The Pitt, the riveting HBO hospital show, isn’t especially known for its big soundtrack moments. This is not a Grey’s Anatomy situation. The show’s real-time rhythms are stressful and disorienting, to the point where the end of every episode takes me by surprise. It doesn’t need music for its emotional moments, so it never uses […]
Eaux Claires Festival Announces 2026 Lineup
A couple of months ago, we learned that Eaux Claires, the festival founded by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner, is returning this year. For years, the festival brought extremely cool one-off lineups to Vernon’s Eau Claire, Wisconsin hometown. The festival took 2019 off, and the pandemic made the planned 2020 edition […]
Lucia & The Best Boys – “Lonely Girl” (Feat. Lauren Mayberry)
Chvrches leader Lauren Mayberry released her solo debut Vicious Creature in 2024. More recently, Chvches have been back together and working on new music, and they just covered Robert Palmer’s “Addicted To Love” for the Hulu show Tell Me Lies. Now, Mayberry is joining a fellow Scottish indie band on a fun, anthemic new single. […]
Deb Never Announces Debut Album ARCADE: Hear The Title Track
Last year, Deb Never shared a handful of tracks, like “This Alive,” “I’ve Been Sleeping,” and “Feel It.” Now the Seattle singer-songwriter is announcing her long-awaited debut album ARCADE, which she recently previewed with a very fun online game. “There’s always so much going on, there’s always people around me, I’m always surrounded,” Deb says […]
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten, & Kae Tempest – “Flags”
Last month, War Child Records announced HELP(2), a sequel to the 1995 charity compilation The Help Album that was famously recorded in 24 hours and featured Paul McCartney, Blur, Radiohead, Oasis, and other legendary acts. The lead single was Arctic Monkeys’ “Opening Night,” which was the band’s first new music since 2022. Now the second release […]
Cashier – “Part From Me”
Cashier are here to rage. We knew this from last month’s absolute banger “Like I Do,” and the Louisiana four-piece is proving it again with “Part From Me,” the second single from their forthcoming EP The Weight. “I had a lot of fun writing this song,” bandleader Kylie Gaspard says. “Musically, it’s a love letter […]
Flea – “Thinkin Bout You” (Frank Ocean Cover)
Next month, longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bass wizard Flea will finally release his solo debut Honora, the trumpet-based jazz album that he’s been envisioning for decades. The record features big-deal guests from across the jazz and rock worlds, and it represents a real leap into the unknown for an extremely familiar presence. We’ve already […]
ELUCID & Sebb Bash – “Make Me Wise”
The grimy, elliptical New York emcee and Armand Hammer member E L U C I D recently announced I Guess U Had To Be There, an album-length collab with Swiss producer Sebb Bash. They introduced the project with lead single “First Light,” and today they’ve given us a second preview. Whereas “First Light” was so […]
Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album I’m People: Hear “In The Middle Of It”
MC Taylor’s last album as Hiss Golden Messenger was 2023’s Jump For Joy. That’s about to change. The North Carolina singer-songwriter will return on May Day with new album I’m People. He’s kindly offered up a summary of the album that suggests it aims to capture the vastness of human experience: The songs on I’m […]
Ekko Astral Announce New Album the beltway is burning: Hear “lil xan goes to washington”
In 2018, Lil Xan overdosed on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Now, the SoundCloud rapper is heading to Washington, DC to make a difference. Well, at least that’s what’s happening on the lead single of Ekko Astral’s new record the beltway is burning, which the DC punks are announcing today. The concept of “lil xan goes to […]