{
  "id": 5623168,
  "title": "Mike Watt Announces New Album With Thresher, New Supergroup With Mike Baggetta & John Herndon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/mike-watt-announces-new-album-with-thresher-new-supergroup-with-mike",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:57:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2510428/mike-watt-announces-new-album-with-thresher-new-supergroup-with-mike-baggetta-john-herndon/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mike Watt has teamed up with Ontario experimental noise rock band Thresher to release their collaborative album, Beekeeper, set to drop next week. The album's singles, \"Sip Of The Sweetness\" and \"The Bee Dance,\" have already been released. In addition to this project, Watt is also part of a supergroup called Casa Sueño, joining forces with Mike Baggetta and John Herndon of Tortoise and 2hollis, respectively. They are currently on a tour and have a lead single in the works. Watt's other supergroup, Big Circle, released a self-titled EP in July. In other news, Watt recently reflected on the Minutemen in a profile for The New York Times.",
  "summary": "Earlier this year, Mike Watt joined forces with J Mascis to cover each other's bands on a split . The Minutemen cofounder has stayed active since then; most recently, he announced a collaborative album with Ontario experimental noise rock band Thresher. It's called Beekeeper , and it arrives next week. The post Mike Watt Announces New Album With Thresher, New Supergroup With Mike Baggetta & John…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}