“The Orchids” first appeared on post-punk greats Psychic TV’s 1983 album Dreams Less Sweet as a sparse, elegant ballad with a scrappy punk sensibility. It came to me via Califone’s dreamier experimental folk-rock cover from 2005’s Roots And Crowns, and revisiting that cover now, I’m reminded that we as a society simply don’t talk about […]
The Gummy Awards: Your Top 10 Albums And Songs Of 2025
The votes are in. We’ve counted up your ballots and are happy to present the top 10 albums and songs of 2025 according to Stereogum readers. As usual, your choices align with our staff picks somewhat while diverging in fun and interesting ways. Check it out below, and congratulate yourselves on another year of great […]
Bill Callahan – “Lonely City”
My Days Of 58, the new Bill Callahan album, will be out a couple months into the new year. The elder-statesman indie singer-songwriter introduced this LP with “The Man I’m Supposed To Be,” and he’s got an even better song for us today. Like so many Callahan tracks, “Lonely City” is carefully constructed but seems […]
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Shares New Album Fantasy
Big news for Stereogum readers who enjoy having a good time: The new DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ album is finally here. The beloved London-based electronic producer revealed in July that the followup to last year’s Sorcery was on the way, and she released a lot of singles: “Will My Love,” “Keep Wondering Why,” “Search […]
Taylor Swift’s New Dolby Atmos Release Includes Two Reputation Lyric Changes
Taylor Swift loves to release different versions of her albums. Her latest album, The Life Of A Showgirl, received multiple deluxe versions: So Punk On The Internet Version, So Glamorous Cabaret Version, etc. Yesterday (Dec. 12), on the pop superstar’s birthday eve (happy birthday Taylor!), she quietly shared a subtly altered edition of her sixth […]
Palmyra Cover “Auld Lang Syne”
The centuries-old New Year’s Eve standard “Auld Lang Syne” rarely fails to send me into a sentimental tailspin, and a new recording of the song by Virginia indie folk-rockers Palmyra — who released an impressive debut album this year — certainly does the trick. Each of the three band members shared statements about the cover […]
FLO Share Four New Songs
This holiday season, let it FLO, let it FLO, let it FLO. The British R&B girl group is back today with an assortment of new tracks. None of them are Christmas songs, but I couldn’t get the phrase “let it FLO” out of my head. And since we’ve no place to go, you might as […]
Tori Amos Announces Strange Little Girls Reissue With Neil Gaiman’s Contributions Seemingly Removed
In 2001, Tori Amos released a fascinating conceptual covers album called Strange Little Girls. On that LP, she took on songs written and originally performed by men — songs that seemed extremely masculine in one way or another — and remade them in her own meditative way. The songs came form all over the map: […]
Twen – “B.Y.O.B. (It’s Christmas Time)” & “Yuletide Moon”
One album that just barely missed our list of the year’s best was Twen’s extremely fun and catchy indie rock compendium Fate Euphoric. We already told you we like it, but the release of two new Christmas songs by the Nashville duo today offers me a chance to let you know that. A-side “B.Y.O.B. (It’s […]
The 10 Best Electronic Albums Of 2025
In 2025, the rave was not defined by a cohesive trend. Over my first complete year writing a column for Stereogum, the mood was noticeably scattered. Dubstep shifted in smart directions; soundscapes found new ways to mutate; club behemoths unveiled celestial epics. The memorable albums were those that forged their own path. There is no […]