We’ve been getting all kinds of advance tracks from Kelly Lee Owens’ new album Dreamstate,“Love You Got,” “Sunshine,” and “Higher” among them. Today we get a fourth. “Ballad (In The End)” lives up to its name as well as the album title Dreamstate, emphasizing shapeless atmospherics in the absence of a beat. Co-written and co-produced […]
Addy – “Rosemary”
Last December, Addy Watkins shared the lovely EP Temperance. Today, the Philadelphia singer-songwriter is back with her first new music since then, the single “rosemary.” The track leans more on the “alt” side of alt-country, a bit reminiscent of Hovvdy at their peppiest, and it’s some of the biggest-sounding music we’ve heard from Addy yet. […]
We’ve Got A File On You: LL Cool J
Few would argue against LL Cool J being a rap innovator. After all, THE FORCE gives him five straight decades with a new album on the Billboard 200. Unafraid to spit bars about having his heart broken or being alone in his bedroom, despondently staring at the wall (see 1987’s “I Need Love“), LL has […]
Daniel Bachman Says He Was Dropped By Label For Tweeting About Royalties
Earlier this year, the virtuosic Virginia folk musician Daniel Bachman got into a public feud with his former label Tompkins Square because of a dispute over his master recordings. Now, Bachman says that he’s been dropped from another label, Three Lobed Recordings, for talking publicly about his royalty payments. Bachman also says that the label […]
Ozzy Osbourne’s Rock Hall Induction To Feature Performances By Jelly Roll, Billy Idol, Maynard James Keenan, & More
After first receiving the honor in 2006 as a member of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne is being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist this year. The celebration will include a bunch of his friends, though, with Billy Idol, Tool’s Maynard James Keenan, and country star Jelly Roll among […]
Sleater-Kinney – “This Time”
Last month, Sleater-Kinney announced the deluxe edition of January’s Little Rope and released the track “Here Today.” Now, the indie rock veterans are sharing another preview with “This Time.” “‘This Time’ was the last song we wrote for the record and the last to get cut once we decided we preferred the evenness and succinctness […]
Jason Isbell & Michael Stipe To Appear At Harris/Walz Campaign Concert In Pittsburgh
We’re about a month out from the American presidential election, which means we’re probably about to see some very big campaign events. Some of those events are going to feature musicians. If you’re anywhere near Pittsburgh, for instance, there’s going to be a big get-out-the-vote concert for the Harris Walz campaign tomorrow night, and it’ll […]
Nap Eyes – “Dark Mystery Enigma Bird”
Literary indie rock greats Nap Eyes are nearing the release of The Neon Gate, their first album in four years. They’ve already shared quite a few songs from the new LP, including “Feline Race Wave,” “Ice Grass Underpass,” “Demons,” and “Passageway.” Today they’ve got one more preview for us. “Dark Mystery Enigma Bird” rides a […]
Watch Fontaines D.C. Cover Lana Del Rey’s “Say Yes To Heaven”
Irish rockers Fontaines D.C. released their very good album Romance a little while ago, and their promotional duties recently brought the band to the BBC Live Lounge. In keeping with Live Lounge tradition, Fontaines D.C. played a live-in-studio version of their own song “Favourite,” and they also did a cover. In this case, the band […]
Faye Webster – “After The First Kiss”
Faye Webster kicked off the year with her latest album Underdressed At The Symphony. The indie sensation recently held a YoYo Invitational in California, and today she’s back with a sprawling, indulgent love ballad called “After The First Kiss.” “After The First Kiss” feels like an inverse of the Underdressed At The Symphony highlight “But […]