David Lynch para otro en 'JCMF' y 'No More Darkness', su respuesta sonora a la crisis de Minnesota 🎸
www.dodmagazine.es/alan-sparhaw...
www.dodmagazine.es/alan-sparhaw...
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Alan Sparhawk of Low is releasing "JCMF" + "No More Darkness" in response to the turmoil that has occurred locally and globally over the past couple of years. He will be donating a portion of his royalties from these songs to the International Institute of Minnesota music.subpop.com/alan_sparhaw...
February 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Alan Sparhawk of Low is releasing "JCMF" + "No More Darkness" in response to the turmoil that has occurred locally and globally over the past couple of years. He will be donating a portion of his royalties from these songs to the International Institute of Minnesota music.subpop.com/alan_sparhaw...
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"This song reminds me to choose light in especially dark times": In response to the unrest taking place in his home state of Minnesota, Alan Sparhawk releases new singles "JCMF" and "No More Darkness", out now via Sub Pop.
Alan Sparhawk shares new singles “JCMF” and “No More Darkness”, featuring Low drummer Eric Pollard
Alan Sparhawk has released new tracks "JCMF" and "No More Darkness", featuring Low's Eric Pollard on drums.
www.thelineofbestfit.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"This song reminds me to choose light in especially dark times": In response to the unrest taking place in his home state of Minnesota, Alan Sparhawk releases new singles "JCMF" and "No More Darkness", out now via Sub Pop.
With MMR on the rise, of course my broken brain would remember there was a fantastic DC band named Measles Mumps Rubella, I once saw + listened to a lot. I'm sorry/you're welcome.
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Fountain of Youh, by Measles Mumps Rubella
3 track album
measlesmumpsrubella.bandcamp.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:31 AM
With MMR on the rise, of course my broken brain would remember there was a fantastic DC band named Measles Mumps Rubella, I once saw + listened to a lot. I'm sorry/you're welcome.
measlesmumpsrubella.bandcamp.com/album/founta...
measlesmumpsrubella.bandcamp.com/album/founta...
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'I Love You, Honeybear' is rife with real emotion without tripping up into cloying sentiment
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February 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
'I Love You, Honeybear' is rife with real emotion without tripping up into cloying sentiment
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"There are interesting sonic textures, sweet-as-honey melodies, and an engaging mix of softness and dissonance. It’s just as compelling as the best of what they’ve dropped thus far."
@consequence.bsky.social on
@youbet.bsky.social's "Ground Kiss"
cc: @hardlyart.bsky.social
@consequence.bsky.social on
@youbet.bsky.social's "Ground Kiss"
cc: @hardlyart.bsky.social
Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week February 7th – February 13th
The best songs of the week include new music from Hiss Golden Messanger, Fcukers, Brent Faiyaz, Deb Never, and more.
consequence.net
February 14, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"There are interesting sonic textures, sweet-as-honey melodies, and an engaging mix of softness and dissonance. It’s just as compelling as the best of what they’ve dropped thus far."
@consequence.bsky.social on
@youbet.bsky.social's "Ground Kiss"
cc: @hardlyart.bsky.social
@consequence.bsky.social on
@youbet.bsky.social's "Ground Kiss"
cc: @hardlyart.bsky.social
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Chaos.
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Chaos.
"This DC band’s excellent second album finds them transitioning from shoegaze to power-pop, and @subpop.bsky.social has given it a terrific remastered and expanded deluxe reissue"
soundbitesnyc.bsky.social / @ brooklynvegan.bsky.social on the #VelocityGirl ¡Simpatico! reissue
soundbitesnyc.bsky.social / @ brooklynvegan.bsky.social on the #VelocityGirl ¡Simpatico! reissue
Indie Basement (2/13): Cardinals, Luke Temple, The Paranoid Style, more
Plus: a lost Wall of Voodoo album and a reissue of Velocity Girl's ¡Simpatico!
www.brooklynvegan.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"This DC band’s excellent second album finds them transitioning from shoegaze to power-pop, and @subpop.bsky.social has given it a terrific remastered and expanded deluxe reissue"
soundbitesnyc.bsky.social / @ brooklynvegan.bsky.social on the #VelocityGirl ¡Simpatico! reissue
soundbitesnyc.bsky.social / @ brooklynvegan.bsky.social on the #VelocityGirl ¡Simpatico! reissue
4.5 / 5 @allmusic.bsky.social review of #VelocityGirl's
¡Simpatico! [Remastered and Expanded] out now on @subpop.bsky.social.
www.allmusic.com/album/releas...
¡Simpatico! [Remastered and Expanded] out now on @subpop.bsky.social.
www.allmusic.com/album/releas...
¡Simpatico! [Remastered and Expanded] - Veloc... | AllMusic
Find release reviews and credits for ¡Simpatico! [Remastered and Expanded] - Velocity Girl on AllMusic - 2026
https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/¡simpatico%21-remastered-and-expanded--mr0006893701
February 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
4.5 / 5 @allmusic.bsky.social review of #VelocityGirl's
¡Simpatico! [Remastered and Expanded] out now on @subpop.bsky.social.
www.allmusic.com/album/releas...
¡Simpatico! [Remastered and Expanded] out now on @subpop.bsky.social.
www.allmusic.com/album/releas...
'Altogether Stranger' by @laelneale.bsky.social on the list we missed.
(Cc: @subpop.bsky.social)
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(Cc: @subpop.bsky.social)
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Album Of The Year 2025 (20-11)
I’m kicking off all things 2026 by looking back over the best of 2025. For me, 2025 was an intriguing year in music. Looking at the albums here, there’s arguably little that links them;…
fortherabbits.net
February 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
'Altogether Stranger' by @laelneale.bsky.social on the list we missed.
(Cc: @subpop.bsky.social)
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(Cc: @subpop.bsky.social)
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