Sebadoh were something of the “Beautiful Losers” of the ’90s indie scene. Lou Barlow emerged from Northamption hardcore act Deep Wound, and later Dinosaur Jr., having famously been acrimoniously ...

Indie rock legends Sebadoh never really broke up. Sure, Lou Barlow and Jason Loewenstein took an extended break in 1999, and didn’t release any new albums together between then and 2013, but they ...

Though Lou Barlow’s prolificacy will likely always be eclipsed by the Robert Pollards and Ty Segalls of the world, to say nothing of his legendary run in the late 80s to mid-90s, Barlow has found a ...

Qui is the experimental rock duo of Paul Christensen and Matt Cronk that once included David Yow, but hasn’t since 2013. Their first album since Yow’s departure ...

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Bandcamp playlist at the bottom of the page. Six years ago, that path led to Sebadoh's ...

The onset of age can devolve into a rapid spiral of emotions, among them cynicism and panic. It’s human to reach a certain age when, alone with fading memories in hand, you’re forced to take stock of ...

A prolific songwriter, Barlow and his bandmates wrote some of the most emotionally poignant rock music of the ’90s, and the sonic quality of his recordings influenced a new generation of musicians ...

We knew that there was a new Sebadoh EP on the way, but now we learn that there will be an album too, titled Defend Yourself, which will be out September 17 on Joyful Noise. It will be the band’s ...

Lou Barlow’s musical span of attention has never been very long. That’s part of why he bounced around in so many bands in the 90s: Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Sentridoh, the Folk Implosion, most recently, ...

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: Whether or not you were a Sebadoh—or even Dinosaur Jr.—fan back in the early ’90s, you’ve got to give props to Lou Barlow. The bassist, songwriter, and alt-rock mainstay has been ...

Aside from being an amazing band, Sebadoh serve as historical markers of sorts. Their albums are the sonic equivalent of layers of sediment rock, documenting a history of their progress through the ...

When Lou Barlow's Sebadoh first appeared, it was as his reaction to his former bandmate J Mascis's psychic warfare upon him in Dinosaur Jr. But Sebadoh's return – despite Dinosaur Jr being reunited – ...