The members of the beloved space-rock band Hum have always followed a unique orbit. While appearing on MTV's 120 Minutes in 1998 to promote the then-new album Downward Is Heavenward, ...

Hum were ahead of their time, and it’s as if they needed the world to catch up with them before they could release what may turn out to be their masterpiece.

The morning of June 23, my phone was blowing up with messages from friends: “Have you heard it?” “It’s so good!” “It’s perfect.” “It” is Hum’s Inlet, the biggest surprise album-drop in indie rock ...