Chelsea Wolfe, master of gloom, is back with a new single, “Dusk,” the first at her new label home of Loma Vista Recordings. The song was produced by Dave Sitek and mixed by Shawn Everett, and it’s a dark, glowering simmer that explodes into a massive guitar showcase in the last minute. Wolfe had this […]
Animal Hospital – “Awful Beast”
Last month, the Boston musician Kevin Micka announced his latest album as Animal Hospital, Shelf Life, with the labyrinthine lead single “Fuselage.” Today, he’s back with “Awful Beast,” another track from it (number two of a total four), and it’s more meditative and slow-rolling than the first, but keeps and building and crests into a […]
Marilyn Manson Sentenced To Fine & Community Service For Spitting & Blowing Snot Rocket At Camerawoman
Marilyn Manson has been spending a lot of time in court lately, and most of that has been because of the many women who have accused him of sexual assault. Earlier this year, one of those women recanted her allegations, claiming that Manson’s ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood pressured her into defaming Manson. But most of […]
Devendra Banhart – “Fireflies”
This Friday, Devendra Banhart is releasing his first new album in four years, Flying Wig, which he worked on with Cate Le Bon. We’ve heard “Twin,” “Sirens,” and “Nun” from it so far, and today Banhart is sharing one last single, “Fireflies.” “This is a song of regret,” he said. “With a bit of acceptance […]
Daniel Bachman – “Summer’s Fingers Sweetly Linger (Everywhere On Every Side)”
The guitarist Daniel Bachman has announced a new album, When The Roses Come Again — his follow-up to Almanac Behind will come out almost exactly a year since his last one. He self-recorded When The Roses Come Again in a cabin near Shenandoah National Park, as he worked as a carpenter’s assistant and used his […]
Premature Evaluation: The National Laugh Track
It was already a momentous occasion. Five years after their inaugural Homecoming festival, the National were returning to Cincinnati for a long-awaited second installment amidst their big comeback year. This time around, they had a lineup that illustrated the band’s stature and reach: an icon like Patti Smith, revered forebears in Pavement, peers on their […]
Zach Bryan Teases New Songs With Bon Iver, Noah Kahan
Zach Bryan, the newly minted country-rock megastar, is apparently getting over the crushing shame of being arrested for arguing with a cop, and he’s making some famous friends. Bryan recently went to #1 with “I Remember Everything,” his duet with Kacey Musgraves. Next year, Bryan will tour arenas and stadiums, and his opening acts will […]
702’s Irish Grinstead Dead At 43
Irish Grinstead, of the R&B girl group 702, has died at 43. Her sister and fellow 702 member LeMisha Grinstead announced her passing in an Instagram post, writing: “It is with great sadness that I have to let you know that my beautiful sister and friend has passed away this evening. She has had a […]
Watch The Killers Cover Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire” At Sea.Hear.Now In Asbury Park
Last night, the Killers headlined the Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, and while on his home turf the band covered Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire” during their set. This is the first time they’ve covered “I’m On Fire,” but of course far from the first time that they’ve crossed paths with the Boss. In 2021, […]
Johnny Jewel – “The Witch”
Former Chromatics leader Johnny Jewel did the soundtrack for Holly, the new movie from Belgian director Fien Troch. Ahead of the soundtrack’s release on Jewel’s Italians Do It Better label next month, he’s sharing the lead single today, an instrumental called “The Witch.” Jewel shared this statement on his music for Holly: I used music […]