Vroom Vroom Recordings/Asylum 2016 “I released some of my favorite music in 2016,” Charli XCX recalled in a recent podcast interview when asked to weigh in on the viral 2016 nostalgia trend that permeated social media early this year. “I released a song and an EP called the Vroom Vroom EP.” Not a lot of […]
GRRL Announces New Album Beetle: Hear “Moire” & “Scatter”
Yesterday I never would have thought I’d want to shake my ass and flail my limbs to something that resembles the anxious flutter of insects wings. But today is a new day. Today is the day I heard GRRL’s new single “Moire,” with its iridescent buzzing and commanding claps. “Moire” is accompanied by another new […]
I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it Turns 10
Dirty Hit/Polydor/Vagrant/Interscope 2016 I didn’t take them seriously. When the 1975 sauntered onto my computer screen with their 2013 debut album, they struck me as another prefab pop-rock boy band along the lines of One Direction or 5 Seconds Of Summer. That’s not to say I disliked Matty Healy and his guys. Just as I […]
Doll Spirit Vessel – “Dumptruck”
Next week, Philadelphia indie band Doll Spirit Vessel will follow their impressive 2023 debut What Stays with a new album called Bow. I don’t have an advance or anything, but it’s shaping up to be very cool. We’ve already posted the early singles “Godless” and “Kissing My Cup.” Today, Death Spirit Vessel share “Dumptruck,” which […]
Greentea Peng & Ezra Collective – “Helicopters”
The star-studded War Child UK benefit compilation HELP(2) comes out next week. It’s one of those rare all-star charity projects that truly transcends the “all-star charity project” format and just works as an awesome record. We’ve already posted the Arctic Monkeys’ comeback song “Opening Night,” as well as Pulp’s “Begging For Change,” the Damon Albarn/Grian […]
Watch The Trailer For Billy Idol Should Be Dead
After debuting at the Tribeca Festival last summer, Billy Idol Should Be Dead opens today in theaters across the US and Canada. Jonas Åkerlund’s documentary about the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominee also now has an official trailer, premiering exclusively on Stereogum. Produced by Live Nation Studios, Billy Idol Should Be Dead takes […]
Ella Langley’s Walled-Off Superstardom
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is not only a #1 hit but a historic #1 hit. The song, a gentle country weepie about losing your cowboy paramour to his exes down in you-know-where, made Langley the first woman to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Country Airplay charts simultaneously. Based […]
Shoes’ Gary Klebe Announces Debut Solo Album Out Loud: Hear “Not Tough Enough”
Are you up on Shoes? They were a power-pop band who got started in mid-’70s Illinois. They had a few excellent minor hits in the late ’70s, and they were early music video adapters, which meant that a bunch of their clips were in rotation on the day that MTV launched in 1981. Shoes never […]
Metallica Announce Sphere Shows
Metallica are coming to the Sphere. This fall, the legendary metal band will become the heaviest act so far to perform at the high-tech Las Vegas venue. Dubbed Life Burns Faster, the residency will encompass eight shows over four weekends: Oct. 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31. Each […]
Accessory – “Safeword”
Last month, Dehd’s Jason Balla announced Dust, his debut solo album as Accessory. The Chicago musician shared the exquisite lead single “Calcium,” which we enjoyed very much. Now he’s back with “Safeword.” “With ‘Safeword’ I wanted you to feel the pull of gravity,” Balla explains. “It’s about getting lost into someone else’s world, about being […]